[PATCH] drm: add drm device name

[Marek Olšák]

Let's drop this patch. Mesa will use family_id.

Marek

On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 4:10 PM Marek Olšák <maraeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 10:03 AM Michel Dänzer <michel at daenzer.net> wrote:
>
>> On 2019-09-18 1:41 a.m., Marek Olšák wrote:
>> > drmVersion::name = amdgpu, radeon, intel, etc.
>> > drmVersion::desc = vega10, vega12, vega20, ...
>> >
>> > The common Mesa code will use name and desc to select the driver.
>>
>> Like the Xorg modesetting driver, that code doesn't need this kernel
>> functionality or new PCI IDs. It can just select the current driver for
>> all devices which aren't supported by older drivers (which is a fixed
>> set at this point).
>>
>>
>> > The AMD-specific Mesa code will use desc to identify the chip.
>>
>> Doesn't libdrm_amdgpu's struct amdgpu_gpu_info::family_id provide the
>> same information?
>>
>
> Not for the common code, though I guess common Mesa code could use the
> INFO ioctl. Is that what you mean?
>
> Marek
>
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