Re: DRM function pointer work..

[Jon Smirl]

--- Keith Whitwell <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> > The key here is that distributions release new kernels at a rapid
> pace.
> > This is not X where we get a new release every five years. The
> standard
> > mechanism for upgrading device drivers in Linux is to add them to
> the
> > kernel and wait for a release.  
> 
> So, people have to reboot to install a new graphics driver?   How
> very 
> windows...

You only have to reboot if you built drm-core into the kernel. If you
don't want to reboot don't do that.


> 
> At least with windows you don't have to re-install the whole OS
> first...
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
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