> On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 17:59 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
>> On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:51:47 +0200
>> Karsten Mehrhoff <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> [1.]
>>> PROBLEM: No more agp card functionality with the patch 2.6.29.2 of
>> 'a/drivers/char/agp/generic.c'
>>>
>>> [2.]
>>> I compiled the kernel 2.6.29.2 with my .config of 2.6.29.1 and run
>> into problems with the speed of my ATI RADEON 9600 (rv350)
>>>
>>
>
> Is your problem speed issue ? ie just a slowdown ? Or does AGP stop
> working with this patch ? Slowdown is expected from this patch but
> it should hurt too much.
>
2.6.29.1 | 2.6.29.2
-------- | --------
glxgears ~ 2900 FPS | ~ 75 FPS
glxgears -fullscreen ~ 500 FPS | ~ 11 FPS
[7.5.] (2.6.29.2)
# lspci -vvv
lspci -vvv 00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IGP2 (rev a2)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 80ac
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Region 0: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [40] AGP version 3.0
Status: RQ=32 Iso- ArqSz=2 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans-
64bit- FW+
AGP3+ Rate=x4,x8
Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate=x4
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
Command: WarmRst+ DblEnd-
Link Control: CFlE- CST- CFE- <LkFail- Init+ EOC- TXO- <CRCErr=0
Link Config: MLWI=8bit MLWO=8bit LWI=8bit LWO=8bit
Revision ID: 0.16
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-nvidia
...<--- cut --->...
It is impossible to switch into 8x agp mode and the whole graphic system
seem to be a little bit slower, i.e. if i switch between my desktops
and/or applications and so on.
That is correct: For me it is a huge speed issue!
Cheers,
Karsten Mehrhoff
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