On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Marc Aurele La France wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Vladimir Dergachev wrote:
>
> > > > > > GATOS Radeon driver has the proper handling of memory controller.
> > > > > > Consequently, usual drm modules will not work - you need to use drm-kernel
> > > > > > package available at http://gatos.sf.net/
>
> > > > > Is there any reason the drivers can't be merged?
>
> > > > No reason at all, in fact that's what I intend to push for. Hopefully
> > > > this would be done right now so there is plenty of time till next
> > > > release to move around components. The main GATOS CVS branch is quite
> > > > stable. As for memory controller I'll either e-mail a separate patch to
> > > > Jens Owens, or it will go into the main XFree tree together with the rest
> > > > of GATOS patch.
>
> > > My gameplan for this XFree86 release cycle includes finishing the GATOS
> > > merge. As is a rework of it. But not in that order. Thus I see your CVS
> > > repository serving its current function for a little longer than you might
> > > prefer.
>
> > This sounds like the same thing I was thinking - include current stable
> > patch right after 4.2.0 is released, is it not ?
>
> "But not in that order" means just what it says. The rework is to happen
> before committing this functionality to XFree86's CVS. Both Kevin & I
> agree on this. We see no reason to essentially duplicate what your CVS
> already provides. Thus, a strict merge of what you call the "stable"
> branch isn't in the cards, simply because doing so isn't a step forward as
> far as the community is concerned (other than convenience issues).
I did not mean: merge it and leave it there. What I was merely suggesting
is merge in 4.2.99.x CVS tree and then move around as you please. So, for
example it would possible to see your comments on what changed how, etc.
Does this make sense ?
Vladimir Dergachev
>
> > GATOS CVS is not going away, even after this inclusion, there are still a
> > ton of things to do:
> > * TV-out
> > * AFC and support for channel scan
> > * Support other deinterlacing modes and not only Bob.
>
> That's up to you.
>
> Marc.
>
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