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SubjectRe: AGP Chipset Support (Graphics + AGP/GART device)
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> We are prepared to support later kernel versions (for our EV2+ 3D X server) 
> with some simple binary modules sent along with the server... but would much
> prefer that the AGP/GART be supported in a standard kernel.

The Matrox Gx00 3D team have direct DMA stuff working and also some of the GART
stuff brewing as simple GPL code. The biggest problem is that a lot of GART
handling on intel boards has to be reverse engineered because unlike VIA they
dont provide useful info

> Is it that this doesn't present new problems, that aren't already dealt with
> elsewhere on NT? (i.e. failing processes botch the graphics engine or mess
> up the card or main X server)

Yes. Very much. This is the work Precision Insight are doing, an stuff SGI
were doing years ago

Alan


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