We can deploy more widely Nine tests in CI, as Pavel Ondračka did for r300, so we'll be sure basivs are still in good shape.
David -------- Original Message -------- From: Axel Davy <davyax...@gmail.com> Sent: September 29, 2024 4:25:13 PM UTC To: Martin Roukala <martin.pe...@free.fr>, mesa-dev@lists.freedesktop.org Subject: Re: Gallium Nine, end of the road Hi Martin, Thanks for your reply. I think it makes sense to wait the Amber branch. I'll see what I can do to help prevent it from breaking until then. Yours, Axel Davy On 22/08/2024 09:33, Martin Roukala wrote: > On 8/22/24 1:11 AM, Axel Davy wrote: >> Hi there. > > Hi Axel! > >> >> I think this will surprise no one here, but here we are. I think it's time >> for Gallium Nine to end. >> >> Long story short, Gallium Nine was a success. Its purpose is fulfilled. But >> there is not enough reasons to keep it around. >> >> Gallium Nine doesn't have enough users anymore and it totally makes sense >> why. DXVK just works. Gallium Nine might get you a little less CPU usage or >> a few more fps, maybe. >> But as PCs have caught up, and users have moved to shinier games with newer >> APIs, Gallium Nine is not relevant in the current landmark. >> >> There has been no new volunteers to work on gallium nine for a long time, >> and regressions take a long time to get noticed. >> Not breaking Nine puts effort on driver devs. >> >> For all these reasons, unless there is vigorous protestations here, I will >> propose a PR to remove gallium nine. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Axel Davy >> >> >> ===== Long Version ===== > > [...] > >> >> Thank you ! >> >> Axel Davy > > No, thank YOU for your dedication and I wholeheartedly agree with what you > said about Nine having been a success, even if it has lost its relevance! > > I think Gallium Nine's place is probably in the Amber branch, for historical > purposes and users who still need it to work on their now-old hardware. > Modern-ish hardware will be better served with DXVK and if not, the drivers > should be improved to support DXVK's needs. > > In any case, I hope you will remain in our community and hopefully even pick > up a new project that will be exciting to you and maybe to the community at > large! Your expertise is appreciated :) > > Thanks, > Martin
