Re; 4KSTACKS again.
Pedro Fernandes Macedo
webmaster at margo.bijoux.nom.br
Thu Apr 15 02:11:34 UTC 2004
Andy Ross wrote:
>Well, I got your attention, so I'm going to post one last time
>(really, this is the last one, I promise) in the hope that you might
>change their mind.
>
>Dave Jones wrote:
>
>
>>The config option in 2.6.6 will be going away.
>>Read the comments from the commit message...
>>
>>: At present 4k stacks are selectable in config. When the feature has
>>: settled in we should remove the 8k option. This will break the
>>: nvidia modules. But Fedora uses 4k stacks so a new nvidia driver is
>>: expected soon.
>>
>>
>
>Well, just to poke a little bit at your logic: this is circular. You
>can't cite future kernel configuration defaults as justficiation for
>making an early change when the kernel is citing Fedora's change as
>the reason for the new defaults. And similarly, I'm not sure if the
>text "When the feature has settled in" is quite synonymous with "in
>2.6.6".
>
>
>
What I believe that Arjan meant in his changelog is that as 4k stacks
are already being tested in a distribution (in this case , fedora 2 test
2) and this feature is going to replace 8k stacks from future releases ,
then NVIDIA already has a base to test its drivers , so they should
start to check and test their code soon... So , it doesn't mean that 8k
stacks are going away because it's being already used in fedora... It
means that it was going to go away someday and now nvidia already has a
distribution where they can test their new drivers...
It's only a matter of time before all the other distributions start
using the 2.6.6 kernel and it is a matter of time before nvidia has to
change their drivers so they work on 2.6.6. (imagine all the end users
complaining to nvidia , saying "I use [enter your distribution name
here] , with kernel 2.6.6 and your drivers dont work!".. This isnt good
for them , so they'll try to make a working driver before this happens
in a large scale...
Now , I wonder how long will take to ATI make their drivers compatible
with kernel 2.6....
Just my R$0,02
--
Pedro Macedo
(who still regrets changing his Nvidia card for a ATI card only to play
newer games)
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