cvs commit: src/sys/conf files src/sys/i386/conf NOTES src/sys/amd64/conf NOTES src/sys/modules/drm/radeon Makefile src/sys/dev/drm ati_pcigart.c drmP.h drm_agpsupport.c drm_pciids.h r128_cce.c r300_cmdbuf.c r300_reg.h radeon_cp.c radeon_drm.h ...

[Jeremie Le Hen]

Hi Eric,

> anholt      2005-07-20 21:10:57 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/conf             files 
>     sys/i386/conf        NOTES 
>     sys/amd64/conf       NOTES 
>     sys/modules/drm/radeon Makefile 
>     sys/dev/drm          ati_pcigart.c drmP.h drm_agpsupport.c 
>                          drm_pciids.h r128_cce.c radeon_cp.c 
>                          radeon_drm.h radeon_drv.h radeon_state.c 
>   Added files:
>     sys/dev/drm          r300_cmdbuf.c r300_reg.h 
>   Log:
>   Add the latest r300 code from r300.sf.net.  This is based on the patch supplied
>   by Vladimir Dergachev for inclusion in DRM CVS, with minor modifications for
>   FreeBSD CVS and the appropriate license from Nicolai Haehnle on r300_reg.h.
>   Fixes hangs when using r300.sf.net userland, tested on a Radeon 9600 on amd64.

First of all, thanks for your work.

I'm the happy (?) owner on an ATI Radeon Mobility X700.  It seems that
ATI stopped releasing specs from their chips and that they now release
binary drivers for Windows and Linux.  As usual, FreeBSD is forgotten
(and I don't even speak of other BSD, unfortunately).  This chip belongs
to the same family as the X800 one, their codename are respectively
RV410 and R420.  With time, I accepted the inevitable that I won't have
hardware acceleration support in X for some time, but given that you
worked a bit on the drm/radeon module, I thought that you could possibly
know if this driver has good chances to support this chip family someday
or if I can simply go on a pilgrimage and drop a candle each day at
church to pray that ATI will open their chip specification in the future.

Thanks.
Regards,
-- 
Jeremie Le Hen
< jeremie at le-hen dot org >< ttz at chchile dot org >