Many DRM Graphics Driver Changes Introduced To Linux 3.16

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Many DRM Graphics Driver Changes Introduced To Linux 3.16

One of the most exciting pull requests to Phoronix readers was just sent in a short time ago for the Linux 3.16 kernel... The DRM graphics subsystem driver changes...

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

[Dukenukemx]

No PTE?

http://www.spinics.net/lists/dri-devel/msg58610.html

[Azpegath]

Am I the only one that feels like the Radeon changes really aren't that exciting? Is more coming, or is the development more focused towards Mesa now?

[Tom B]

Why does the kernel/driver have any notion of cursor sizes?

[bridgman]

The display (modesetting) code is in the kernel driver.

[Britoid]

Why does the kernel/driver have any notion of cursor sizes?

I'm guessing because the cursor exists in a dedicated graphics buffer and they're just making the size of that buffer bigger?

[jrch2k8]

No PTE?

http://www.spinics.net/lists/dri-devel/msg58610.html

yes PTE is in the pull request

http://www.spinics.net/lists/dri-devel/msg61382.html

check Christian K?nig patches

[souenzzo]

Im still waiting nouveau DONT FREEZE in my GF7050 =\

[Tom B]

I'm guessing because the cursor exists in a dedicated graphics buffer and they're just making the size of that buffer bigger?

It still seems odd to me that the concept of a cursor exists any level above the display server.

[bridgman]

It still seems odd to me that the concept of a cursor exists any level above the display server.

The "concept" is managed up in the display server, but the *hardware* which realizes that concept is managed by kernel code.