[Bug 13919] New: directx.c NVIDIA GPUs memory detection can be vastly improved

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13919

Summary: directx.c NVIDIA GPUs memory detection can be vastly
                    improved
           Product: Wine
           Version: CVS/GIT
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: directx-d3d
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

There is a nice utility named nvclock, which allows overclocking of NVIDIA
GPUs. This utility also shows very detailed information about the installed
NVIDIA GPUs.

I suppose Wine could

1) use nvclock utility directly by running `nvclock -i | awk '/Amount/{print
$2}'` which directly yields the required number:

256

2) use nvclock as a shared static library (nvclock/src/backend/* -> nvclock.a)

3) incorporate a piece of nvclock code which detects the amount of GPU memory
(nvclock/src/backend/info.c)

cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[e-mail]:/cvsroot/nvclock co -P
nvclock

[Bug 13919] directx.c NVIDIA GPUs memory detection can be vastly improved

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13919

Vitaliy Margolen  changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX

--- Comment #1 from Vitaliy Margolen   2008-06-14 21:35:44 ---
Neither one will work. That program is GPL. Wine is LGPL.

License aside the biggest problem - this won't work on anything bug nVidia cars
on Linux. Wine needs general solution for all hardware, not just one card make.

[Bug 13919] directx.c NVIDIA GPUs memory detection can be vastly improved

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13919

James Hawkins  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #2 from James Hawkins   2008-06-14 21:40:50 ---
Closing.

[Bug 13919] directx.c NVIDIA GPUs memory detection can be vastly improved

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13919

--- Comment #3 from Artem S. Tashkinov   2008-06-15 04:44:06 ---
I cannot imagine how 1) cannot work. And license has nothing to do with
_externally_ called application.

Yes, it won't work on anything except NVIDIA cards but people who play heavy
news games use only NVIDIA and DAAMIT GPU's so but incorporating nvclock you
could easily cover over 55% of hardcore players.

Just my thoughts.

[Bug 13919] directx.c NVIDIA GPUs memory detection can be vastly improved

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13919

Dan Kegel  changed:

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            Version|CVS/GIT                     |unspecified

[Bug 13919] directx.c NVIDIA GPUs memory detection can be vastly improved

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13919

Austin English  changed:

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           Platform|All                         |Other

--- Comment #4 from Austin English  2012-02-23 15:22:42 CST ---
Removing deprecated 'All' Platform.