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Date:      Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:38:54 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        x11@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 247441] graphics/gpu-firmware-kmod and or graphics/drm-fbsd11.2-kmod crashing 11.2 to 11.4 with a Radeon HD 5770 card
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Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> changed:

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--- Comment #13 from Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> ---
The graphics drivers are highly sensitive to many things most other drivers=
 are
not. There's enough churn, even in stable, in the parts of the kernel that
matter the graphics team is unable to provide much, if any, support for
non-released versions of FreeBSD (plus very recent current and stable
branches). There's simply not the resources there to chase down all the
variants. Maybe there is something different, maybe not, in the
11.4-PRERELEASE, maybe it will work, maybe not, but the resources in the
graphics team aren't such that they can provide support.

It's unfortunate, since many other drivers just work unless there's some
specific bug fix missing. However, given the wide variety of cards, and the
historic sensitivity of the code, it's better to communicate the limits tha=
n to
suggest the graphics team can help with old versions of FreeBSD. In
conversations with the team, I know they'd like to have enough resources to
help everybody. Given the size of the team, speed of API changes in -current
and Linux, it's hard to find the time.

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