[Openchrome-devel] [Bug 94473] DRM / KMS bootup error on VX900 platform

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Hi,

> It appears that James used the latest TTM API, so it cannot practically be
> compiled with Linux kernel anything older than 3.18 without some rewriting.

I consider this a good thing.

> Considering that VIA Technologies hardware we are dealing here is not state of
> the art unlike stuff from NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel (in no particular order), I
> will be philosophically against using the latest API.

If you intend to add DRM/KMS support to the Linux kernel, you should 
probably target a reasonably recent (i.e. current) API. Otherwise, the 
work only adds to the (future) legacy burden which the kernel already 
has to carry. The driver might get rejected just because of that.

Actively supporting old installations is generally not a good idea, but 
if it can't be avoided, the UMS drivers support them just fine.

Best Regards,
Sebastian