[Intel-gfx] [PULL] drm-misc-next

[Thomas Zimmermann]

Hi

Am 23.01.23 um 16:23 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz:
> Hi Thomas!
> 
> On 1/23/23 16:13, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>>>> Driver Changes:
>>>>
>>>>  * Remove obsolete drivers for userspace modesetting i810, mga, r128,
>>>>    savage, sis, tdfx, via
>>>
>>> Is the Rage 128 GPU still supported via the generic modesetting driver?
>>>
>>> I'm asking because, we're still supporting PowerMacs in Debian Ports 
>>> of which
>>> some of those are sporting a Rage 128 GPU. Similar question applies 
>>> to the
>>> i810 GPU used in some old ThinkPads, for example.
>>
>> Yes, all of those chips are still supported by the generic modesetting 
>> drivers
>> and even the old userspace Xorg drivers.
> 
> OK, good to know.
> 
>> The only thing that is not supported any longer is 
>> hardware-accelerated 3d rendering.
>> However, this has not worked anyway, as Mesa has dropped support for 
>> those chips a long
>> time ago.
> 
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that's what Mesa Classic was 
> forked off for?

AFAIK Mesa classic is for old radeon, i915 and old nouveau code. The 
so-called amber branch:

  https://docs.mesa3d.org/amber.html

But the removed code is for even older hardware.

  https://docs.mesa3d.org/systems.html#deprecated-systems-and-drivers

Best regards
Thomas


> 
> Thanks,
> Adrian
> 

-- 
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
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