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Building a Linux GPU Driver for the M4 Mac Mini in One Month

422 points · 290 comments · ADevWithAnIdea

  1. ndiddy · · focus · HN ↗
    It's extremely impressive that they were able to make a working driver so quickly. I think this is one of the best use cases for LLMs. You don't need someone to spend years reverse engineering undocumented hardware anymore. It will interesting to see how good the driver the LLMs came up with is, and whether it can be upstreamed into the Linux kernel.
    1. MBCook · · focus · HN ↗
      I’m sure it’s really easy when you can get help from the people who made the chip or write the Apple drivers.
      1. josephg · · focus · HN ↗
        Did you read the article? They didn’t get help from the people who made the chip or wrote the Apple drivers.
        1. Danox · · focus · HN ↗
          He lied about his background, kept it quiet…
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