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AMDGPU DC Pull Request Submitted For Linux 4.15: Finally The New Display Stack
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I very much appreciate the work that was invested into the amdgpu driver "display code", and I would certainly like to see this code included into the mainline kernels (instead of having to run some exotic amd-staging-drm-next tree forever, just to be able to drive my display at all).
However, everybody should still be prepared to experience lots of weird behaviour from this driver - the bug tracker has lots of such reports, and the number of new reports being opened still seems to exceed the number of bug reports closed.
What I kind of wonder about is how priorities are set within the team working on the driver. Judging from the commit messages, lots of seemingly very minor issues are being addressed and minor optimizations implemented while there are still several reports of show-stopping bugs that will hit people while just using their GPUs for most mundane things (like browsing the web...). Sometimes it seems to me as if the "cryptocurrency mining hype" has shifted focus away from "making drivers great to display images" to "implementing whatever is needed to mine".
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Originally posted by cb88 View Post
Or.. you could just install the DC kernel from a PPA... its a bit buggy but did give me HDMI audio on my RX560 (on one TV at least).## VGA ##
AMD: X1950XTX, HD3870, HD5870
Intel: GMA45, HD3000 (Core i5 2500K)
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FYI for anyine interested, I tried the new parameter against the older DC for the 4.12 kernel series - amdgpu dosen't report anything back (no acknowedgement or error), so I setup Grub2 to default it on all future kernels on boot (so I won't have to play around if and when it makes it into the offical Kernels).
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For anyone at AMD reading this, I think I speak for many of my fellow customers, past and future, when I say thank you for persevering with this project. Once the new code is available in major distros, it seems like AMD will be the clear choice over Nvidia for Linux users, especially if it delivers on the goal of improving performance by getting the driver more directly connected to the hardware developers. Particularly for those who want to use rolling release distros or otherwise have strong objections to proprietary kernel modules, the choice between the proprietary nvidia driver and the subpar nouveau is an unappealing one, and it's great to see so much effort going into the open source AMD driver. I for one like to vote with my wallet and buy from companies who support Linux, for the sake of making my life easier as well as principle.
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automorphism Don't forget Wayland support! Proprietary NVIDIA driver will only work with Wayland on GNOME.
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Originally posted by airlied View PostLols, tinydrm had seen lots of compilers, Linus was just being an idiot. but I don't get your logic (possibly because the concept of logic it outside your grasp).
Your proof that I can't judge DAL code quality is that I merged tinydrm? Even though DAL code quality on any level is way worse than tinydrm.
so should I merge it or not?
Dave.Last edited by L_A_G; 28 September 2017, 03:37 AM.
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