Sunshine (she/her) to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agoIntel Arc B580 tested in five games on Linux; you’re better off sticking with an AMD GPU for nowwww.pcguide.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 hours 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-squarelengau@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours 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-up1·13 hours 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.