Article 73BF6 Linux 7.0 Should Fix Nouveau For The Large Pages Support For Better NVK Performance

Linux 7.0 Should Fix Nouveau For The Large Pages Support For Better NVK Performance

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Michael Larabel
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The Linux 6.19 merge window had introduced support for larger pages and compression with the Nouveau kernel driver, which ultimately should help provide a performance win to this open-source NVIDIA driver. The Mesa NVK driver was ready to make use of that new kernel driver functionality but then it ended up being disabled due to bugs. Fortunately, for the Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel those issues should be resolved so then the Mesa NVK usage of the larger pages / compression support could be restored...
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