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I thought the nvidia kernel driver is open sourced? https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules It says
by nialv7 3y ago
I thought the nvidia kernel driver is open sourced? https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
It says it's dual licensed MIT/GPL2
- rany_ 3y agoThat's only for a small subset of their more recent GPUs, as you can see here: https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#compatible-gpus https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules#compatible... Also it's not the same codebase as their proprietary driver, it is inferior in performance for desktop/gaming users. So it is not really a complete alternative yet.
- COGlory 3y agoIt is absolutely an alternative. We are running it on an HPC cluster with dozens of A40s and A100s and getting comparable benchmarks.
- paulmd 3y agotbh if the open-nvidia driver works for compute (which runtimes, opencl too/etc?) that pretty much neuters NVIDIA's driver licensing "this isn't allowed on gaming cards in datacenters (except mining)" shenanigans doesn't it? it's MIT/GPL2 licensed, do what the fuck you want with it? also gives them a way to relieve pressure on the AI market. "install the open drivers bro", assuming it works.
- rany_ 3y agoI'll add "for desktop users" as that's my only experience with it. I haven't used it for compute.