Re: In-kernel graphics subsystem

[Ian Romanick <idr@us.ibm.com>]

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rep stsb wrote:
> Athar Hameed wrote: 
> 
>>We are a group of three undergrad CS students, 
>>almost ready to start our senior project. We have
>>this idea of integrating a graphics subsystem with
>>the kernel
> 
> A thread about getting vertical synchronization
> interrupts from a video card is available at, 

This functionality is already exposed by the DRM for several cards.
Since work is happening on the X side of things (i.e., EXA) that will
make having a DRM for even non-3D cards desireable, this is probably a
better route to go.

Either that or extend the existing fb drivers.
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