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Re: Linux 7.2

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Post by lultimouomo »

bigwheels wrote: post #31

Why is DRM being implemented in the Kernel; What is the profile for an end-user who wants this in their FOSS?

Different DRM, the one in the kernel is Direct Rendering Manager, which is basically managing access to the GPU.

Re: Linux 7.2

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Post by telotortium »

bigwheels wrote: post #31

Why is DRM being implemented in the Kernel; What is the profile for an end-user who wants this in their FOSS?

Here it doesn’t mean “digital rights management”, but “Direct Rendering Manager”, a component of the kernel’s graphics stack: https://docs.kernel.org/gpu/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Re: Linux 7.2

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Post by Lorkki »

bigwheels wrote: post #31

Why is DRM being implemented in the Kernel; What is the profile for an end-user who wants this in their FOSS?

This is DRM as in Direct Rendering Manager, which is the kernel interface to GPU hardware; not Digital Rights Management.

Re: Linux 7.2

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Post by Shish2k »

bigwheels wrote: post #31

Why is DRM being implemented in the Kernel; What is the profile for an end-user who wants this in their FOSS?

The Direct Rendering Manager is useful for any Linux user who wants to display things on a monitor (unless you're happy with like 640x480 VESA, in which case maybe you don't need it)

Re: Linux 7.2

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Post by cogman10 »

Lorkki wrote: post #36
bigwheels wrote: post #31

Why is DRM being implemented in the Kernel; What is the profile for an end-user who wants this in their FOSS?

This is DRM as in Direct Rendering Manager, which is the kernel interface to GPU hardware; not Digital Rights Management.

Named long before Digital Rights Management was a thing (or at least the 3 letter acronym existed for it).
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