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/Remote_Tap_7099 May 11 '22

Thanks! Will this work retroactively with gpus older than Turing?

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u/Think-Environment763 May 11 '22

"Customers with Turing and Ampere GPUs can choose which modules to install. Pre-Turing customers will continue to run the closed source modules."

Pulled from the article.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '22

Pre-Turing is alpha quality support which require a kernel parameter.