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    Phoronix: Open-Source NVIDIA Changes Are Exciting For Linux 3.16

    Besides being able to try out re-clocking with Linux 3.16, there's also several other changes lined up for this next kernel release cycle when it comes to the Nouveau driver providing open-source NVIDIA graphics support...

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    The Linux 3.16 will support kernel mode-setting on the new Tegra K1 SoC using the Nouveau DRM driver.
    This statement is incorrect: mode-setting is not handled by Nouveau on the Tegra K1. All the display part is managed by TegraDRM which already supports KMS since a while. Nouveau is only used to take advantage of the GPU to render buffers, which can then be displayed by passing them to TegraDRM using DMA-BUF.

    A process that, btw, has just become functional, although it will probably not make it into 3.16:

    Note:  This blog post outlines upcoming changes to Google Currents for Workspace users. For information on the previous deprecation of Googl...

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