[Intel-gfx] Intel 2011Q4 graphics package

[Eugeni Dodonov]

2011/12/6 Alan W. Irwin <irwin at beluga.phys.uvic.ca>

> On 2011-12-05 23:03-0200 Eugeni Dodonov wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>>
>> We’d like to announce Intel 2011Q4 graphics package, focused on
>> performance and stability improvements in the Intel Linux Graphics
>> stack.
>>
>> Please check http://intellinuxgraphics.org/**2011Q4.html<http://intellinuxgraphics.org/2011Q4.html>for the recommended stack, list of new features and known issues.
>>
>> I'd also like to thank all the developers, community, our users and
>> testers for helping us to improve the drivers. Thanks a lot for all
>> your work, help and support!
>>
>> And as usual, if you find any new issues, please let as know by filing
>> bugs following the
>> http://intellinuxgraphics.org/**how_to_report_bug.html<http://intellinuxgraphics.org/how_to_report_bug.html>guidelines.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eugeni Dodonov
>> Intel Open Source Technology Center
>>
>
> Hi Eugeni:
>
> My primary interest in Intel graphics is I just want something that is
> completely stable for a mostly 2D desktop with the ability to play
> some low-end 3D games.  Thus, I have been reasonably content with what
> I get from Debian stable for my g33 graphics hardware, but I would
> like to upgrade to Debian testing for a number of reasons.  However,
> what's been holding me back from that upgrade is concern that g33 has
> not been validated for a while by the Intel team (e.g., no mention of
> g33 for your first quarterly release this year).
>
> Therefore, I was very glad to see g33 mentioned as one of the
> validated platforms both for this release and also for the 3rd
> quarterly release this year so my hopes that g33 will work with no big
> issues for Debian testing are much higher than they were. However,
> testing results for only some (Pineview 32-bit, and
> Sandybridge/Ivybridge for 64-bit) of your validated platforms are
> linked at the above URL.  Is there a link you can give me for the g33
> test results (preferably 64 bit)?
>

Hi Alan,

for g33, it is not being the main focus of the release validation and
testing lately, so it receives limited validation, checking for regressions
mostly.

However, for all the kernel/mesa/drm/2d releases, the expectation is for it
to work in a "no regressions" mode. It should be similar to pineview for
most test cases and workloads.

Having said that, we do intend to provide a good support for it. So if you
observe any new issues or bugs which are not previously filled in our
bugzilla, please, let us know. Even if we do not focus on full validation
and testing for it as part of the stack release, we still do intend to have
a good level of functionality for it. So if there are stability or
regression issues, or its functionality under Debian testing is somehow
worse than with Debian stable, we'd like to know about it.

Thanks!

-- 
Eugeni Dodonov
<http://eugeni.dodonov.net/>
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