X.Org Foundation Courses

Graphic Testing Without Hardware - Discovering the Power of VKMS

Explore how VKMS emulates diverse display configurations in the Linux kernel, enabling graphical applications to be tested without physical hardware.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

An Upstream-First Approach to Application Virtualization

Explore Spectrum's innovative Linux desktop OS that isolates applications in lightweight VMs using Wayland, XDG portals, and virtio-gpu for enhanced security and integration.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Display Engine Based Adaptive Sharpness Filter

Explore Intel's adaptive sharpness filter for graphics display engines that intelligently enhances image clarity based on content while preserving visual quality with minimal overhead.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

What's New in ir3 - Adreno GPU Compiler Backend Features and Implementation

Explore ir3 compiler backend updates for Adreno GPUs, covering vectorized instructions, register aliasing, debugging tools, and reverse engineering techniques for new hardware features.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

GPU Job Scheduling in DRM - Past, Present and Future

Explore GPU job scheduling evolution in Linux DRM subsystem, covering scheduler problems, recent fixes, and the new DRM Jobqueue infrastructure for firmware-based scheduling.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Case Study of Core Affinity for Concurrent GPU Workload Execution on ARM Mali

Explore GPU core affinity techniques for ARM Mali to optimize XR compositor performance and reduce rendering delays through independent execution cores.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Enhancements to the Raspberry Pi GPU Driver Stack - Performance and Vulkan 1.3 Updates

Discover the latest GPU driver improvements for Raspberry Pi 5, including Vulkan 1.3 conformance, enhanced subgroups support, and optimizations for better memory usage and shader performance.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Code of Conduct Team Processes, Guidelines and Oversight Implementation

Discover how the fd.o Code of Conduct team implements moderation processes, guidelines, and oversight mechanisms, plus future plans for community management.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Porting the Nouveau Image Library to Rust - A Practical Rewrite Strategy

Discover practical strategies for integrating Rust with C codebases through a real-world case study of porting the Nouveau Image Library, including interoperability techniques and common pitfall solutions.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Color Operations for Linux Color Pipeline on AMD Devices

Dive into Linux color pipeline management, exploring AMD device-specific colorops implementation, kernel APIs, and hardware color management through 1D curves, 3D LUTs, and matrices.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cloud Workstation Platform and Compositor Developer Tools with PipeWire and Libei

Explore how cloud workstations leverage PipeWire and libei in post-X11 environments, while discovering innovative approaches to compositor development tooling.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Running Mesa-Based Graphics Drivers on Windows Using WDDM2

Dive into the technical journey of porting RADV drivers to Windows, exploring WDDM2 kernel API, reverse engineering AMD interfaces, and implementing Mesa-based drivers for cross-platform compatibility.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Bug's Life: Fixing an 11-Year-Old Mesa3D EGL Standard Bug

Dive into a fascinating journey of debugging Mesa3D, exploring an 11-year-old EGL standard bug and discovering how open-source collaboration and CI infrastructure led to its resolution.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

io_uring for Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) - Exploring Asynchronous Job Submissions

Explore the potential integration of io_uring mechanism with DRM framework for enhanced GPU performance and reduced context switching in modern graphics systems.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Panfrost Graphics Driver Development Update 2024

Discover the latest developments in Panfrost graphics, including V10 support, GLES 3.1 CTS achievements, and PanVK advancements in this technical presentation from XDC 2024.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video