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@@ -7,3 +7,12 @@ config DRM_CIRRUS_QEMU
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This is a KMS driver for emulated cirrus device in qemu.
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It is *NOT* intended for real cirrus devices. This requires
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the modesetting userspace X.org driver.
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+ Cirrus is obsolete, the hardware was designed in the 90ies
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+ and can't keep up with todays needs. More background:
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+ https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2014/10/qemu-using-cirrus-considered-harmful/
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+ Better alternatives are:
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+ - stdvga (DRM_BOCHS, qemu -vga std, default in qemu 2.2+)
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+ - qxl (DRM_QXL, qemu -vga qxl, works best with spice)
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+ - virtio (DRM_VIRTIO_GPU), qemu -vga virtio)
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