Mesa 21.3.5

[jackpot51]

Backport of Ubuntu 22.04 mesa. I have pushed the previous mesa version to master_focal so this will only affect 21.10 and 22.04. It is not building on 20.04 yet, I will look into backporting there at a later time.

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I'm going to work through this with Integrated and Discrete graphics. First up: AMD Integrated.

Testing MESA 21.3.5 Pop 21.10 Integrated-AMD Decktop

Installation

Add the staging branch containing the updated driver with the apt script in the pop-os/pop repo.

• [x] sudo apt upgrade updates the driver without conflicts (Ubuntu may require full-upgrade).

Desktop graphics - Integrated AMD Cezanne

• [x] HDMI-out (including sound output) works at expected resolution and refresh rate
• [x] DisplayPort-out (including sound output) works at expected resolution and refresh rate
• [x] Daisy-chained DisplayPort monitors (DP alt mode) work at expected resolution and refresh rate
• [x] Hot plugging/unplugging displays works as expected
• [x] Multiple displays at once work as expected

Software tests

• [x] A Unigine benchmark performs as expected
• [x] Steam can be installed and launched
• [x] A native Linux game can be launched from Steam
• [x] A Proton game can be launched from Steam

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Testing MESA 21.3.5 Pop 21.10 Integrated Intel Desktop

Installation

Add the staging branch containing the updated driver with the apt script in the pop-os/pop repo.

• [x] sudo apt upgrade updates the driver without conflicts (Ubuntu may require full-upgrade).

Desktop graphics

Several graphics cards will have to be tested, preferably in several desktops. Test at least one current generation AMD card, as well as one previous generation AMD card.

• [x] HDMI-out (including sound output) works at expected resolution and refresh rate
• [x] DisplayPort-out (including sound output) works at expected resolution and refresh rate
• [x] Daisy-chained DisplayPort monitors (DP alt mode) work at expected resolution and refresh rate
• [x] Hot plugging/unplugging displays works as expected
• [x] Multiple displays at once work as expected

Software tests

• [x] A Unigine benchmark performs as expected
• [x] Steam can be installed and launched
• [x] A native Linux game can be launched from Steam
• [x] A Proton game can be launched from Steam

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Nothing about the Mesa update seemed to conflict with the Nvidia drivers, or cause Discrete Nvidia cards to act incorrectly on desktop.

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Testing MESA 21.3.5 Pop 21.10 AMD/Nvidia Laptop

Installation

Add the staging branch containing the updated driver with the apt script in the pop-os/pop repo.

• [x] sudo apt upgrade updates the driver without conflicts (Ubuntu may require full-upgrade).

Laptop graphics (switchable graphics)

• [x] After update and reboot, the machine remained in Hybrid graphics mode.

Integrated mode test

• [x] Correctly uses Mesa driver
• [x] Laptop suspends and resumes
• [x] Plugging in a display correctly prompts to switch to Hybrid mode

Software tests

• [ ] A Unigine benchmark performs as expected
• [x] Steam can be installed and launched
• [x] A native Linux game can be launched from Steam
• [x] A Proton game can be launched from Steam

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Testing MESA 21.3.5 Pop 21.10 Intel/Nvidia Laptop

Installation

Add the staging branch containing the updated driver with the apt script in the pop-os/pop repo.

• [x] sudo apt upgrade updates the driver without conflicts (Ubuntu may require full-upgrade).

Laptop graphics (switchable graphics)

• [x] After update and reboot, the machine remained in Hybrid graphics mode.

Integrated mode test

• [x] Correctly uses Mesa driver
• [x] Laptop suspends and resumes
• [x] Plugging in a display correctly prompts to switch to Hybrid mode

Software tests

These can be done on any machine with an NVIDIA GPU

• [X] A Unigine benchmark performs as expected
• [x] Steam can be installed and launched
• [x] A native Linux game can be launched from Steam
• [x] A Proton game can be launched from Steam

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Testing MESA 21.3.5 Pop 21.10 Discrete AMD

Installation

Add the staging branch containing the updated driver with the apt script in the pop-os/pop repo.

• [x] sudo apt upgrade updates the driver without conflicts (Ubuntu may require full-upgrade).

Desktop graphics

Several graphics cards will have to be tested, preferably in several desktops. Test at least one current generation AMD card, as well as one previous generation AMD card.

• [x] HDMI-out (including sound output) works at expected resolution and refresh rate
• [x] DisplayPort-out (including sound output) works at expected resolution and refresh rate
• [x] Daisy-chained DisplayPort monitors (DP alt mode) work at expected resolution and refresh rate
• [x] Hot plugging/unplugging displays works as expected
• [x] Multiple displays at once work as expected

Software tests

These can be done on any machine with an NVIDIA GPU

• [x] A Unigine benchmark performs as expected
• [x] Steam can be installed and launched
• [x] A native Linux game can be launched from Steam
• [x] A Proton game can be launched from Steam