AMDgpu (Linux kernel module)

<h2 id="development">Development</h2>
<p>It takes the form of an in-tree <a href="/facts/Loadable_kernel_module/UXvHsj2c">kernel module</a>.
</p><p>As of 2022, AMD Kernel Fusion Driver (KFD) is now integrated in this one kernel module. AMD KFD development at AMD is part of <a href="/facts/ROCm/MX8uasuY">ROCm</a>, under the ROCk project.
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<h2 id="distribution">Distribution</h2>
<p>AMDgpu has been fully upstreamed and new developments continue to do so.
</p><p>As AMDgpu is part of the <a href="/facts/Monolithic_kernel/33kvBcT9">monolithic</a> Linux kernel, it is shipped by most Linux distributions directly. The package suite / install script amdgpu-pro, distributed by AMD directly from <a href="/facts/AMD_Radeon_Software/ntMxIHW0">AMD Radeon Software</a>, ships an AMDgpu kernel module somewhat reliably more up-to-date compared to that of kernels shipped in regular operating system distributions.
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<h2 id="community">Community</h2>
<p>The development of the kernel module happens between AMD and the Linux maintainers, discussions happen on the <a href="/facts/Freedesktop.org/qGlctGYA">freedesktop.org</a> mailing lists<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> - freedesktop being home to major Linux graphics projects such as <a href="/facts/Mesa_(computer_graphics)/oxcVI6bd">Mesa</a>, <a href="/facts/Libdrm/AjCBBvrU">libdrm</a>, <a href="/facts/XOrg/7AaPmYtV">Xorg</a>, <a href="/facts/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)/I9I1TbEG">Wayland</a>.
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<h2 id="support">Support</h2>
<p>AMDgpu officially supports cards built upon <a href="/facts/Graphics_Core_Next/WYNvhDUP">GCN 1.2</a> or higher, including new instruction sets such as <a href="/facts/RDNA_(microarchitecture)/tplgu8A1">RDNA</a>1&2, CDNA.
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<h3>Support issues</h3>
<p>Though as of 2022<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AMDgpu_(Linux_kernel_module)&action=edit">[update]</a> support for GCN 1.0/1.1 is incomplete,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> it can be enabled by a kernel parameter<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> and some <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distributions</a> enabled it by default.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Radeon/U6y80fWr">Radeon</a> — AMD's main GPU brand</li>
<li><a href="/facts/AMD_Radeon_Software/ntMxIHW0">AMD Radeon Software</a> — AMD's default software distribution channel</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_graphics_device_driver/h1Wo2nME">Free and open-source graphics device driver</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/gpu/amdgpu/index.html">"AMDgpu driver"</a>. <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a>. 2022-01-23.</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Larabel, Michael (October 8, 2014). "The Slides Announcing The New "AMDGPU" Kernel Driver". Phoronix. Retrieved April 11, 2023. <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/MTgwODA" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/MTgwODA</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Larabel, Michael (April 20, 2015). "AMD Releases New "AMDGPU" Linux Kernel Driver & Mesa Support". Phoronix. Retrieved April 11, 2023. <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-AMDGPU-Released" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-AMDGPU-Released</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"The dri-devel Archives". Retrieved 2021-02-01. <a href="https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/" target="_blank">https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"The amd-gfx Archives". Retrieved 2021-02-01. <a href="https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/" target="_blank">https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Defaulting Radeon GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs To Better Linux Driver Is Held Up By Analog Outputs". Phoronix. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-03-09. <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-GCN-1.0-Analog-Block" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-GCN-1.0-Analog-Block</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"AMD Unleashes Initial AMDGPU Driver Support For GCN 1.0 / Southern Islands GPUs". Phoronix. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2017-04-05. <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-SI-Experimental-Code" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-SI-Experimental-Code</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"AMDgpu driver documentation". Freedesktop.org. <a href="https://dri.freedesktop.org/docs/drm/gpu/amdgpu.html" target="_blank">https://dri.freedesktop.org/docs/drm/gpu/amdgpu.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"Mageia 8 RC1 Brings AMDGPU For GCN 1.0/1.1, NVIDIA GLVND, Linux 5.10 LTS". Phoronix. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-03-09. <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mageia-8-RC1-Released" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mageia-8-RC1-Released</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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