On 2021-01-20 16:45 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
> In 2008 a new technology DDX driver's development was begun:
> <https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-modesetting/commit/?id=b212306ae7bd3a79fb290a32ebd3952c2cba846d>
> The new technology made it hardware independent, able to be used by any GPU
> that
> has a full-functioning DRM/KMS driver. 2D acceleration depended on Glamor. In
> Debian, the xf86-video-modesetting package was named
> xserver-xorg-video-modesetting.
>
> In 2014, the development stage of xf86-video-modesetting ceased.
> <https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-modesetting/>
>
> Its life as a separate package then ceased as well. It was moved into the
> server
> package. I never found an announcement to the effect, but I believe this move
> in
> effect made it the default DDX driver for any version of the Xorg server from
> version 1.17.0 and up.
Not really, the upstream Xorg server still uses a graphics card specific driver
if available. On Debian, the modesetting driver is preferred for
non-vintage Intel and NVidia GPUs by distribution-specific patches[1,2].
Cheers,
Sven
1.
https://sources.debian.org/src/xorg-server/2:1.20.10-2/debian/patches/06_use-intel-only-on-pre-gen4.diff
2.
https://sources.debian.org/src/xorg-server/2:1.20.10-2/debian/patches/07_use-modesetting-driver-by-default-on-GeForce.diff
