Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-02-07 Thread James Simmons
> > > Why do we want this? > > > > > > Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with > > > access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any > > > suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix this problem by > > > adding a bus for the gpu drivers to a

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-02-06 Thread James Simmons
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 10:20:18PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that I've > > mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. > > Yeah! Finally after all these years Sorry about t

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-30 Thread Dave Airlie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that > I've mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. I gave the patches a go on my PowerBook. I had to make a few changes to get it to compile. Works fine so far: I swit

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-28 Thread Dave Jones
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 02:06:31PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 09:39:47AM +1100, Dave Airlie wrote: > > >> Why do we want this? > > >> > > >> Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with > > >> access to the device model and this means the

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-25 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 09:39:47AM +1100, Dave Airlie wrote: > >> Why do we want this? > >> > >> Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with > >> access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any > >> suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix this

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-25 Thread Paul Collins
Hi Dave, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that > I've mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. I gave the patches a go on my PowerBook. I had to make a few changes to get it to compile. Works fine so

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-24 Thread Dave Airlie
> Why do we want this? > > Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with > access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any > suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix this problem by > adding a bus for the gpu drivers to attach to. Currently a lo

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-24 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 10:20:18PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that I've > mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. Yeah! > Why do we want this? > > Currently the kernel cannot pr