11228 2017-03-23 15:44:29 +0000 Make decision on default Xorg driver for intel 2017-07-05 13:09:38 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime OE-Core graphics 2.3 x86 Multiple RESOLVED NOTABUG Medium+ enhancement 2.4 M2 1 jku jku meta.mr.watcher meta.watcher --- --- No (bug/feature does not impact docs) oldest_to_newest 71649 0 jku 2017-03-23 15:44:29 +0000 We should look at possibly switching default X driver for intel early in the 2.4 cycle. Options are xf86-video-intel (current) and modesetting. Pros for changing to modesetting: * modesetting is now part of xserver-xorg repo and the major distros have changed to using modesetting by default for modern intel hardware during the last year: this is a serious amount of real-world testing modesetting now gets and xf86-video-intel does not * modesetting has had dozens of releases in the past 3 years, vs 0 releases for xf86-video-intel * vulkan would work without xorg.conf snippets (it needs dri3 enabled) Pros for staying at xf86-video-intel: * Probably better performance in specific situations 73878 1 jku 2017-06-08 12:43:31 +0000 Did not talk to the people involved: Let's try M2 74780 2 jku 2017-07-05 13:09:38 +0000 No-one has expressed a strong opinion, Saul leaned towards "if it's not brôken don't fix it". So I'm guessing we stay at xf86-video-intel as default for now.