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| author | Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org> | 2009-07-20 22:59:02 -0700 |
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| committer | Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org> | 2009-07-20 22:59:02 -0700 |
| commit | b12220bd81f3a0509a3746dac3258e53f3879b23 (patch) | |
| tree | f64de8cea1e7a4f5f08540a038cf783a94b55856 | |
| parent | bb3007384298cb57625ec0b3868dff9b23568f3e (diff) | |
NEWS: Add notes for 2.8.0 release
Many thanks to Gordon for his notes from http://intellinuxgraphics.org/2009Q2.html
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@@ -1,3 +1,51 @@ +Release 2.8.0 (2009-07-20) +========================== +We are pleased to present this major release of the xf86-video-intel +driver. This release is very similar to the 2.7.99.902 release +candidate but includes a couple of additional bug fixes, (for bugs +#22760 and @22483). + +Compared to the 2.7 releases this driver contains several new features +and many bug fixes. The driver now depends on X server 1.6 or later, +and eliminates several obsolete code paths, (XAA and EXA removed in +favor of UXA, DRI1 support eliminated). The driver certainly will work +best with an i915 module from a recent kernel (2.6.31) and with +kernel-modesetting (KMS, specified by loading i915 with the option +"modeset=1"). + +New features in 2.8.0 compared to 2.7 +------------------------------------- +* Remove XAA/EXA/DRI1 and NoAccel, and only support UXA/DRI2 now + (requiring xserver 1.6). + +* VLD support added into XvMC for Mpeg2, which decreases CPU usage + when playing video. + +Major fixes in 2.8.0 compared to 2.7 +------------------------------------ +* Fix broken front-buffer rendering + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19174 + +* Fix disabling of XvMC disabled + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20790 + +* Fix broken VT switch on some machines + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19578 + +* Improve performance of trapezoid rendering for UXA + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21376 + +* Vblank sync'd GL buffer swap (fixing video tearing under composite) + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20664 + +* Fix G41 DRM support + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21095 + +* Fix crash on some 8xx + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18974 + +Various fixes for GPU hangs, and more... + Snapshot 2.7.99.902 (2009-07-13) -------------------------------- This is the first release candidate in preparation for the upcoming |