Re: Call for tests: DRM fixes for upcoming NetBSD 10.1

Rin Okuyama <[email protected]> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:46:10 +0900
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.current,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.x86-64,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.arm,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.i386,gmane.os.netbsd.devel.x11
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 2024/10/09 6:26, David Brownlee wrote:
> Tested the Fri Oct  4 build from nyftp. No apparent regressions and
> working well enough to show https://get.webgl.org in Firefox on amd64
> on the following:
> - ThinkPad W520
> - ThinkPad T430
> - ThinkPad T530
> - ThinkPad T480
> - Thinkpad T495 (software rendering, wrong resolution, awful performance)
> - Ryzen 5 5500/Radeon RX 5700 desktop (software rendering, correct
> resolution, performance fine)

Thank you very much for testing on various machines!

> There is something odd with booting and running with root on USB on
> netbsd-10 - all but the desktop hung after "poweroff" after syncing
> disks, but again - not a regression.

Hmm, it may be worth a PR if reproducible (as well as T495 ones).

Thanks,
rin

> 
> David
> 
> 
> On Sat, 5 Oct 2024 at 06:38, Rin Okuyama <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We will release NetBSD 10.1 soon. Usually, non-trivial pullups
>> should be avoided just before release, but we've exceptionally
>> pulled up DRM changes recently:
>>
>> https://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/req-10.cgi?show=928
>>
>> We expect that some DRM-related problems for 10.0 have been fixed.
>> On the other hand, we concern potential regressions caused by the
>> pullup. It would really be appreciated if you can test 10.0_STABLE
>> during **this weekend**. If it doesn't work well (compared with
>> 10.0 or -current), something goes wrong.
>>
>> If you have GPU supported by our DRM-based drivers, and working
>> 10.0 (or 10.0_STABLE) userland, please try new kernel
>> (**don't forget to backup your original kernel**):
>>
>> - amd64:
>> https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-10/202410041820Z/amd64/binary/sets/kern-GENERIC.tar.xz
>>
>> - evbarm64:
>> https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-10/202410041820Z/evbarm-aarch64/binary/sets/kern-GENERIC64.tar.xz
>>
>> - i386:
>> https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-10/202410041820Z/i386/binary/sets/kern-GENERIC.tgz
>>
>> If kernel boots successfully, please startx(1) to see log for
>> GPU-accelerated driver in /var/run/Xorg.0.log.
>>
>> Note that -current userland **do not** work on netbsd-10 kernel.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> rin