This update brings few features:
o Support for the setmaster/dropmaster ioctls. For instance, they
are used to run multiple X servers simultaneously.
o Support for minor devices. The only user-visible change is a new
entry in /dev/dri but it is useless at the moment. This is a
first step to support render nodes [1].
The main benefit is to greatly reduce the diff with Linux (at the
expense of an unreadable commit diff). Hopefully, next upgrades will be
easier.
No updates were made to the drivers, beside adapting them to API
changes.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Manager#Render_nodes
Tested by: Many people
MFC after: 1 month
Relnotes: yes
By default, vt(4) gets the "preferred mode" from DRM, when using a DRM
video driver as its backend. The preferred mode is usually the native
screen resolution.
Now, if this mode isn't appropriate, a user can use loader tunables to
select a mode. The tunables are read in the following order:
1. kern.vt.fb.modes.$connector_name
2. kern.vt.fb.default_mode
For example, to set a 1024x768 mode, no matter the connector:
kern.vt.fb.default_mode="1024x768"
To set a 800x600 mode only on the laptop builtin screen:
kern.vt.fb.modes.LVDS-1="800x600"
MFC after: 1 week
works with new generations of GPUs (IronLake, SandyBridge and
supposedly IvyBridge).
The driver is not connected to the build yet.
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
MFC after: 1 week
