[Replicant] [PATCH v2][ 05/11] freedom-privacy-security-issues: Add an example of where the hardware knowledge is

[Paul Kocialkowski]

Le lundi 28 mars 2016 à 20:50 +0200, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli a écrit :
> Many people do think that the hardware knowledge is only in the kernel.
> This is to prevent confusion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo at no-log.org>
> ---
>  freedom-privacy-security-issues.php | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php b/freedom-privacy-security-
> issues.php
> index 775ed7f..2e4afe8 100644
> --- a/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php
> +++ b/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php
> @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
>  				Hardware abstraction layers provide a generic
> interface for the framework to use.
>  				The framework itself provides an interface
> for applications that is independent of the device and the hardware.
>  				That way, applications can access hardware
> features through the generic framework interface, which will call the hardware
> abstraction layer libraries, ending up with the kernel communicating with the
> hardware.
> +				 For instance, when placing a call, the
> dialer application will communicate with the framework, which in turn will
> communicate with the hardware abstraction layer.
> +				 That hardware abstraction layer will
> implement the protocol to communicate with the modem. The Linux kernel will
> then forward the communication between the hardware abstraction layer and the
> modem CPU.

Let's remove "Linux" because we're talking about kernels in general and "CPU"
after modem for consistency with what preceds.

Going with: " That hardware abstraction layer will implement the protocol to
communicate with the modem. The kernel will then forward the communication
between the hardware abstraction layer and the modem. "

>  			</p>
>  			<p>
>  				Many other components of a mobile device also
> run software in different forms.
-- 
Paul Kocialkowski, developer of free digital technology and hardware support

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