drm-kmod kills FreeBSD
Robert Huff
roberthuff at rcn.com
Thu Jan 21 19:31:28 UTC 2021
Kurt Hackenberg <kh at panix.com> :
> Robert Huff wrote:
>
> > To do what they do, drm-kmods and gpu-firmware-kmod burrow
> > _deep_ into the kernel; everything needs to be _perfectly_ in
> > sync or ... <hairball!>
>
> They are part of the kernel, literally kernel
> modules. Distributing them as ports/packages was expedient, a
> quick hack. I think they should somehow be distributed as part of
> the kernel.
I would be OK with that _if_ there was single drm module; or, at
the least, _much_ greater clarity about which module goes with a
particular chipset.
(On my to-do list is upgrading one system from a Radeon HD 3300
to something (AMD) that uses GCN. After weeks of research I
think\\\\\hope I've found the right answer ....)
Respectfully,
Robert Huff
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