Hi, Thank you for the follow-up. Please find the clarifications below regarding the kernel dependency and availability: 1. Kernel Dependency While it is not upstreamed into the mainline Linux kernel, it is actively maintained by Metax to interface with our hardware. 2. Availability and Download Link Yes, both the proprietary user-space libraries and the corresponding kernel modules are freely available for download. You can access them via the Metax Software Download Center: Download Link: https://sw-download.metax-tech.com/ <https://sw-download.metax-tech.com/ > How to obtain the files:
* Register and log in to the portal. * Navigate to "SDK Development Kit". * Select your specific GPU Type. * Choose your target OS. We currently support Linux (aarch64 & x86_64) across mainstream distributions, including but not limited to: * Ubuntu (18.04 - 24.04) * RHEL / CentOS / RockyOS (8.x / 9.x) * Domestic distros: KylinV10/V11, OpenCloudOS, TencentOS, etc. Best regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------ 发件人：Thomas Monjalon <[email protected]> 发送时间：2026年6月11日(周四) 17:17 收件人："许玲燕"<[email protected]> 抄 送：dev<[email protected]>; eagostini<[email protected]>; "王冬冬"<[email protected]> 主 题：Re: [PATCH] gpu/metax: add new driver for Metax GPU 11/06/2026 09:10: > Both libmcruntime.so and the corresponding gdrapi libraries > are proprietary user-space libraries provided by Metax. > They are not upstreamed to the DPDK mainline repository. > However, please rest assured that the current patch interacts > with them via standard dlopen (dynamic loading) at runtime. > We do not link directly against their source code > or require them as hard build-time dependencies. > Therefore, this approach will not introduce any additional > compilation dependencies or licensing issues to the DPDK main tree. What about the kernel dependency? Are libraries and kernel module freely available for download? Can you provide a link?
