Old repository for intel driver?

Dave Airlie airlied at gmail.com
Fri Oct 19 15:37:00 PDT 2007


> I'm trying to debug issues on the 855 graphics chip, and wonder if there
> is a historical repository for the intel driver.
>
> For example, I'm wanting to git blame the lines:
>
>    if (pI830->PciInfo->chipType != PCI_CHIP_845_G &&
>        pI830->PciInfo->chipType != PCI_CHIP_I830_M) {
>       I830SetParam(pScrn, I830_SETPARAM_USE_MI_BATCHBUFFER_START, 1 );
>    }
>
> in i830_dri.c and see when they were added / why (why just those two
> chips can't run this command?)
>
> A git blame shows that prior to a syntax revision KP made, the lines
> come from:
>
> commit 3ad0d9a73bc0a4f3edb858d5f3a7c36827b7a429
> Author: Kaleb Keithley <kaleb at freedesktop.org>
> Date:   Fri Nov 14 16:48:55 2003 +0000
>
>     Initial revision
>
>
> Is there a historical repository somewhere?
>
> Does anyone know why the above lines are only avoided ono 845_G and
> I830_M chips?
>

I don't have the docs but I there's a good chance the 830/845 didn't
support the batchbuffer start / batchbuffer end..

Dave.



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