NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules

[BaronBS]

Seems like NVIDIA is open-sourcing it's drivers. Is there any plan or road-map to bring those drivers to FBSD?

 

[cracauer@]

Well, chances are that they are just moving more and more functionality into their firmware. But good for us.

 

[T-Aoki]

Well, chances are that they are just moving more and more functionality into their firmware.

If so, it is a good news. But there's possibilites that most important functionalities are moved to proprietaly user-space libraries.

And unfortunately, my GPU is Quadro P1000, which is Pascal arch, and stated to "continue to use prorietary driver". Sigh.

For older GPUs from the Maxwell, Pascal, or Volta architectures, the open-source GPU kernel modules are not compatible with your platform. Continue to use the NVIDIA proprietary driver.

 

[cracauer@]

Yeah, binary useland libs will be a problem.

And Cuda tools.

 

[T-Aoki]

Yeah, binary useland libs will be a problem.

And Cuda tools.

Exactly.

 

[RhfUsQnPbC]

Good news, hope FreeBSD support more nvidia GPU functions.

 

[msplsh]

This is apparently 2-year old news that has finally delivered. Seems linux-only.

 

[bgavin]

I don't game, but I do use nVidia Series 40 cards for CUDA purposes on a Win10 platform.
FBSD drives my NAS.