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  • Vega Support Called For Pulling Into Linux 4.12, Without DC Support

    Phoronix: Vega Support Called For Pulling Into Linux 4.12, Without DC Support

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    That was somehow expected. Sooner or later someone will merge the remaining functionalities and DC will be settled to die.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by darkbasic View Post
      That was somehow expected. Sooner or later someone will merge the remaining functionalities and DC will be settled to die.
      Or... hey, here's a crazy thought... we will finish refactoring DC as discussed and it will be accepted upstream.
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      • #4
        I can't help but feel a bit sad for AMD. It looks like they really put a lot of work into this DAL. And having only one "platform" to support (DAL) could mean better drivers for everyone. On the other side, I am glad the kernel developers maintain high standards and want as few abstraction as possible, sticking to their policies.
        I hope they will find a good middle ground somehow. The kernel interfaces probably need to be enhanced anyway for FreeSync, for example.

        Edit: Or, er... well said bridgman
        Last edited by M@yeulC; 30 March 2017, 06:56 PM.

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        • #5
          In AMD we trust

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          • #6
            So, will Vega cards work with 4.12 without DC, even if not with FreeSync, but at least on the level of Polaris support that exists now?

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            • #7
              Without DC there would be no support for physically connected displays but most compute & server configurations run the dGPUs headless anyways.

              For typical desktop (single GPU) use an out-of-tree kernel driver will be required until we can get DC re-factored into an upstream-acceptable state.
              Last edited by bridgman; 30 March 2017, 08:42 PM.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by shmerl View Post
                So, will Vega cards work with 4.12 without DC, even if not with FreeSync, but at least on the level of Polaris support that exists now?
                Read the listing linked in the article. In short, both Polaris and Vega will be far superior in support to what Polaris 10/11 had when it was brought in. That also includes earlier AMD cards.

                It's a culmination of a maturing code base.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by bridgman View Post
                  Without DC there would be no support for physically connected displays but most compute & server configurations run the dGPUs headless anyways.
                  So to clarify, no Vega10 display support is expected for 4.12?
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by shmerl View Post
                    So, will Vega cards work with 4.12 without DC, even if not with FreeSync, but at least on the level of Polaris support that exists now?
                    Not yet. I have feelings that Vega have much different architercture. At least mesa driver support OpenGL 3.1 only. But you should understand VEGA even not came out.

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