[Xorg-driver-geode] last call for testing: X.org Geode2.11.9release candidate

[Huang, FrankR]

Martin-éric,

	I have no idea why the new driver has not been released till today.
Still some test on some platforms needed?

Thanks,
Frank

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xorg-driver-geode-bounces+frankr.huang=amd.com at lists.x.org
> [mailto:xorg-driver-geode-bounces+frankr.huang=amd.com at lists.x.org] On
> Behalf Of Huang, FrankR
> Sent: 2010年8月20日 11:42
> To: q-funk at iki.fi
> Cc: Geode Mailing List; linux-geode at bombadil.infradead.org
> Subject: Re: [Xorg-driver-geode] last call for testing: X.org
> Geode2.11.9release candidate
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: m.e.racine at gmail.com [mailto:m.e.racine at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
> > Martin-éric Racine
> > Sent: 2010年8月20日 11:29
> > To: Huang, FrankR
> > Cc: Geode Mailing List; linux-geode at bombadil.infradead.org
> > Subject: Re: [Xorg-driver-geode] last call for testing: X.org Geode
> > 2.11.9release candidate
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 5:05 AM, Huang, FrankR <FrankR.Huang at amd.com>
> > wrote:
> > > For the rendering bug, main issue has been fixed in previous version
> > driver. About the logout screen misrendering, after some tests on
> daduke's
> > platform(special thanks for him), no hints here prove that is a
> rendering
> > issue(return FALSE for everything in lx_check_composite, still
> > misrendering). And In Lucid(10.04) with KDE 4.4.2, It still can not be
> > reproduced on my platform. So that issue need more investigation to find
> > the root cause.
> >
> > Noted.
> >
> > > I agree with you standpoint that we release a new version driver this
> > week. Rotation remaining work, Hunk and Mart still give more time on the
> > root cause for that. I am assisting with them. With no pressure on
> fixing
> > that before release, it is better for us to find the reason. If that
> > causes regression on OLPC (X 1.6 server), please revert that firstly
> > before fixing after all.
> >
> > In that case, could you please mention the commit hash that I need to
> > revert? For now, I would simply revert that commit, if it can restore
> > operation on the OLPC XO-1 with X server 1.6, and release 2.11.9
> > immediately after.
> No any reverted work needed with current git repository. After I confirmed
> with hunk just now, he told me this issue is only reproduced on X server
> version 1.7+ with current git repository. So OLPC users could safely use
> current git repository which we will release as 2.11.9.
> Sorry for my misleading in the previous mail.
> So don't care about this. After we fix the issue, the X server 1.7+ will
> support rotation better.
> 
> >
> > There actually *is* pressure to produce the release, because both
> > Debian and Ubuntu have already entered feature freeze and the longer
> > we wait, the lesser the chances of getting 2.11.9 accepted into
> > Debian/Squeeze and Ubuntu/Maverick. This precisely why I initially
> > pushed for us to release 2.11.9 at the *start* of summer, so that we
> > could release well ahead of the freeze. Sadly, we already missed that
> > deadline and we will now need to do some serious convincing to make
> > the Debian and Ubuntu release managers agree to include 2.11.9 into
> > their next release.
> So please release it today. From what the users give us the feedback, no
> opposition is got.
> We are happy to see a new version driver to be released.
> 
> >
> > Martin-Éric
> 
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