rfc/headsup: graphics driver packaging in F16+

Bill Nottingham notting at redhat.com
Wed Apr 13 13:09:52 UTC 2011


Adam Jackson (ajax at redhat.com) said: 
> On 4/13/11 5:14 AM, Phil Knirsch wrote:
> > On 04/12/2011 06:12 PM, Adam Jackson wrote:
> >> ast, ati, cirrus, fbdev, geode, intel, mga, nouveau, openchrome,
> >> qxl, sis/xgi, vesa, vmware
> >
> > Would this affect the way KVM and specifically qemu-kvm in it's default
> > setup for video using the cirrus driver would work? Just wondering if
> > there would be any implications for the virt guys in that regard.
> 
> "cirrus" is in that list for precisely that reason.

... should we work on making qemu/kvm default to something more modern/sane?
(qxl, vmware?) Does it not end up mattering (or do we need cirrus for
legacy OS support)?

Bill


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