I’m all in for performance improvements, hope to see this reach Proton ASAP
Windows NT Sync Driver Proposed For The Linux Kernel
Proton would still need to make use of it.
yes, of course, but I was just pointing out that the proposed changes are mainly in kernel space, not in wine itself
The patches are from CodeWeavers, and some of their work is cooperation with Valve, so hopefully proton gets those changes quickly. It usually takes a while before proton is based on a new wine release.
is this what used to be called winesync?
Is there any risk of lawsuits from Microsoft for all these?
No, this kernel patch will be different to what’s in Windows code. It implements what’s necessary for wine to be more performant, not the actual Windows API itself.
Wine implements those Windows API/ABIs, which is legal because it’s done by reverse-engineering. I believe in some countries (US?) it’s also necessary for the devs to never have seen Windows code.
PS: Google v. Oracle is a US supreme court decision where Oracle lost at trying to patent Java API’s.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_Inc.
