--- title: Linux Kernel Graphics Driver Proposed For GlandaGPU: An... description: GlandaGPU is an open-source custom 3D graphics core written in VHDL, designed to run on a Cyclone V FPGA SoC. It currently supports VGA output at 640x480 @... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-kernel-graphics-driver-proposed-for-glandagpu-an-open-source-soft-gpu-core-w7bpdhvn6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linux Kernel Graphics Driver Proposed For GlandaGPU: An Open-Source Soft GPU Core | daily.dev og:description: GlandaGPU is an open-source custom 3D graphics core written in VHDL, designed to run on a Cyclone V FPGA SoC. It currently supports VGA output at 640x480 @... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-kernel-graphics-driver-proposed-for-glandagpu-an-open-source-soft-gpu-core-w7bpdhvn6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/w7bpDhvn6.png og:image:alt: Linux Kernel Graphics Driver Proposed For GlandaGPU: An Open-Source Soft GPU Core og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux Kernel Graphics Driver Proposed For GlandaGPU: An Open-Source Soft GPU Core **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GlandaGPU is an open-source custom 3D graphics core written in VHDL, designed to run on a Cyclone V FPGA SoC. It currently supports VGA output at 640x480 @ 60Hz with a 2D acceleration engine, and a QEMU emulation mode is available for development without physical hardware. Developer Leander Kieweg has submitted an RFC patch series proposing a Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel driver for GlandaGPU — under 1,000 lines of code — seeking feedback on its viability for mainlining into the Linux kernel. No upstream DRM maintainers have yet commented on whether a hobbyist, non-commercial soft GPU core would be accepted upstream. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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