Why was not updated driver from r16 (r23) to r51 for mali ? https://github.com/chewitt/mali-bifrost
with support compatibility sure kernel to 6.7 according to file version_compat_defs.h
Why was not updated driver from r16 (r23) to r51 for mali ?
Panfrost made mali-bifrost irrelevant for LE images. The upstream LE repo is archived: https://github.com/LibreELEC/mali-bifrost
It is not smart. Newer chips as S922x dont have HW acceleration with panfrost. And there is also opensource driver from mali which is really functional. In panfrost is supported only OpenGL ES 3.1, on other hand in Bifrost is supported OpenGL ES 3.2 on identical device.
Newer chips as S922x dont have HW acceleration with panfrost.
On ARM boards hardware video acceleration has nothing to do with the GPU, and the difference between OpenGLES 3.1 and 3.2 is frankly not important for LE/Kodi use. There is simply no good reason for LE to use a proprietary closed-source blob that requires maintenance effort over an open-source in-kernel option that requires zero effort. Abandoning libmali once lima/panfrost were viable was a no-brainer (and smart) move for the project, hence we've done it. You're welcome to disagree of course (free world and all that) but your view is firmly in the minority around here.
