Intel Sends In The First Set Of Changes For Linux 4.16 i915 DRM
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The highlights of this first pull request of several expected of new Intel i915 DRM feature material for Linux 4.16 includes:
- Continued work on enabling Cannonlake "Gen 10" graphics support... With Linux 4.16 it looks like things are settling down for getting the next-gen Intel graphics support properly sorted out on Linux. Among the Cannonlake feature work in this pull is HDMI 2.0 support and clock fixes.
- Improvements to its self tests and other Intel tests.
- Context switching fixes and improvements.
- Simplifications around GT power savings and power-gating.
- GEM proxy support as well as other GEM memory management clean-ups and improvements.
- New hardware workarounds for Cannonlake and Geminilake.
- Stolen memory handling improvements.
- Continued GuC / HuC changes, including preemption support with GuC.
- A number of Intel GVT virtualization changes that missed the 4.15 merge window.
The complete list of these changes can be found via this pull request.
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