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Date:      Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:05:29 +0700
From:      Victor Sudakov <vas@sibptus.ru>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Xorg crashes several times a day
Message-ID:  <YA/bWUCkjNzwexfT@admin.sibptus.ru>
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Tomasz CEDRO wrote:
>=20
> I am not sure why these modules are not distributed with default kernel b=
ut
> this stuff is Linux KPI port so that may have something to do with GPL
> tainting..? Also the full path needs to be specified to the drm modules
> otherwise the default (those distrubuted with kernel that does not work w=
ith
> new cards)=20

It is noteworthy that my PC hardware (and the built in video) is older than=
 FreeBSD 12.

> are loaded and those does not work (quite obvious isnt it). Brave
> New World of Bleeding Edge Linux Style :-) :-)

But really, if a KMS module is not good enough for my videocard or its
driver, should it not warn somewhere in the logs or refuse to start,
instead of crashing with signal 6 at random moments?

Maybe it's the result of the policy that FreeBSD has no "official"
GUI/DE which would be more thoroughly tested as a whole. The current
approach looks like "if it compiles it is probably OK."


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Victor Sudakov,  VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
2:5005/49@fidonet http://vas.tomsk.ru/

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