Add notes about running things as root.

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Eric Anholt 2009-03-26 18:44:13 -07:00
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built with the 2D driver but not shipped. Some distros were hacking built with the 2D driver but not shipped. Some distros were hacking
up the 2D build to ship them. Instead, here's a separate package for up the 2D build to ship them. Instead, here's a separate package for
people debugging the driver. people debugging the driver.
Note that most of these tools must be run as root. Several tools require
MMIO register access (which may be denied if CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is enabled).
When an X Server is running, benchmarks and tests clients won't be able to
run due to being unable to authenticate against it, unless you run them as
root.