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		throwaway48476 on Oct 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Steam games will need to disclose kernel-level ant... Critical as in "my gpu is a paperweight without a driver".

sgjohnson on Oct 30, 2024 [–]

GPU driver can technically be userland too.

Look at what Apple has done in recent years. kexts (kernel-level drivers) are basically all but unsupported today, and both DriverKit and IOKit are fully userland.

throwaway48476 on Oct 30, 2024 | [–]

Performance critical drivers are always going to be kernel mode.

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