Linux and Graphics: Direct Rendering Manager, Vulkan, OpenVG
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DRM Synchronization Object Improvements Queued For Linux 4.14
Introduced in the Linux 4.13 kernel for the Direct Rendering Manager drivers was the concept of DRM synchronization objects while for Linux 4.14 this feature will be improved upon.
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Intel Lands Vulkan External Fences Support
Lead Intel ANV Vulkan driver developer Jason Ekstrand has landed support for the VK_KHR_external_fence extension within this open-source Linux Vulkan driver.
The external fence work landed with Vulkan 1.0.54 and is about allowing synchronized access to external memory using fences. In Mesa 17.3-dev Git, that work is turned on for ANV.
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AmanithVG Brings Fast OpenVG To Linux, OpenGL ES Rendering
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Work Begins On Kernel DRM Driver For BCM7268 With VC5
Eric Anholt of Broadcom has been working on a new VC5 Gallium3D driver for supporting a new generation of Broadcom 3D graphics hardware that goes beyond the "VC4" 3D notably used by the current Raspberry Pi boards. So far he's been working on this new VC5 Gallium3D driver but now he's beginning work on the related Direct Rendering Manager kernel driver for this next-gen hardware.
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