simpledrm - a kernel fbdev replacement (osc22)

Published: June 4, 2022, 12:10 p.m.

simpledrm is a fbdev replacement implemented in the DRM kernel subsystem.\nIt allows for smoother handover from the early boot phase to when a "real" DRM driver is loaded.\nIn addition it allows for Wayland support on simple display adapters that do not have their own DRM driver. It has already been mainlined for a while but is not in active use by major linux distributions.\n\nIn this talk I will briefly introduce you to the project and show you how you can test it on your machines. I have recently learned about this effort and started looking at DRM. This talk is held by a kernel newbie.\n\nsimpledrm is a fbdev replacement implemented in the DRM kernel subsystem.\nIt allows for smoother handover from the early boot phase to when a "real" DRM driver is loaded.\nIn addition it allows for Wayland support on simple display adapters that do not have their own DRM driver. It has already been mainlined for a while but is not in active use by major linux distributions.\n\nIn this talk I will briefly introduce you to the project and show you how you can test it on your machines. I have recently learned about this effort and started looking at DRM. This talk is held by a kernel newbie.\nabout this event: https://c3voc.de