Kickstarter: Allwinner VPU support in the official Linux kernel
#1
Free Electrons (now Bootlin :/) have started a Kickstarter to fund the development/integration of Allwinner's VPU (Video Processing Unit) into the mainline Linux kernel, more information here...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...nux-kernel
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#2
Nice! 32 Euro it is.
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#3
Backed with 16 Euro.
#4
The company is over, and I wonder if there is any good news for pine64+ owners? Are we gonna be able to watch video on Linux?
#5
(10-23-2018, 03:34 AM)bunkerWHz Wrote: The company is over, and I wonder if there is any good news for pine64+ owners? Are we gonna be able to watch video on Linux?

Hi bunkerWHz,

Even the campaign is finished, the main things has been done, but they said they will try to finish A64 and H5 support to end of 2018.

More information:
https://bootlin.com/blog/allwinner-vpu-s...e-week-37/
https://bootlin.com/blog/final-weekly-st...u-support/

- gamiee
#6
(10-23-2018, 03:34 AM)bunkerWHz Wrote: The company is over, and I wonder if there is any good news for pine64+ owners? Are we gonna be able to watch video on Linux?

Here are some newer developments support for the A64 is talked about at the end.

https://bootlin.com/blog/allwinner-vpu-s...us-update/
#7
Linux 5.2 now supports lima driver for Mali 400/450 I wonder if it means we are able to run videos on Kodi/VLC Pine A64+?
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n...DRM-Update
#8
(07-08-2019, 06:39 AM)bunkerWHz Wrote: Linux 5.2 now supports lima driver for Mali 400/450 I wonder if it means we are able to run videos on Kodi/VLC Pine A64+?
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n...DRM-Update

The lime driver of Mali 400 just for graphic rendering, the video playback handles by VPU, not GPU.
#9
The 5.3 version of the Linux kernel was released recently.
Support for Allwinner processors
The support for H264 video decoding, from Maxime Ripard, was finally merged in the cedrus VPU driver that we have developed thanks to the funding of our Kickstarter campaign last year. The last missing piece is H265 video decoding, which we have submitted several times and we hope to get merged soon.


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