Bug 6422

Summary:	Fedora Linux Disabling Mesa's H.264 / H.265 / VC1 VA-API - Mesa in rpmfusion?
Product:	Fedora	Reporter:	samoht0 <samoht0-bugzilla>
Component:	ffmpeg	Assignee:	Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	belegdol, kwizart
Priority:	P1
Version:	f37
Hardware:	All
OS:	GNU/Linux
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Description samoht0 2022-09-28 20:47:37 CEST

Fedora's Mesa packages have been built with full VA-API support to this point but now is removing H.264 / H.265 / VC1 acceleration support due to legal (patent) reasons.

Currently F37 and F38 are affected, but might be shipped for F36, too. Commit:

https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/mesa/c/94ef544b3f2125912dfbff4c6ef373fe49806b52?branch=rawhide

This really sucks, especially on lowrange and/or older mobile hardware.

Any chance to ship a proper mesa in rpmfusion?

(I've chosen ffmpeg package, as it uses the API, please re-assign, if necessary. Thanks.)

Comment 1 Nicolas Chauvet 2022-09-28 21:10:38 CEST

We are using fedy issue component for package wishlist
https://github.com/rpmfusion-infra/fedy/issues/110