The Big Graphics Driver Update Lands In Linux 5.5 With Exciting Changes For Intel + AMD

[phoronix]

Phoronix: The Big Graphics Driver Update Lands In Linux 5.5 With Exciting Changes For Intel + AMD

The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics/display driver updates were sent out last night for the Linux 5.5 kernel and quickly landed into the mainline tree...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...x-5.5-DRM-Pull

[tildearrow]

Typo:

AMDGPU has continued onboard of the "Arcturus" Vega-drived workstation GPU with now handling VCN encoding, EEPROM support, and other features. Meanwhile Vega 20 has added RAS support.

[muncrief]

Well, this is all fine and good but I wanted full BACON support, while AMD short shifted us with BACO instead

[shmerl]

I don't see flip patch for amdgpu landing yet (it didn't make in 5.4 either).

[schmidtbag]

Well, this is all fine and good but I wanted full BACON support, while AMD short shifted us with BACO instead

Reminded me of this, despite the fact I haven't seen the show in like... 15 years:

[clapbr]

I don't see flip patch for amdgpu landing yet (it didn't make in 5.4 either).

which one?

[shmerl]

which one?

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/~agd5f/...e8950f19daf841

[coder111]

Remind me, what's the state with radv vs AMDGPU these days for Vulcan support? Performance, new hardware support, features, other pros & cons? I'm mostly interested in state on Radon 5700 XT.