Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-02-07 Thread James Simmons
> > > Why do we want this? > > > > > > Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with > > > access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any > > > suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix this problem by > > > adding a bus for the gpu drivers to

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-02-07 Thread James Simmons
Why do we want this? Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix this problem by adding a bus for the gpu drivers to attach to.

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-02-06 Thread James Simmons
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 10:20:18PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that I've > > mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. > > Yeah! Finally after all these years Sorry about the delayed

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-02-06 Thread James Simmons
On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 10:20:18PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that I've mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. Yeah! Finally after all these years Sorry about the delayed response I was busy

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-30 Thread Dave Airlie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that > I've mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. I gave the patches a go on my PowerBook. I had to make a few changes to get it to compile. Works fine so far: I switched betwe

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-30 Thread Dave Airlie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that I've mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. I gave the patches a go on my PowerBook. I had to make a few changes to get it to compile. Works fine so far: I switched between VTs

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-28 Thread Dave Jones
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 02:06:31PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 09:39:47AM +1100, Dave Airlie wrote: > > >> Why do we want this? > > >> > > >> Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with > > >> access to the device model and this means

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-28 Thread Dave Jones
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 02:06:31PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 09:39:47AM +1100, Dave Airlie wrote: Why do we want this? Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-25 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 09:39:47AM +1100, Dave Airlie wrote: > >> Why do we want this? > >> > >> Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with > >> access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any > >> suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-25 Thread Paul Collins
Hi Dave, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that > I've mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. I gave the patches a go on my PowerBook. I had to make a few changes to get it to compile. Works fine so far: I sw

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-25 Thread Paul Collins
Hi Dave, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that I've mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. I gave the patches a go on my PowerBook. I had to make a few changes to get it to compile. Works fine so far: I switched

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-25 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 09:39:47AM +1100, Dave Airlie wrote: Why do we want this? Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix this problem by

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-24 Thread Dave Airlie
> Why do we want this? > > Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with > access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any > suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix this problem by > adding a bus for the gpu drivers to attach to. Currently a

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-24 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 10:20:18PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that I've > mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. Yeah! > Why do we want this? > > Currently the kernel cannot provide both

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-24 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 10:20:18PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This patch series contains the gpu sharing layer for kernel that I've mentioned before. It should apply against Linus's git tree. Yeah! Why do we want this? Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers

Re: gpu sharing layer for kernel

2007-01-24 Thread Dave Airlie
Why do we want this? Currently the kernel cannot provide both the fb and drm drivers with access to the device model and this means the drm cannot get any suspend/resume callbacks. This layer attempts to fix this problem by adding a bus for the gpu drivers to attach to. Currently a