In article <F3E23F45-2E94-456E-813F-BAF49D12A105@areilly.bpc-users.org>,
	Andrew Reilly <andrew-netbsd@areilly.bpc-users.org> writes:
> Isn't XFree86/Xorg supposed to provide a processor-dependent, OS- 
> independent environment for graphics card drivers?

Yes, it does. But nVidia has a reputation of writing Linux X11 drivers
which circumvent that restriction. IIRC they even have complained
about the restriction at some point.

> Or are we talking about kernel-specific DRM drivers, here?

IIRC some of their drivers need support from a kernel module.

	Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://scheler.de/~matthias/