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		pjmlp on March 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fuchsia IDL Overview This is basically what Project Treble made to Android, standard Linux drivers are considered "legacy" from Android point of view, and as of Android 8 all new drivers are their own process using Android IPC and hardware buffer handles.

snvzz on March 17, 2022 [–]

Which is a much better approach.

Having driver APIs is a good thing. Drivers belong in userspace, where they can get the benefits of compartmentalization.

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