From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 8 16:11:11 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 575AD16A420 for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:11:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail5.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A419943D7B for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:10:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 1586406 for multiple; Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:13:03 -0500 Received: from localhost (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jA8GAjf6027042; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:10:54 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 10:24:44 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: <436E66FB.60700@desk.pl> <200511071256.04488.jhb@freebsd.org> <52638.83.17.72.142.1131445820.WebPoczta@webpoczta.desk.pl> In-Reply-To: <52638.83.17.72.142.1131445820.WebPoczta@webpoczta.desk.pl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200511081024.45589.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on server.baldwin.cx X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=1653887525 Cc: creep@desk.pl Subject: Re: NVidia driver for amd64 / Page Attribute Table status? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:11:11 -0000 On Tuesday 08 November 2005 05:30 am, creep@desk.pl wrote: > > It's not finished, no. The WIP is being done in the p4_pat branch > > (though it > > has some crud in it now that probably isn't needed). For more info about > > PAT > > and memory caching modes on x86 including MTRR's, etc. you can go > > download the vol 2 IA-32 arch PDF from developer.intel.com. It's not a > > conspiracy, there are no black helicopters. > > Thanks for info, I'm sure there is no conspiracy in BSD developement, but > they sure keep they heads down in the nVidia camp. I mainly asked what are > the limitations of FreeBSD which block nvidia amd64 driver. It was nowhere > explicitly said that PAT is to blame. If this feature is finished, can we > expect the driver from nvidia? I think that is probably a safe assumption, but it would be within the restraints of their timelines. They have release schedules and timelines just like FreeBSD does, so it would probably not be available until the PAT stuff is available and working for at least one of their release cycles. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org