From owner-svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Thu Oct 15 21:46:54 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28063A167D1; Thu, 15 Oct 2015 21:46:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from emaste@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D3319198; Thu, 15 Oct 2015 21:46:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from emaste@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id t9FLkqld055189; Thu, 15 Oct 2015 21:46:52 GMT (envelope-from emaste@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from emaste@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id t9FLkqKW055188; Thu, 15 Oct 2015 21:46:52 GMT (envelope-from emaste@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201510152146.t9FLkqKW055188@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: emaste set sender to emaste@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Ed Maste Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 21:46:52 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r47576 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 21:46:54 -0000 Author: emaste (src committer) Date: Thu Oct 15 21:46:52 2015 New Revision: 47576 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/47576 Log: Add graphics update from dumbbell@ Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-07-2015-09.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-07-2015-09.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-07-2015-09.xml Thu Oct 15 21:14:56 2015 (r47575) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-07-2015-09.xml Thu Oct 15 21:46:52 2015 (r47576) @@ -822,6 +822,66 @@ + + The Graphics stack on FreeBSD + + + + + FreeBSD Graphics team + + freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Graphics stack roadmap and supported hardware matrix + Graphics stack team blog + Ports development tree on GitHub + + + +

The Mesa ports were updated to 10.6.8. At the same time the + ports received a major overhaul to make sure all ports are + correctly configured. + Also the dual version support was removed, there is only one + mesa version for all supported FreeBSD versions. + The libosmesa port was merged into the Mesa framework.

+ +

Another big item that was included in the Mesa port was + OpenCL. There are two GPU based OpenCL implimentations + namely: + lang/clover for supported Radeon cards and + lang/beignet for supported Intel cards (currently only + Ivybridge). + Thanks go to Johannes Dieterich, O. Hartman, and Koop Mast + for making this happen.

+ +

Now that Mesa is up-to-date, we can do the same with the + X.Org server. + Currently at 1.14, an update to 1.17 is ready. + It should be committed shortly.

+ +

On the kernel side progress has been made with the + i915 update. The driver is able to attach. + There are some reports that the X.Org server starts, but Mesa + is unhappy so acceleration doesn't work yet. + If you want to test, instructions will be posted on the wiki, + in the i915 update article (see links). + At this stage, we can only accept patches though, we won't be + able to provide support.

+ +

We attended two conferences: XDC 2015 in Toronto and + EuroBSDcon 2015 in Stockholm. + Reports will be posted on the blog.

+ + + + See the "Graphics" wiki page for up-to-date + information. + + + The FreeBSD Foundation