Features/KernelModesetting

Kernel Modesetting and Memory Management

Summary

Currently, most graphics modes are initialized during the X server startup. Kernel Modesetting moves this process from the X server's DDX drivers to the kernel, and it enables several new features including:

• Improved Graphical Boot
• Fast user switching
• Seamless X server switching
• Multiple simultaneous X servers
• ...

Memory Management, while a separate feature in its own right, is included here because it is a requirement for Kernel Modesetting.

Owner

• Name: DaveAirlie, AdamJackson

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 10
• Last updated: 2008-08-08
• Percentage of completion: XX%

Contingency Plan

If kernel modesetting is not present, user modesetting is performed by the appropriate X server DDX driver as in past releases.

Documentation

Related links:

• http://kerneltrap.org/node/8242

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