> > Ignoring the parts of the shared
> > drm/ttm code that would have to be updated the latest
> > drivers/gpu/drm/amd in linux has over 1.5 million lines of code. Which
> > is multiple times larger than the complete OpenBSD kernel source...
>
Despite everything you replied with, Jonathan's reply still accurately
details the overriding concern.
The code base is so huge, not only is porting a herculean task, but who wants
this much code in their kernel to run the...video card?
As a matter of fact, the existing AMD code can be extended to support the newer
hardware without the huge import.
Realistically, neither porting amdgpu nor extending the existing code are going
to happen any time soon. There's no straightforward path to solve this problem.
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