VC5 OpenGL & Vulkan Driver Advancing

[Dark-Show]

That's irrelevant. The VPU (or hardware decode engine) is unrelated to the GPU. On PC you have accelerators physically into the GPUs, but they are still technically independent from it for the most part.

I understand this, but I would expect the foundation to pretty much want a drop in replacement. Especially with media playback (using Kodi) as one of the more consumer driven markets of the PI.

As far as I have tried Kodi refuses to run under the new driver. I guess I am assuming but my thoughts were that this missing functionality is linked to the HVS support.

[starshipeleven]

IMO, it is probably the lack of control over the hardware video codec block.

That's irrelevant. The VPU (or hardware decode engine) is unrelated to the GPU. On PC you have accelerators physically into the GPUs, but they are still technically independent from it for the most part.

[entropy]

Yes, its not compatible with 0,1,2,3.

Based on the progress of VC5, I'm 100% sure that the new hardware is NOT launching in 2018. Likely Feb 2019.

I see. Thanks!

[LoveRPi]

My guess is VC4 is here to stay for Pi 3.5 and VC5 is coming in 2019 for Pi 4. https://libre.computer/2017/12/06/ra...-and-qualcomm/

[darkbasic]

Based on the progress of VC5, I'm 100% sure that the new hardware is NOT launching in 2018. Likely Feb 2019.

Based on the progress of VC4 and the availability of the related hardware I'm 100% sure that it will launched 3 years ago

[Dark-Show]

What's left to make VC4 the default? Is glamor the culprit?

IMO, it is probably the lack of control over the hardware video codec block.

[dh04000]

So, VC5 is for upcoming yet unreleased hardware and not for RPi 1-3?

Yes, its not compatible with 0,1,2,3.

Based on the progress of VC5, I'm 100% sure that the new hardware is NOT launching in 2018. Likely Feb 2019.

[entropy]

So, VC5 is for upcoming yet unreleased hardware and not for RPi 1-3?

[Deavir]

You would think with a company this big they would hire an additional developer.

[darkbasic]

What's left to make VC4 the default? Is glamor the culprit?