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Re:Bisected: The Unfortunate Reason Linux 4.20 Is Running Sl... by gizmo686 on Saturday November 17, 2018 @10:24PM (#18478720)
The main downside is that a bad/buggy driver can take down the entire system.
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Re:Bisected: The Unfortunate Reason Linux 4.20 Is Running Sl... by black-tea on Sunday November 18, 2018 @05:39AM (#18479724)
That's a problem with the architecture but a reason for having the drivers in the kernel. It means such a case will be handled as a regression and fixed as opposed to the driver just never being available again.
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