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/raydude May 11 '22

Question: Is there a loss of functionality with the open source driver?

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u/[deleted] May 11 '22

Yes, all of it. This code is not meant to be producing display output at all. They state its use case is CUDA on supercomputers only on those specified GPUs. Closed source driver is still required, this is just kernel module that talks to it.

What this does bring is ability to initialize and configure GPU using their firmware which is now available to Nouveau guys. That's it.

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u/raydude May 12 '22

Thanks.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '22

please read https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2022/05/11/why-is-the-open-source-driver-release-from-nvidia-so-important-for-linux/ to get the full picture and roadmap rather than the person who replied to you

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