Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261954AbVDVOoo (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:44:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261953AbVDVOon (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:44:43 -0400 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:37321 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261950AbVDVOod (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:44:33 -0400 Subject: Re: nVidia stuff again From: Arjan van de Ven To: "J.A. Magallon" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1114118223l.10060l.0l@werewolf.able.es> References: <1113341579.3105.63.camel@caveman.xisl.com> <425CEAC2.1050306@aitel.hist.no> <20050413125921.GN17865@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> <20050413130646.GF32354@marowsky-bree.de> <20050413132308.GP17865@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> <425D3924.1070809@nortel.com> <425E77BB.5010902@aitel.hist.no> <1114021024.26866.63.camel@compaq-rhel4.xsintricity.com> <21d7e997050420161234141e23@mail.gmail.com> <1114085702.26866.137.camel@compaq-rhel4.xsintricity.com> <20050421133554.GU17865@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> <4267BC1C.1050801@kromtek.com> <1114118223l.10060l.0l@werewolf.able.es> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:44:25 +0200 Message-Id: <1114181066.10355.15.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.4 (2.0.4-2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 3.7 (+++) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 2.63 on pentafluge.infradead.org summary: Content analysis details: (3.7 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 1.1 RCVD_IN_DSBL RBL: Received via a relay in list.dsbl.org [] 2.5 RCVD_IN_DYNABLOCK RBL: Sent directly from dynamic IP address [80.57.133.107 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net] 0.1 RCVD_IN_SORBS RBL: SORBS: sender is listed in SORBS [80.57.133.107 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net] X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1035 Lines: 22 > werewolf:/lib/modules/2.6.11-jam14/kernel/drivers/video# ll > -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 4402072 Apr 14 23:18 nvidia.ko > werewolf:/usr/X11R6/lib# ll /usr/X11R6/lib/*7174* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 485260 Apr 11 01:12 /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.0.7174* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7626156 Apr 11 01:12 /usr/X11R6/lib/libGLcore.so.1.0.7174* > > 12 Mb of code is too much for a wrapper that just loads the hardware and > calls a rom ;) What is there ? Runtime loadable microcode ? Specially > optimized code for sending data to 2 pipes on a GeForce2 and 8 on a 6800 ? > Who knows. But sure the driver does _many_ things. this is because they put the entire openGL layer in the kernel (unlike most open source drivers where the gl layer is in userspace and only the hw part is in the kernel) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/