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Re:Google shifting to “upstream first” Linux kernel approach... by the8472 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:29AM (#28629656)
Display driver is part of the kernel, which is part of the trust chain.
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Re:Google shifting to “upstream first” Linux kernel approach... by wizzwizz4 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:28PM (#28634854)
Substitute “display driver” for a draw over other apps, “tap this dot” game, then.
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Re:Google shifting to “upstream first” Linux kernel approach... by the8472 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @07:17PM (#28636818)
That's a standard feature and not related to unlocking the bootloader. Handling that properly wrt. sensitive apps has to be done anyway.
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