Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 12:14:34 -0500 From: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD OpenCL/CUDA nVidia Message-ID: <28ac238b-1d8b-f26b-878f-ff350495a865@kicp.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <20180901163417.17958691bbdf6b85168ead16@sohara.org> References: <CAFYkXj=vMHsd6YXTEWhLvH7Xz4L6UwdfrFWqRj0rj4rS7UtE5Q@mail.gmail.com> <CABHD1wTN9gzQbfURNGqsqEv36QYQh60EZvNFzNO4c-X47G_sPw@mail.gmail.com> <CAFYkXjnBWjwUfiOFbqARrX9HNpJRWVEiSsHcC79Yd7Ec75QOBQ@mail.gmail.com> <SN1PR20MB210901AA55C18138EB2206B5800E0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <20180901163417.17958691bbdf6b85168ead16@sohara.org>
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On 9/1/18 10:34 AM, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Sat, 1 Sep 2018 14:54:26 +0000 > Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> wrote: > >> I don't believe that is a correct interpretation of the problem. Several >> years ago, FreeBSD was unable to support nVidia's 64 bit drivers. > > You have it backwards - nVidia's drivers come from nVidia they > choose what platforms to write drivers for, how often to update them and > what features to support on each platform. They naturally prioritise the > platforms that lead to the most sales - which would be Windows (several > versions for different versions of Windows) then Linux then FreeBSD. > > If memory serves correctly FreeBSD originally supported running > nVidia's 32 bit Linux drivers with the aid of the linux emulation layer. It > was some time before FreeBSD had a 64 bit Linux emulation layer. Nothing to > do with supporting nVidia products, everything to do with supporting Linux > ABIs. Now nVidia provide FreeBSD drivers so there's little incentive to > consider running the Linux drivers under emulation. > >> A far more easily implemented plan would be for the FreeBSD developers to >> pin point exactly what FreeBSD needs to do to become fully compatible >> with nVidia products. > > nVidia make products for several versions of Windows, Linux and > FreeBSD these drivers are all different and tailored to their targets by > nVidia with the help of the OS makers in each case. There's no such thing > as "fully compatible with nVidia products", it's not as though Windows and > Linux run the same drivers. > Thanks, Steve, I second that. I didn't see your reply when few seconds ago I replied with somewhat similar (though much angrier, as wrong things really set me off) post. Valeri -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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