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After 15y of Linux I have pretty good understanding of the kernel subsystems. If I hit an issue I have pretty good first hunch on where to look. But the graphi
by hbogert 5y ago
After 15y of Linux I have pretty good understanding of the kernel subsystems. If I hit an issue I have pretty good first hunch on where to look.
But the graphical stack, it's just so opaque. DRM, mesa, X and all its extensions and userspace drivers, Wayland and its compositors, DRI, RADV. Is there any good read or a video which ties all these concepts together?
- evmar 5y agoMissing the most recent developments but still mostly accurate: http://neugierig.org/software/blog/2011/11/graphics-stack.html http://neugierig.org/software/blog/2011/11/graphics-stack.ht...