Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 2 days agoIntel Arc B580 tested in five games on Linux; you’re better off sticking with an AMD GPU for nowwww.pcguide.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down11
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkIntel Arc B580 tested in five games on Linux; you’re better off sticking with an AMD GPU for nowwww.pcguide.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoIntel refers to them as drivers. I was once trained to consider drivers and modules the same thing, but there appears to be a distinguishing difference. https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/47208/what-is-the-difference-between-kernel-drivers-and-kernel-modules
minus-squarelengaulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoMost kernel level drivers are modules (though they don’t have to be compiled that way), but many modules are things other than drivers.
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThat’s accurate to the second link.
Intel refers to them as drivers.
I was once trained to consider drivers and modules the same thing, but there appears to be a distinguishing difference.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/47208/what-is-the-difference-between-kernel-drivers-and-kernel-modules
Most kernel level drivers are modules (though they don’t have to be compiled that way), but many modules are things other than drivers.
That’s accurate to the second link.