Date: Wed, 4 May 2022 16:53:55 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> Cc: Sergey Dyatko <sergey.dyatko@gmail.com>, "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <x11@freebsd.org>, manu@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please add options to graphics/gpu-firmware-kmod Message-ID: <CAN6yY1uhkM-CV43%2BcPrBpe4x9oOSigth-ku5F1CfW7bHgsXzKA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20220504152440.f411c0df25faf81bdd2e9837@bidouilliste.com> References: <CAJ0WZYA%2BJYJcr_p8ctafUN7wO=2kVj-VpbtE9fOvpoSks4ZdvA@mail.gmail.com> <20220504152440.f411c0df25faf81bdd2e9837@bidouilliste.com>
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--000000000000d29e4b05de385afd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 6:25 AM Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> wrote: > On Wed, 4 May 2022 12:43:40 +0300 > Sergey Dyatko <sergey.dyatko@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > After changes in drm ports we've got the ability not to bloat systems > with > > useless tons of bytes. Thanks, Emmanuel! > > I suggest to go further and add options to graphics/gpu-firmware-kmod > > (because metaport graphics/drm-kmod still require > > graphics/gpu-firmware-kmod and installs '200MB+ of useless things' (C)) > > > > I don't see the point. > If you don't want all the firmware don't install the metaport ? > > -- > Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> <manu@FreeBSD.org> > > This would be similar to the xorg-drivers meta-port. It simply provides a list of available drivers for x11 and the desired drivers may be selected as required. While that one is approaching obsolescence as video drivers have mostly moved to drm-kmod, mouse and keyboard to evdev and libinput, the concept is still good and would be appropriate for graphics/gpu-firmware-kmod. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 --000000000000d29e4b05de385afd Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon= t-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 6:25 AM = Emmanuel Vadot <<a href=3D"mailto:manu@bidouilliste.com">manu@bidouillis= te.com</a>> wrote:<br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote= class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so= lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Wed, 4 May 2022 12:43:40 +0300<br= > Sergey Dyatko <<a href=3D"mailto:sergey.dyatko@gmail.com" target=3D"_bla= nk">sergey.dyatko@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> > Hi,<br> > After changes in drm ports we've got the ability not to bloat syst= ems with<br> > useless tons of bytes. Thanks, Emmanuel!<br> > I suggest to go further and add options to=C2=A0 graphics/gpu-firmware= -kmod<br> > (because metaport graphics/drm-kmod still require<br> > graphics/gpu-firmware-kmod and installs '200MB+ of useless things&= #39; (C))<br> > <br> <br> =C2=A0I don't see the point.<br> =C2=A0If you don't want all the firmware don't install the metaport= ?<br> <br> -- <br> Emmanuel Vadot <<a href=3D"mailto:manu@bidouilliste.com" target=3D"_blan= k">manu@bidouilliste.com</a>> <manu@FreeBSD.org><br> <br> </blockquote></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:sm= all" class=3D"gmail_default">This would be similar to the xorg-drivers meta= -port. It simply provides a list of available drivers for x11 and the desir= ed drivers may be selected as required. While that one is approaching obsol= escence as video drivers have mostly moved to drm-kmod, mouse and keyboard = to evdev and libinput, the concept is still good and would be appropriate= =C2=A0 for graphics/gpu-firmware-kmod.<br clear=3D"all"></div><br>-- <br><d= iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"= ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Kevin Oberman, Part time k= id herder and retired Network Engineer<br>E-mail: <a href=3D"mailto:rkoberm= an@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</a><br></div><div>PGP F= ingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683</div></div></div></div= ></div></div></div></div></div> --000000000000d29e4b05de385afd--
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