[RFC] Deprecation and removal of the drm2 driver

[Daniel Eischen]

> On May 18, 2018, at 6:27 PM, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert at cschubert.com> wrote:
> 
> In message <Pine.GSO.4.64.1805181617250.21283 at sea.ntplx.net>, Daniel 
> Eischen wr
> ites:
>>> On Fri, 18 May 2018, Warner Losh wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 1:30 PM, Steve Kargl <
>>> sgk at troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Check the Makefiles
>>>> 
>>>> % more /usr/ports/graphics/drm-next-kmod/Makefile
>>>> 
>>>> ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= amd64
>>>> ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=  the new KMS components are only supported on amd64
>>>> 
>>>> Not to ia32 friendly.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> So do people use i386 for desktop? And need the latest KMS stuff?
>> 
>> I can easily imagine an embedded x86 kiosk type appliance.  Does
>> basic xorg stuff work without drm?
> 
> Yes, with VESA, albeit aspect ratios are off.

I'm using drm2 with an AMD (née ATI) Radeon 4850 (RV770), AGP.  This is on an amd64 somewhat old -current system.  Is this supported by the drm-next-kmod port?

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