Nouveau Releases New Driver With PRIME Support

[fritzls]

HaHaHa
I'm happy today...


root@arpia:/opt/xorg/bin# DRI_PRIME=0 glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
303 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.501 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.006 FPS
^C
root@arpia:/opt/xorg/bin# DRI_PRIME=1 glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
8350 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1669.853 FPS
7808 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1561.494 FPS

[zzippy]

HaHaHa
I'm happy today...

fritzl, which xf86-video-ati version are you using?

zzippy

[asdx]

HaHaHa
I'm happy today...


root@arpia:/opt/xorg/bin# DRI_PRIME=0 glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
303 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.501 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.006 FPS
^C
root@arpia:/opt/xorg/bin# DRI_PRIME=1 glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
8350 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1669.853 FPS
7808 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1561.494 FPS

Nice! Awesome!

[fritzls]

fritzl, which xf86-video-ati version are you using?

zzippy

I'm using quantal with proposed enabled and last from xorg edgers ( the last update yesterday was the one turn everything working).

good to know that at last this work.
Not yet a GPU SWITCH, Still 2 cards working same time. But a good start.. Very good.

[fritzls]

since using the ati with prime didnt return me 0 of error when starting compiz or unity by hand.
If someone here know what and where to change to turn this automatic when unity r compiz start in ubuntu. You are welcome. i'm lazy today to dig in it.

[zzippy]

Hrm, thought you would run some X manually built to /opt/xorg? Sent you a pm ;-)

[fritzls]

Hrm, thought you would run some X manually built to /opt/xorg? Sent you a pm ;-)

Yes. I replay your msg.

And yes to. Any program I start using with prime is working and well. same the vmware 9 that with intel driver the 3d is a mess. Seems working better now. Less problems.

But mine wish was to start ubunt/unit/compiz with this by default. Now with the unity/unity-greeter/compiz. The parser files inside /usr/bin "unity" and "compiz" arent used anymore.
MAYBE this kind of hardware like mine work when using the "--setprovideroutputsource" mode ( like the usb one) . But I didn't test this. since when I use this in mine AMD card. The screen freeze because there is not the EDP/output configured. I need enter by ssh to try it.

Ohh. but when using the ofload PRIME the both cards still working together. If you disable with vgaswitcheroo everything crash. and STILL no a way of SWITCH the card. INTEL/AMD.

But the PRIME OFFLOAD is working 100%.

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Any program I start using with prime is working and well.

Since you already have working setup, maybe you check some gaming PTS benchmarks?

[fritzls]

Since you already have working setup, maybe you check some gaming PTS benchmarks?

The problem with games is I didn't play with them, mine environment is not prepared with BENCHMARKS programs, Is more a personal computer and the only one i tested was quake and just for proof concept.
but I can try. this weekend.

One funny thing i discovered today is. when using glxgears in discrete graphics card with the card ON I get a number of fps. If i disable the discrete card with vgaswitcheroo ( for energy). The glx still work but with almost the half of the frames.


More than integrated intel. but half from when discrete was ON.

[fritzls]

cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
0:IGD:+:Pwr:0000:00:02.0
1IS: :Pwr:0000:01:00.0
2IS-Audio: :Pwr:0000:01:00.1

Intel
DRI_PRIME=0 glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
303 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.463 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.999 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.000 FPS

AMD6850M
DRI_PRIME=1 glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
8352 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1670.398 FPS
7717 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1543.377 FPS
8244 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1648.767 FPS

echo "OFF"> /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
0:IGD:+:Pwr:0000:00:02.0
1IS: :Off:0000:01:00.0
2IS-Audio: :Off:0000:01:00.1


DRI_PRIME=1 glxgears
libGL error: failed to load driver: r600
libGL error: Try again with LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose for more details.
3158 frames in 5.0 seconds = 631.599 FPS
3181 frames in 5.0 seconds = 636.130 FPS
3096 frames in 5.0 seconds = 619.057 FPS


What? the libgl render using CPU in this case?


Seems yes..

DRI_PRIME=1 LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxgears
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/tls/r600_dri.so
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/r600_dri.so
libGL error: failed to open drm device: Invalid argument
libGL error: failed to load driver: r600
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/tls/swrast_dri.so
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/swrast_dri.so
libGL: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory.
libGL: Can't open configuration file /home/arpia/.drirc: No such file or directory