Mir Gains EGL_KHR_fence_sync Support To Fix Graphics Corruption

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Mir Gains EGL_KHR_fence_sync Support To Fix Graphics Corruption

Ubuntu's Mir display server has gained support for the KHR_fence_sync EGL extension in order to eliminate some cases of graphics corruption...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mir-EGL_KHR_fence_sync

[shmerl]

I wonder how long it will take Canonical to switch to Wayland?

[DDF420]

I wonder how long it will take Canonical to switch to Wayland?

I wonder how long until people stop asking this every time Mir is mentioned.

[useless doctor]

Phoronix: Mir Gains EGL_KHR_fence_sync Support To Fix Graphics Corruption

Ubuntu's Mir display server has gained support for the KHR_fence_sync EGL extension in order to eliminate some cases of graphics corruption...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...KHR_fence_sync

So, Mir + Vulkan will be realy good combination for mobile devices, I thought they wouldn't switch for it.
But what about notebooks with dual graphics? Will Mir support switching graphics dynamically?

[bkor]

I wonder how long until people stop asking this every time Mir is mentioned.

I'm guessing as long as Mir is still used :-P

[blackout23]

Mir apparently doesn't even work with all open source drivers. AMD cards don't work.

[Cerberus]

Mir apparently doesn't even work with all open source drivers. AMD cards don't work.

Last time I tested Ubuntu Next with Unity 8 it worked with Radeon 5000 series graphics card. As Next is no more I need to install 16.04 LTS to test Unity 8 and Mir again.

[blackout23]

Last time I tested Ubuntu Next with Unity 8 it worked with Radeon 5000 series graphics card. As Next is no more I need to install 16.04 LTS to test Unity 8 and Mir again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/3qjvon/unity_8_on_ubuntu_1604/cwg7als

I also heard from others that they get a black screen.

[AlanGriffiths]

So, Mir + Vulkan will be realy good combination for mobile devices, I thought they wouldn't switch for it.
But what about notebooks with dual graphics? Will Mir support switching graphics dynamically?

That's an interesting question but beyond the current roadmap.

Architecturally, it is plausible for Mir to support switching graphics dynamically; but, there's currently no support in place to manage such a transition.

[duby229]

I wonder how long until people stop asking this every time Mir is mentioned.

I feel like mir set back wayland development. Canonical has resources and they should have been used in cooporation with the rest. That's all. Everytime Canonical decides they want to do their own projects that are technically open source, but nearly impossible for anyone else to use.... You understand what I'm saying right?