Changeset bb78d32 for x/installing/x7driver-ati.xml

Timestamp:

08/11/2021 02:37:44 PM (3 years ago)

Author:

Douglas R. Reno <renodr@…>

Branches:

11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, gimp3, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, lazarus, lxqt, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, trunk, upgradedb, xry111/for-12.3, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/spidermonkey128, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

beea728

Parents:

883e376

Message:

Add the xf86-video-ati patch, fixing performance regressions that
prevent KDE Plasma/GNOME from starting on SysV, but also guarding
against changes in upcoming xorg-server releases and fixing the build
issue with GCC-10.

File:

• x/installing/x7driver-ati.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

x/installing/x7driver-ati.xml

@@ -85 +85 @@
           <para>
             Estimated build time: &xorg-ati-driver-time;
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+
+      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
+      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Required patch:
+            <ulink url="&patch-root;/xf86-video-ati-&xorg-ati-driver-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch"/>
           </para>
         </listitem>
@@ -183 +193 @@
 
 <!--
-  Note: Fixed upstream, should be unneeded for versions gtr 19.1.0
--->
+  Note: Fixed upstream, should be unneeded for versions gtr 19.1.0.
+  Patch also includes the fix.
+
       <para>
         First, fix an issue exposed by GCC 10 and later:
@@ -191 +202 @@
 <screen><userinput>sed -e 's/miPointer/extern &amp;/' \
     -i src/drmmode_display.h</userinput></screen>
+-->
+
+      <para>
+        First, apply a patch including fixes for known performance regressions
+        and future problems with Xorg-Server.
+      </para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../xf86-video-ati-&xorg-ati-driver-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch</userinput></screen>
 
       <para>