Re: [Linux-ia64] Linux 2.4.17-pre6 drm-4.0

David Mosberger (davidm@hpl.hp.com)
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 15:38:23 -0800


>>>>> On Sat, 08 Dec 2001 10:20:10 +1100, Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> said:

Keith> On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 19:38:23 -0200 (BRST), Marcelo Tosatti
Keith> <marcelo@conectiva.com.br> wrote:
>> pre6: - direct render for some SiS cards (Torsten Duwe/Alan Cox)

Keith> IA64 is still using the drm-4.0 code, as are the (possibly
Keith> obsolete) -ac kernels. The drm 4.0 makefiles are a pain in
Keith> the neck and I want to get rid of them asap. The SiS direct
Keith> render is only for drm 4.1 so now is a good time to question
Keith> if 4.0 is still required.

Keith> How long do people plan to keep drm 4.0 code in their
Keith> versions of the kernel?

You mean for 2.5? I don't think there is a good reason to keep
drm-4.0 there. For 2.4, we should keep it because there might be
folks out there that rely on it.

--david
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