Re: [PULL] drm-misc-next

[Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>]

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

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