AMD responds to Linux kernel maintainer's rejection of AMDGPU patch

Re:AMD responds to Linux kernel maintainer's rejection of AM... by makomk on Saturday December 10, 2016 @07:15AM (#13145317)

They've made it clear that this code doesn't come from the Windows driver, it was specifically written with the intention of being usable on any platform. Also, they seem quite willing to maintain it. The problem is that the Linux developers aren't willing to merge code that's usable on anything other than Linux.

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Re:AMD responds to Linux kernel maintainer's rejection of AM... by prodigal_erik on Saturday December 10, 2016 @06:13PM (#13148468)

Thanks for the correction. They aren't relying upon a Windows API that Linux kernel hackers have no experience with, but instead a new API that nobody has experience with. That's still a huge problem for the maintenance that in-kernel drivers need; they can't have a driver which only one company understands.

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