Running Android on the Mainline Graphics Stack

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Mainline Linux now supports Android graphics by adding DRM Atomic Modesetting and Explicit Synchronization in the kernel, plus a userspace shim drm_hwcomposer that maps Android HWC2 to DRM/GBM/Mesa. Implementations use atomic display (ADF), sync fences, and GBM-backed buffers. Results: imx6 and a Qualcomm DB4 board run Android on a mainline stack today; DragonBoard 820C and HiKey 960 are under active development. Work reduces proprietary driver burden and enables long-term support.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:59Android Graphics Stack
3. 10:21Current Status
4. 15:30Why Open Source
5. 18:43Questions

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