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The Big DRM Graphics Pull For Linux 4.8: AMDGPU OverDrive, Nouveau Pascal, ARM Mali Driver

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  • The Big DRM Graphics Pull For Linux 4.8: AMDGPU OverDrive, Nouveau Pascal, ARM Mali Driver

    Phoronix: The Big DRM Graphics Pull For Linux 4.8: AMDGPU OverDrive, Nouveau Pascal, ARM Mali Driver

    David Airlie sent in the main DRM feature update a short time ago for the Linux 4.8 kernel. The code has already landed while Linus Torvalds was quick to note he's encountered some Intel DRM driver troubles...

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    Ah yes the usual stuff, AMDGPU, Noveau, Intel, ARM Mali driver....

    No wait a sec. Does anyone know more about that mali driver?

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    • #3
      Originally posted by starshipeleven View Post
      Ah yes the usual stuff, AMDGPU, Noveau, Intel, ARM Mali driver....

      No wait a sec. Does anyone know more about that mali driver?
      It is nothing to do with the gpu. Arm has a display controller IP block that customers can license too now. And some genius in marketing decided it too should be called "mali"

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      • #4
        Originally posted by robclark View Post
        It is nothing to do with the gpu. Arm has a display controller IP block that customers can license too now. And some genius in marketing decided it too should be called "mali"
        Ah cool, thanks for the clarification.

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