Hi,
On 25-02-19 16:50, Bastien Nocera wrote:
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#fedora-meeting-2: Workstation WG
Meeting started by kalev at 14:01:00 UTC. The full logs are available at https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-2/2019-02-25/workstation.20... .
Meeting summary
Roll call (kalev, 14:01:13)
Install gamemode by default? (kalev, 14:05:05)
LINK: https://pagure.io/fedora-workstation/issue/88 (kalev, 14:05:12)
LINK:
is the last log that I found (kalev, 14:07:09)
AGREED: Workstation WG agrees to install gamemode by default. While we think the design is fundamentally not ideal, the security implications of allowing the current session to adjust cpu governor and gpu clocking are small. (kalev, 14:22:56)
Has anyone dived into a security review of this code before including it in the default installation?
The code could certainly do with a review: https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode/tree/master/daemon
By installing it by default, we're also making it part of the "API" that games and applications expect to be able to use, without having checked its API, its usability long-term, and even if it's fit for purpose.
I agree with Bastien here, including this without first doing a thorough technical review feels premature.
Regards,
Hans (one of the Fedora Games SIG founders)