Vetter: Atomic Modeset Support for KMS Drivers

For those who are interested in the grungy details of getting the new atomic modesetting operations working with existing graphics drivers, Daniel Vetter has the scoop: "So I've just reposted my atomic modeset helper series, and since the main goal of all that work was to ensure a smooth and simple transition for existing drivers to the promised atomic land it's time to elaborate a bit. The big problem is that the existing helper libraries and callbacks to driver backends don't really fit the new semantics, so some shuffling was required to avoid long-term pain. So if you are a driver writer and just interested in the details then read for what needs to be done to support atomic modeset updates using these new helper libraries."

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