2009/021 [Xorg server 1.5]

[Eric Sultan]

The ARC cases for the XVR-2500 and for the XVR-100 and XVR-300 are:

   PSARC 2008/180  kfb Xorg ddx module
   PSARC 2008/555  efb Xorg drivers


   - Eric


On Jan 14, 2009, at 10:07 AM, Alan Coopersmith wrote:

> Glenn Skinner wrote:
>>    Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:29:22 -0800 (PST)
>>    From: Alan Coopersmith <Alan.Coopersmith at sun.com>
>>    Subject: Xorg server 1.5 [PSARC/2009/021 FastTrack timeout  
>> 01/21/2009]
>>
>>    ...
>>    Loadable Module Interfaces:
>>    ---------------------------
>>
>>    ...
>>    The X team has worked with the SPARC graphics team to help them
>>    produce updates to their drivers, which are planned for delivery
>>    in coordination with the Xorg 1.5 delivery.
>>
>> Should there should be a case dependency established to help enforce
>> this coordination?  (I would think so.)
>
> I don't know if they've planned an ARC case for their driver updates
> (kfb/XVR-2500 is the only one currently integrated, as efb/XVR-100/300
> hasn't integrated yet).   I've cc'ed the engineers who would be
> responsible for that.
>
> Technically, they are importing new interfaces (dixLookupPrivate,  
> etc.)
> so I suppose a case would be in order, though it would presumably be
> self-review or automatic approval.   The only real question for such a
> case would be if it is following the example of the open source  
> drivers
> in only supporting the ABI version it was built against, or if it is
> following the example of the nvidia closed drivers in supporting  
> multiple
> ABI versions in a single binary by detecting the ABI version at  
> runtime
> and adjusting appropriately.
>
> -- 
> 	-Alan Coopersmith-           alan.coopersmith at sun.com
> 	 Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
>