AMD "Trusted Memory Zone" Encrypted vRAM Support Coming To Their Linux GPU Driver

[phoronix]

Phoronix: AMD "Trusted Memory Zone" Encrypted vRAM Support Coming To Their Linux GPU Driver

AMD Trusted Memory Zone support is a new feature being worked on for their open-source graphics driver that works in conjunction with the graphics hardware for being able to encrypt portions of the video memory...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-Trusted-Memory-Zone

[AndyChow]

I'm all for more encryption and don't see anything wrong with this, but it leaves me scratching my head. What use could this have? What are they trying to protect?

[bemerk]

digital Rights Management support maybe,like Widevike from Google?

[tildearrow]

digital Rights Management support maybe,like Widevike from Google?

Could be potentially that. Or maybe workstation/enterprise applications.

[Guest]

AndyChow - It's for DRM (Digital Restrictions Management). Your own data won't be protected, don't worry.

[andrei_me]

Speaking of GEM, how is that project for a unified memory something that started because nvidia EGL Stream?

[tildearrow]

AndyChow - It's for DRM (Digital Restrictions Management). Your own data won't be protected, don't worry.

I wish DRM would die. I want to listen to my purchased music, not be filled with this crap.

[tildearrow]

Speaking of GEM, how is that project for a unified memory something that started because nvidia EGL Stream?

I guess they stopped working on it because GNOME and KDE have EGLStreams support now.

[M@GOid]

I wish DRM would die. I want to listen to my purchased music, not be filled with this crap.

Is not yours, you merely licensed it.

[tildearrow]

Is not yours, you merely licensed it.

Once again, I repeat, I did not mean "it is mine". I only purchased it, so "a copy of it is mine". (by this, I mean the ability to listen the copy)