AMD Moves Forward With Unified Linux Driver Strategy, New Kernel Driver

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  • LLStarks
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2008
    • 185

    #31
    Originally posted by somini View Post
    Support nightmare, I would imagine. 2 drivers for each card?
    We survived radeonhd, didn't we?

    AMD's decision will only make better PowerExpress/Enduro support more elusive.

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    • dungeon
      Banned
      • Feb 2008
      • 7915

      #32
      Originally posted by LLStarks View Post
      So wait... this is a new open-source kernel driver, but AMD won't accept patches that enable older hardware?

      Why?
      Lets guess, fglrx too will not support old

      1K posts - cheers to me

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      • droste
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2009
        • 785

        #33
        Originally posted by LLStarks View Post
        So wait... this is a new open-source kernel driver, but AMD won't accept patches that enable older hardware?

        Why?
        I don't think this is what they were saying.
        Sounds to me like AMD will not provide support for older hardware. If someone brings patches I doubt they will refuse to merge them.

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        • uid313
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2011
          • 6924

          #34
          I wish Nvidia would do the same.

          Maybe they could even re-use some of the code by AMD?

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          • schmidtbag
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 6618

            #35
            Originally posted by uid313 View Post
            I wish Nvidia would do the same.

            Maybe they could even re-use some of the code by AMD?
            Like what, the window frame to catalyst control center? There isn't any code nvidia could use - the hardware is a whole other "species". That's like trying to teach a hamster to act like a fish.

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            • Prescience500
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2010
              • 354

              #36
              Originally posted by droste View Post
              I don't think this is what they were saying.
              Sounds to me like AMD will not provide support for older hardware. If someone brings patches I doubt they will refuse to merge them.
              They didn't even say that. They only said that there are no current plans. There is no reference to future plans and future plans can arise and change due to changing market conditions...including patches submitted by 3rd parties. If you worked PR, wouldn't you want to avoid at all costs over-promising and embarrassing everyone?

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              • uid313
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2011
                • 6924

                #37
                Originally posted by schmidtbag View Post
                Like what, the window frame to catalyst control center? There isn't any code nvidia could use - the hardware is a whole other "species". That's like trying to teach a hamster to act like a fish.
                Well that proprietary Nvidia and open source Nouvoue driver share code.

                And maybe share interfaces with AMD code.
                Doesn't have to re-use the same code, but can implement the same interfaces maybe.

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                • schmidtbag
                  Senior Member
                  • Dec 2010
                  • 6618

                  #38
                  Originally posted by uid313 View Post
                  Well that proprietary Nvidia and open source Nouvoue driver share code.

                  And maybe share interfaces with AMD code.
                  Doesn't have to re-use the same code, but can implement the same interfaces maybe.
                  In a world ideal for customers, that would be nice. Realistically, that wouldn't happen even if you paid and petitioned them to.

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                  • newwen
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2012
                    • 287

                    #39
                    Does this means that features like Crossfire support or Eyefinity could be open-sourced?

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                    • somini
                      Phoronix Member
                      • Jan 2014
                      • 53

                      #40
                      Originally posted by schmidtbag View Post
                      That's like trying to teach a hamster to act like a fish.
                      And that was the last we heard from Mr. Tibbs.

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