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A New Era For Linux's Low-level Graphics (collabora.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the calling-Collabora dept.

Slashdot reader mfilion writes: Over the past couple of years, Linux's low-level graphics infrastructure has undergone a quiet revolution. Since experimental core support for the atomic modesetting framework landed a couple of years ago, the DRM subsystem in the kernel has seen roughly 300,000 lines of code changed and 300,000 new lines added, when the new AMD driver (~2.5m lines) is excluded. Lately Weston has undergone the same revolution, albeit on a much smaller scale. Here, Daniel Stone, Graphics Lead at Collabora, puts the spotlight on the latest enhancements to Linux's low-level graphics infrastructure, including Atomic modesetting, Weston 4.0, and buffer modifiers.

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  1. Re:Oh boy by svanheulen · · Score: 5, Informative

    DRM in this context is "Direct Rendering Manager" not "Digital rights management" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  2. Direct Rendering Manager by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    A stupid name if there ever was one.

  3. Re:Oh boy by DeVilla · · Score: 3, Informative

    DRM was a term a video interface in the Linux kernel before it became a euphemism for consumer abuse in the publishing industry.