linux-drm-syncobj-v1: new protocol (!90) · Merge requests · wayland / wayland-protocols · GitLab
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This is a new Linux explicit synchronization protocol based on DRM synchronization objects 1.

Since nvidia drivers do not properly implement implicit sync, this protocol not existing is the root cause of flickering with nvidia graphics on Wayland. This MR being merged means that Wayland might finally be usable with nvidia graphics with the next driver release.

EDIT: Nvidia dev posted that support is planned in the 555 driver, with beta release planned for May 15: https://github.com/NVIDIA/egl-wayland/pull/104#issuecomment-2010292221

    • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
      382·
      8 months ago

      Rather, I bought from the vendor who contributed their GPU drivers to the Linux Kernel. It just so happened that’s AMD.

      NVIDIA sycophants hate that one weird trick.

      • Hovenko@iusearchlinux.fyi
        1·
        8 months ago

        Honestly… I don’t really have anything against Nvidia, but I do. It’s really a good company, but it sucks.

        Those are my lines :D

      • Sina@beehaw.org
        56·
        8 months ago

        Nvidia sycophants just call you an idiot for wasting your time on linux. :/

        • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
          43·
          8 months ago

          Lol, down votes from chumps who can’t tell the difference between NVIDIA’s excellent hardware and Nvidia’s shitty business practice.

    • BassTurd@lemmy.world
      5·
      8 months ago

      I last purchased a 2080ti, so I will probably ride that comfortably for another couple of years, but I window shop new AMD cards sometimes. I could probably convince myself to buy one even though it’s unnecessary, but I use and love my mini PC case, and the newest cards are too long to fit. I really hope smaller high-end GPUs becomes a trend to push innovation in that direction. Kind of like how phones just kept getting thinner for the longest time, I want GPUs to fight for shortest.