[Intel-gfx] What does it take to build the GEM branch?

[Clemens Eisserer]

Thanks for answering,

is the GEM-branch what is intended to become 2.4, or will we have
(again) until 2.5 for fast EXA?

Thanks, Clemens

2008/7/2 He, Shuang <shuang.he at intel.com>:
> Clemens Eisserer ??:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I would be interested in testing the GEM branch on my 945GM-Laptop,
>> running RawHide.
>> Which things to I have to replace to make it working, and when is the
>> release containing GEM planned?
>>
>
> Hi, Clemens
> You need to build following components:
> drm: drm-gem branch
> mesa: drm-gem branch
> xf86-video-intel: drm-gem branch
> xserver: master branch
> And it's recommended to use kernel 2.6.25 or newer. In order to build and
> load your drm/i915 kernel module correctly, you may have to recompile your
> kernel with following symbols exported:
> shmem_file_setup (mm/shmem.c)
> shmem_getpage (mm/shmem.c)
> mark_page_accessed (mm/swap.c)
>
> Thanks
> --Shuang
>>
>> Thank you in advance, lg Clemens
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