Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 07:21:31 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Niclas Zeising <zeising@freebsd.org> Cc: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD X11 <x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Users of x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-legacy Message-ID: <CANCZdfpB=2erZkcuMO73h3KoBk%2B-EEBbGRyJ3WYzrPUbgWr8qw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <c9144b4e-b3e5-ef9d-ffe9-1899e87450e7@freebsd.org> References: <ef0ba8bc-e029-1918-5747-941fd9a3f2ae@freebsd.org> <20200224070001.GA22377@FreeBSD.org> <c9144b4e-b3e5-ef9d-ffe9-1899e87450e7@freebsd.org>
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On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 2:35 AM Niclas Zeising <zeising@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 2020-02-24 08:00, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 09:37:23PM +0100, Niclas Zeising wrote: > >> Hi! > > > > Hello Niclas, > > > >> If you are using xf86-video-ati-legacy, please test the attached > >> patch and report back if it is working or not. > > > > I use xf86-video-ati-legacy (actually, there is a regression in newer > > versions -- mouse pointer is invisible*, which makes them unusable). > > However, I cannot test it right now because I'm on the road, and all > > my ATI/AMD gfx cards are in the office. I'll get back to you once I > > can do what you're asking; please do not axe the port until then, if > > you please. > > Which newer versions? xf86-video-ati-legacy hasn't been touched in a > while, or are you referring to the non-legacy version? > Do you know when you'll be back? > I'd like to push in the direction of upgrading to the newer non-legacy stuff. We can't keep the old legacy stuff going forever, and as more and more issues like this come up, they will be retired. > I won't remove the port, I'll mark it as broken though, to avoid all the > messages from the package build cluster. > > > > > After ppc32 gained 64-bit atomics support**, I think this driver is > > also what users of many Mac G4-based machines would use? > > > > To be honeset, I don't know very much about ppc32. Feel free to test > though. > This is a fairly niche application in the FreeBSD world. It's useful, but there's a lot to do in the graphics world, so don't be surprised if this doesn't get priority. Warnerhome | help
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