Re: KMS and DRI support for radeon

[David Nusinow <david@gravitypulls.net>]

Eric Valette wrote:
> Hi,
>
> While successfully testing KMS for radeon with upcoming 2.6.31, I
> discovered DRI stopped working when using XBMC.
> Looking at the log, I found a message indicating user space was to old.
>
> I tried first to update libdrm from git but this was not sufficient. I
> tried then xf86-video-ati but then faced a problem due to upstream
> changes xorg-server changes in dri2.h.
>
> As a result I cannot test KMS and still get DRI working. KMS seems to
> solve some laptop internal LVDS versus external screen when undocking
> problem for me.
>
> Do you plan a drop of a more recent X server git build in experimental
> anytime soon? Or shall I try to build it myself using debian patches as
> a staring point?
>
> -- eric
>   

You should definitely try to manage this yourself. Given that the 
release date for stable is rapidly approaching, and we're already rather 
strapped for manpower on this team, tracking the bleeding edge and still 
unfinished software (which radeon KMS most definitely is) remains a very 
low priority for us at the moment. You'll have a much better time 
working this out for yourself than waiting for us to deal with it. Good 
luck!

- David Nusinow