Bug 6706

Summary:	Include the d3d12 driver
Product:	Fedora	Reporter:	ByteEnable
Component:	mesa-freeworld	Assignee:	Luya Tshimbalanga <luya_tfz>
Status:	RESOLVED EOL
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	fedora, leigh123linux, sergio
Priority:	P1
Version:	f38
Hardware:	All
OS:	GNU/Linux
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Description ByteEnable 2023-06-11 13:54:05 CEST

Include the Microsoft d3d12 driver in the Mesa driver build to support GPU acceleration in the WSLg graphics subsystem via MESA

A blog post regarding the topic can be found here from Microsoft:

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/d3d12-gpu-video-acceleration-in-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-now-available/

Comment 1 Luya Tshimbalanga 2023-06-11 18:36:31 CEST

Hmm, the first idea in mind is to reuse libd3d to enable Direct3D12 support and sync with the main repository. Alternatively, create a sub-package named libd3d12. @Thorsen, any take on this one?

Comment 2 Thorsten Leemhuis 2023-06-12 09:35:16 CEST

(In reply to Luya Tshimbalanga from comment #1)
> @Thorsen, any take on this one?

Not totally sure, but my initial reaction is: this is exposing video acceleration from the Windows drivers (correct?). Well, if those offer the functionality, then patents and license agreements should be their problem to deal with (or not?). Hence: why not include this in Fedora?

I'd say: at least try to get this enabled in Fedora; if they NAK it or don't come to a conclusion within a few weeks, it might be something for RPM Fusion.

Comment 3 leigh scott 2024-05-21 07:40:38 CEST

Fedora Linux 38 entered end-of-life (EOL) status on 2024-05-21.

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