NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Driver Improves Firmware Handling, IBT Support

[phoronix]

Phoronix: NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Driver Improves Firmware Handling, IBT Support

With yesterday's NVIDIA 525.23 Linux driver beta in addition to many improvements in their closed-source code, their in-development open-source GPU kernel driver has also received some enhancements...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-R525-Open-Kernel-Code

[CochainComplex]

step by step ...does it really get better or is this just some marketing move?

[cl333r]

step by step ...does it really get better or is this just some marketing move?

This will be going on for several years, at least. Does anyone remember what a clusterfuck was AMD's transition to open source?

[JPFSanders]

This will be going on for several years, at least. Does anyone remember what a clusterfuck was AMD's transition to open source?

I don't get why NVidia didn't take this approach sooner, nothing was preventing this and they weren't losing any advantage whatsoever while now they're in a position where while they control the data-centre they're actively losing market-share and things can get much worse in short order if AMD and Intel play their cards right (more AMD than Intel but I digress)

IMHO NVidia put themselves on a strange position.

Anyway I can't wait to see what MESA will be able to achieve with NVidia hardware vs the closed NVidia graphics stack. I for one don't mind buying an NVidia card again just to test when the open source support is in good shape.

[bug77]

I don't get why NVidia didn't take this approach sooner, nothing was preventing this and they weren't losing any advantage whatsoever while now they're in a position where while they control the data-centre they're actively losing market-share and things can get much worse in short order if AMD and Intel play their cards right (more AMD than Intel but I digress)

IMHO NVidia put themselves on a strange position.

Anyway I can't wait to see what MESA will be able to achieve with NVidia hardware vs the closed NVidia graphics stack. I for one don't mind buying an NVidia card again just to test when the open source support is in good shape.

It's always about the ROI. Writing a device driver for something as complex as a modern GPU is a huge investment. A few years ago, Nvidia's driver was running circles around AMD's. As such, AMD had a lot to gain by investing in a new driver, whereas Nvidia didn't.

[NeoMorpheus]

Love the excuses on behalf poor and defenseless nvidia.

Not even Linus himself cant make people understand how bad this damned company is.

[tildearrow]

Love the excuses on behalf poor and defenseless nvidia.

Not even Linus himself cant make people understand how bad this damned company is.

Except that AMD isn't perfect either - their graphics cards hang and crash often, even on Windows.
It takes a while to find the perfect combination that works as it should.

[CochainComplex]

Except that AMD isn't perfect either - their graphics cards hang and crash often, even on Windows.
It takes a while to find the perfect combination that works as it should.

True nothing is perfect but driver Situation in Linux is better then on Windows for AMD.

[PAUL007]

Cant find those nvidia fans now saying they will release full driver after this big win for linux. Nvidia doing there job as it is data center business.

[NeoMorpheus]

Except that AMD isn't perfect either - their graphics cards hang and crash often, even on Windows.
It takes a while to find the perfect combination that works as it should.

i dont know which AMD gpu you have, but my 6900 xt and the previous one, a 580, have been flawless both Win and Linux.

Hell, on Linux, i didnt even had a need to download or install anything, it simply worked.

But for some weird reason, nvidia fanbois keep repeating that lie, to protect poor and defenseless nvidia.