[PATCH v2 20/20] drm: implement render nodes

2013-07-07 Thread David Herrmann
Render nodes provide an API for userspace to use non-privileged GPU commands without any running DRM-Master. It is useful for offscreen rendering, GPGPU clients, and normal render clients which do not perform modesetting. Compared to legacy clients, render clients no longer need any authentication

[PATCH v2 20/20] drm: implement render nodes

2013-07-07 Thread David Herrmann
Render nodes provide an API for userspace to use non-privileged GPU commands without any running DRM-Master. It is useful for offscreen rendering, GPGPU clients, and normal render clients which do not perform modesetting. Compared to legacy clients, render clients no longer need any authentication