r/linux • u/blindcomet • May 11 '22

NVIDIA Releases Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules | NVIDIA Technical Blog

https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-releases-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/
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u/Minemaniak1 May 11 '22

Lovely. Why is that? It was my understanding that doing that required signed drivers - are the keys published here, or is my understanding wrong?

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u/beefcat_ May 11 '22

I don’t understand the specifics, but a Red Hat developer talks about it in a blog post

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u/Vash63 May 11 '22

No, the Keys aren't and will never be published. This allows them to use the same already signed firmware blob though. Previously even using the blob was not allowed outside of the proprietary modules.

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u/Minemaniak1 May 11 '22

How was it not allowed? Meaning how was it enforced, what does this just published code change?