[PATCH xserver 0/3] Use DRM GetFB2 ioctl

[Timo Aaltonen]

On 23.3.2018 15.50, Daniel Stone wrote:
> Hi,
> This short patchset makes modesetting use the shiny, new, and completely
> not at all merged GetFB2 DRM ioctl:
> https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2018-March/170512.html
> 
> When starting Xorg with -background none, it uses GetFB to interrogate
> the current framebuffer, importing it into a Glamor texture so it can
> copy back to its own storage. Unfortunately, if your buffer was
> multi-planar (e.g. new Intel with auxiliary compression buffer), or just
> too exotic to be described without a modifier (etnaviv in tiled mode),
> GetFB fell short of what we actually needed.
> 
> GetFB2 is the equivalent to AddFB2 (or AddFB2WithModifiers; both the
> same from an ioctl point of view), so this ports modesetting to use that
> where available and use with more complex buffers.
> 
> The kernel ABI rules require positive review from real userspace (not
> random hacked-up libdrm tests) before merging. Given that, I'd
> appreciate someone taking a look at the use of GetFB2 here, and
> following up with a statement that they think the ABI is actually good
> and long-term usable for what Xorg needs. (Or, well, some kind of
> constructive criticism.)
> 
> Happy new-kernel-ABI Friday!
> 
> Cheers,
> Daniel

Hi,

Is there a second version of patches 2 & 3 somewhere? AIUI this would
need to land in xserver before the kernel patches can be accepted?


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