Open-Source NVIDIA Changes Are Exciting For Linux 3.16

[phoronix]

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...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTcxMDM

[Gnurou]

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:

https://plus.google.com/100430539367...ts/LaWWb16iPSR