RE: EGL Drivers and Mir/Wayland
check here: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQ3NzA From: kyle.willia...@stu.fayette.kyschools.us To: ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: EGL Drivers and Mir/Wayland Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:17:23 + Hello, I am still not 100% positive what exactly EGL is, but I saw people talking about it on a forum thread, and some were saying that if AMD/Nvidia were to release EGL-compatible drivers, these drivers would work with both the Mir and Wayland display servers, as they both use EGL. Is this true? Does that mean these companies would only have to release one proprietary driver that supports EGL and it would work on both Mir and Wayland? I'm not asking Ubuntu developers to say what Nvidia or AMD will do, just making a "what if" scenario here. Thanks! Kyle Williams -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
Re: EGL Drivers and Mir/Wayland
Thanks for the clarification. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:28 AM, Thomas Voß wrote: > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:17 AM, Williams, Kyle > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am still not 100% positive what exactly EGL is, but I saw people > talking > > about it on a forum thread, and some were saying that if AMD/Nvidia were > to > > release EGL-compatible drivers, these drivers would work with both the > Mir > > and Wayland display servers, as they both use EGL. Is this true? > > That's correct. Ideally, EGL would be extended to handle > mode-setting/multi-GPU configurations, too. If that is the case, > display servers could theoretically be built on top of pure EGL > drivers. > > > Does that > > mean these companies would only have to release one proprietary driver > that > > supports EGL and it would work on both Mir and Wayland? I'm not asking > > Ubuntu developers to say what Nvidia or AMD will do, just making a "what > if" > > scenario here. > > > > If those drivers were available, it would work for any display server, yes. > > HTH, > > Thomas > > > Thanks! > > > > Kyle Williams > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-devel mailing list > > ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel > > > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel > -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
Re: EGL Drivers and Mir/Wayland
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:17 AM, Williams, Kyle wrote: > Hello, > > I am still not 100% positive what exactly EGL is, but I saw people talking > about it on a forum thread, and some were saying that if AMD/Nvidia were to > release EGL-compatible drivers, these drivers would work with both the Mir > and Wayland display servers, as they both use EGL. Is this true? That's correct. Ideally, EGL would be extended to handle mode-setting/multi-GPU configurations, too. If that is the case, display servers could theoretically be built on top of pure EGL drivers. > Does that > mean these companies would only have to release one proprietary driver that > supports EGL and it would work on both Mir and Wayland? I'm not asking > Ubuntu developers to say what Nvidia or AMD will do, just making a "what if" > scenario here. > If those drivers were available, it would work for any display server, yes. HTH, Thomas > Thanks! > > Kyle Williams > > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel > -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
