Re: [Xpert] Re: [Dri-devel] Re: DRI questions

[Mark V. <mvo...@va...>]

> On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Brian Paul wrote:
> > Chris Malley wrote:
> > > 
> > > On dri...@li......
> > > 
> > > Chris Malley wrote:
> > > > I don't have /lib/modules/2.2.16-3/misc/r128.o. Where can I get it?
> > > > Is it supposed to come with xfree86 4.0.1?
> > > [...]
> > > 
> > > Bruce Stockwell replied:
> > > >
> > > > You have to build r128.o yourself within the XFree86 4.0.1 tree. You can
> > > > build it by doing the following:
> > > >
> > > > 1. cd [my build
> > > > root]/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel
> > > > 2. make -f Makefile.linux r128.o
> > > 
> > > I'm cc'ing the Xpert@XFree86.org list on this, because me thinks
> > > there's a little problem with DRI support in the 4.0.1 binaries...
> > > 
> > > (1) How about including the drm kernel driver in future binary releases
> > > of xfree86?  Either that or don't bother including the dri xfree86
> > > modules, because they're useless without the drm kernel module.
> > > (Or am I misunderstanding something?...)
> > 
> > The problem with providing binaries of the DRI kernel modules
> > is that they're specific to your Linux kernel version.  Which
> > version(s) of the Linux kernel would the XFree86 binary release
> > support?
> > 

   I would recommend NVIDIA's solution.  Splitting the kernel
module into kernel dependent and kernel independent parts.
You can distribute the kernel independent part as a binary module.
The other piece (small) can be recompiled against the installed
kernel to pick up the symbols.


				Mark.