simpledrm - a kernel fbdev replacement

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simpledrm is a fbdev replacement implemented in the DRM kernel subsystem.
It allows for smoother handover from the early boot phase to when a "real" DRM driver is loaded.
In addition it allows for Wayland support on simple display adapters that do not have their own DRM driver. It has already been mainlined for a while but is not in active use by major linux distributions.

In this talk I will briefly introduce you to the project and show you how you can test it on your machines. I have recently learned about this effort and started looking at DRM. This talk is held by a kernel newbie.

simpledrm is a fbdev replacement implemented in the DRM kernel subsystem.
It allows for smoother handover from the early boot phase to when a "real" DRM driver is loaded.
In addition it allows for Wayland support on simple display adapters that do not have their own DRM driver. It has already been mainlined for a while but is not in active use by major linux distributions.

In this talk I will briefly introduce you to the project and show you how you can test it on your machines. I have recently learned about this effort and started looking at DRM. This talk is held by a kernel newbie.

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