X.Org Server To See More API/ABI Breakage

[phoronix]

Phoronix: X.Org Server To See More API/ABI Breakage

David Airlie has sent out a notice that soon he'll try to go forth with a pull request that will cause more API/ABI breakage for the X.Org Server...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEwOTI

[bridgman]

Link to the message is broken, should be :

http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-dev...ay/031395.html

[Nille]

bridgman are the fglrx devs looking at this already or they ignoring it until the server releases? And get the fglrx for the HD2000-HD4000 an Update?

[entropy]

bridgman are the fglrx devs looking at this already or they ignoring it until the server releases?

My bet is: They account for the ABI changes rather quickly but the 3+ month release cycle is the minimum time people have to wait for it.

And get the fglrx for the HD2000-HD4000 an Update?

That would be a first. I'd say no way this is going to happen.

[Nille]

My bet is: They account for the ABI changes rather quickly but the 3+ month release cycle is the minimum time people have to wait for it.

I know the internal cycles so its not an problem with it if we get the Support in 3 Month from now on. But 3 month or longer after the new server release sux.

That would be a first. I'd say no way this is going to happen.

I hope the bring an Update. I mean i don't need an monthly Update but for kernel/xserver releases i want an Update. if it's happen like the R300-r500 Series AMD dies for me. And no the OpenSource Driver is not an alternative if i want the performance.

[entropy]

I know the internal cycles so its not an problem with it if we get the Support in 3 Month from now on. But 3 month or longer after the new server release sux.
I hope the bring an Update. I mean i don't need an monthly Update but for kernel/xserver releases i want an Update. if it's happen like the R300-r500 Series AMD dies for me. And no the OpenSource Driver is not an alternative if i want the performance.

I agree. While I'm currently running the open driver on my 4850, it would be more than nice to have the option to use Catalyst with upcoming xserver releases.
Still, I highly doubt they will provide some sort of legacy Catalyst.

[uid313]

AMD will be holding back Linux innovation by delaying their drivers as usual.

AMD is always slow to update their driver everytime there is a new X.org server release.

[johnc]

Hmm... yet another phoronix article with the obligatory negative slant on everything.

I thought beer was supposed to cheer people up and add optimism?

[bridgman]

I thought beer was supposed to cheer people up and add optimism?

The optimism is only temporary

[nadro]

X.Org API changes too fast in my opinion. Changes should be more conservative I think (like in a MS OS'es). In current situation NV/AMD should provide some open source module, which will be a bridge between X.Org and a driver API. It will be allow community to add a support for a new X.Org releases on own hand. Only really big changes in a X.Org, will require re-design of a "bridge" module by a NV/AMD.