SVsvlasov·Jul 19, 2024
All `g_bindata_k*.c` files are essentially blobs with no source provided:
https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/tree/main/...
In NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel ModulesNVIDIA
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| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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6 sourcesFrom the github repo[0]:
Most of NVIDIA's kernel modules are split into two components:
An "OS-agnostic" component: this is the component of each kernel module that is independent of operating system.
A "kernel interface layer": this is the component of each kernel module that is specific to the Linux kernel version and configuration.
When packaged in the NVIDIA .run installation package, the OS-agnostic component is provided as a binary:
[0] https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
In NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel ModulesI also love that it can be done with just a few code line changes:
https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/commit/1f4...
In Hacked Nvidia 4090 GPU driver to enable P2P> I do love AMD because its drivers are open source as opposed to nVidia.
AMD's drivers are not really more open that Nvidia's. Similar to Nvidia's Open GPU Kernel Module's[0], AMD's opensource drivers are mostly a shim that wrap firmware blobs[1] in which the functionality you really care about is contained.
[0] https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/discussion...
[1] https://github.com/geohot/7900xtx/
In AMD ROCm Going Open-Source: Will Include Software and Hardware DocumentationThis new driver (along with the modules Nvidia have released as OSS [1]) are kernel drivers and do not break userspace. NVK is a Vulkan implementation for Nvidia GPUs as part of the Mesa project (the same project that AMD's userspace drivers are a part of, even though AMDs kernel drivers are in tree). They are both needed to make a cohesive driver.
[1] https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
In Red Hat to author new Linux driver for Nvidia GPUs in RustMy understanding is that nowadays most of the heavy lifting is done by magic going on in the firmware, so the actual driver is relatively simple and is open source: https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
In Red Hat to author new Linux driver for Nvidia GPUs in Rust