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Vulkan Sparse Binding Support Comes To Lavapipe Software Driver
Merged into Mesa 24.2 on Thursday is Vulkan sparse binding support for the CPU-based Lavapipe driver.
Building off the work started by David Airlie, Konstantin Seurer has managed to get the Vulkan sparse support for Lavapipe over the finish line. David Airlie back in May 2023 explained in a blog post about the challenges of sparse memory support for a CPU-based Vulkan driver: This merge request after being under review over the past month has managed to push sparse support across the finish line for Lavapipe.
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