NVIDIA Is Changing Their Kernel Module Build System

[Delgarde]

My understanding is this work is leading up to that.

Yeah, that's my take too... this looks like a restructuring of the existing driver code in preparation for delivering more interesting changes.

[bug77]

Can anyone give opinion on how this would be geared to support KMS, wayland and mir as said by article? It does not reveal much, does it?

No one knows. Michael just speculated that supporting one of those could be a reason for reworking the build system. And, at least in case of Mir, Nvidia has declared at some point they will add support when the server matures enough.

[xeekei]

No, I want wayland with blob.

I'm not sure how those are mutually exclusive.

[duby229]

Can anyone give opinion on how this would be geared to support KMS, wayland and mir as said by article? It does not reveal much, does it?

Well, I can't say for sure. I don't have enough understanding to answer that. I've read in several places the first step in supporting wayland will be kernel modesetting, and this driver apparently is one step closer to that.

[swoorup]

Can anyone give opinion on how this would be geared to support KMS, wayland and mir as said by article? It does not reveal much, does it?

[duby229]

I got over excited and thought this was nvidia driver with support for KMS, wayland and mir. LOL

My understanding is this work is leading up to that.

[swoorup]

No, I want wayland with blob.

I got over excited and thought this was nvidia driver with support for KMS, wayland and mir. LOL

[blackout23]

Hopefully with 355 we can also build nvidia-modeset.ko which is already referenced a couple of times when you grep through the directory of the latest driver.

[magika]

Now give something to nouveau. :P

No, I want wayland with blob.

[swoorup]

Finally, after 3 years of waiting, waiting waiting. Thanks NV.
Now give something to nouveau. :P