On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 02:50:39PM +0100, Dieter Nützel wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 12. Dezember 2002 13:58 schrieb Alan Hourihane: > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 12:53:46PM +0000, Keith Whitwell wrote: > > > Alan Hourihane wrote: > > > >On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 01:02:30PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > > >>On Wed, 2002-12-11 at 22:11, D. Hageman wrote: > > > >>>Alan, > > > >>> > > > >>>What would you like to see be implemented to help get the job done. > > > >>> In other words, what do you need from the DRI team? > > > >> > > > >>It takes two to tango so its not just what I need its also what do they > > > >>need. > > > >> > > > >>What I would like to see would be: > > > >> > > > >>A single definitive source for the DRM code, one where contributions go > > > >>back from Linux, from *BSD, from core XFree86 as well as from the DRI > > > >>project. > > > >> > > > >>The ability to track changes to that with reasons so that we can keep a > > > >>stable DRM and also the 'DRM of the day' visible to the kernel people - > > > >>perhaps the devel kernel tree having an option for "Development DRM > > > >>(XFree86 4.4) (Y/M/N)". > > > > > > > >For 'stable DRM' you need to stick with XFree86 4.2.0 and the DRM > > > > modules that ship with 4.2.0. For 'DRM of the day' use the DRI trunk. > > > > > > Or 4.2.x for most recent x? What about bugs that are found in the > > > modules after XFree is released? Or api changes within the kernel? > > > > Sorry - yes 4.2.1 or most recent 4.2.x. > > > > As for bugs found or api changes they should be submitted back to XFree86 > > so they can be applied to the stable xf-4_2-branch ready for a new 4.2.x > > release - if there was to be one. > > Sorry, but I think this is much to slow/few.
The speed of updates wasn't the original question, it was where to get the right stable or development DRM modules. > Look at the "current" kernel (drm) source. > There are "daily" changes/fixes and we should use the "latest" XFree (DRI) > DRM? Currently I'm under the impression that nobody (only a few) of the > XFree/DRI developers pay attention about SMP and/or latency where some Linux > kernel affords go. If people decided to upgrade their kernel, they'd already get a later DRM that should function with the latest XFree86 4.2.x release regardless of whether the DRI trunk DRM modules have anything to do with it. Thus getting whatever bug fixes are in the later kernel. > Latest trunk with 2.4.20 kernel DRM or the DRI DRM module stutters like hell > for some apps on my SMP system. Forget the DRI trunk for a second, what does 2.4.20 do with XFree86 4.2.x ? That should be stable. As for your question, have you posted more details on the problem ? > Some apps only run smooth with 2.5.49+ kernels due to Linus latest work. > Nothing of it in XFree or DRI, yet. Linus should submit it here for inclusion - simple. I doubt any of us are tracking 2.5.x that closely at the moment. Alan. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance Computing Channel http://hpc.devchannel.org/ _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
