Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

Proprietary AMD graphics drivers for the * Islands GPU series. This package
should provide OpenGL, OpenCL, Vulkan and VDPAU and works over the libre
amdgpu kernel drivers.

Official website:
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Radeon-GPU-PRO-Linux-Beta-Driver%E2%80%93Release-Notes.aspx
Link to SteamOS repo package:
http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/pool/non-free/a/amdgpu-pro-installer/

Although Mesa provides a more than acceptable performance on most games,
some users (including me) report X server hard crashes at random while
playing certain games (most 3D games). The bug was reported upstream
several months ago and there is very little information about it, except
for the fact that some users report that installing AMDGPU-PRO solves the
issue. Considering these crashes may be a security issue, on top of being
really annoying, it could be a good idea to package this for the time being.
Link to bug report (just in case):
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93652

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