FOSDEM '09 is a free and non-commercial event organized by the community, for the community. Its goal is to provide Free and Open Source developers a place to meet.

   
Speakers
Keith Packard
Schedule
Day Saturday
Room H.1309
Start time 15:00
End time 16:00
Duration 01:00
Info
Event type Podium
Track X.org
Language English
The Rebuilt Linux Desktop

Graphics drivers under Linux have seen the most significant changes since X was first ported in the last year. The X server can now run as an unprivileged process; kernel panic messages can be displayed while graphics are active; graphics applications can use virtual memory to store GPU data.

In the kernel, these changes include the new Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) and kernel-based video mode setting (KMS). Beyond the kernel, the second version of the Direct Rendering Interface X extension (DRI2) unifies the X and OpenGL image storage space.

This talk will describe the kernel and user-space changes along with the other kernel changes necessary to support the new code. Finally, the audience will be encouraged to participate in a discussion about future plans in this area.

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