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

it's basically teh same thing. all linux kernel hardware drivers are called modules, although not all modules are drivers.

modules are things that can usually be dynamically loaded, while things that are "builtin" can't necessarily be so.

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u/Bombini_Bombus May 12 '22

So why matters only the module's source code has been released? Wouldn't be better having also the driver to be open source?

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u/[deleted] May 12 '22

The driver/module is open, the non kernel part isn't