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Cc: Ivan Klymenko <fidaj@ukr.net>, "Hartmann,
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD, GPGPU and OpenCL/CUDA
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Pieter de Goeje <pieter@degoeje.nl> escribi=C3=B3:

>
> The amd64 driver was an illustration of something where raising awareness =
or
> whatever you might call it actually helped IMHO.
>
> Unfortunately this is a chicken-and-egg problem. No HPC users means no dem=
and
> means no incentive to do something about it means no HPC users ad infinitu=
m.
> But I'm sure you're already knew that.

There are some other "problems" (please note that i don't follow the =20
-current nor -kernel lists)

a) Who knows how to implement Kernel Mode Settings for this?
b) Are KMS drivers desirable in FreeBSD?
c) Is it in the roadmap for FreeBSD9 or 8.x?
d) Anyone wants to do the work?

L