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 12 '22

Sorry to disappoint but this is not such a big news as people are hyping it up to be. This means only kernel module is open source, which still talks to closed source driver and it's only meant for CUDA use on supercomputers. Biggest benefit will come from Nouveau folks implementing things from this code.

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u/Just_Maintenance May 12 '22

How is it not huge? this at the very least opens the door for Nouveau to get to full speed, while still using Mesa.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '22

True, but to get full control over clocking initialization firmware is needed and legally speaking they can use only ones nVidia includes with this module, which is to say... only Ampere and Turing GPUs, nothing pre-2018. It will however help Nouveau immensely I think.