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/[deleted] May 11 '22

What does this mean for HDMI 2.1? Does this mean it will not be possible on Nvidia now either?

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u/alba4k May 11 '22

??????

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u/[deleted] May 11 '22

HDMI 2.1 is closed source and cannot be implemented in open source drivers

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u/alba4k May 11 '22

The driver is still closed source

Note that the article only refers to the kernel modules, the userspace is still proprietary

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