Linux Gets Kernel-Based Modesetting

Posted by timothy on Saturday April 19, 2008 @12:02PM from the always-wanted-a-linux-bsod dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Next month when Fedora 9 is released it will be the first Linux distribution with support for kernel mode-setting, which is (surprisingly) a feature end-users should take note over. Kernel-based modesetting provides a flicker-free boot process, faster and more reliable VT switching, a Linux BSOD, and of most interest is much-improved suspend/resume support! The process of moving the modesetting code from the X.Org video driver into the Linux kernel isn't easy, but it should become official with the Linux 2.6.27 kernel, and the Intel video driver can already use this technology. Phoronix has a preview of kernel-based modesetting covering more of this new Linux feature accompanied by videos showing the dramatic improvements in virtual terminal switching."

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Thanks but no thanks by Anonymous Coward · 2008-04-19 12:18 · Score: 0, Troll

Linux should be moving code *out* of the kernel to improve stability and modularity. I really wish HURD wasn't a TURD. I've tried contributing code, but they're stuck in a cathedral and won't acknowledge me. I don't want to contribute to a *BSD project since my code can be stolen by evil corporations. But we may have to do a GPL fork of *BSD (GNU/BSD?) if Linux keeps making these terrible decisions.