# Zagitta/gpu-unlock

> Linux kernel module that unlocks certain NVIDIA GA102/GA104 GPU features (e.g. RTX 3090) before the nvidia driver binds, using the CMP unlocker technique and UEFI timing. Requires a cold boot and opt-in via the gpu_unlock.targets kernel parameter.

- Magnitude: 5.5 out of 10 — Early signal
- Stars: 169 total · +21 stars measured 2026-10-22, 00:37–04:07 UTC, ≈ 116 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Hardware, IoT & robotics · Language: C · Created: 2026-10-18 · Last push: 2026-10-21
- GitHub: https://github.com/Zagitta/gpu-unlock · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/Zagitta/gpu-unlock

## Useful for

- Build and install the package on Arch, Debian or RPM via make install-arch/deb/rpm
- Enable unlocking for a specific card by adding gpu_unlock.targets=0000:21:00.0 to the kernel command line
- Verify the result with journalctl -k -b | grep gpu_unlock and lspci -nnk

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-22 (UTC), 00:37–04:07: 148 → 169 stars (+21). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +116 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- The repository is 4 days old and already has 169 stars. With less than two weeks of history, there's no usual pace to compare the spike against yet.
- Top new repositories this week: #124.
- About 39 forks a day — people are taking the code.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 32
- Issues and pull requests: 3
- Watchers: 4
- Average over the last week: 57 per day
- Usual pace: too little history (under two weeks)
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 4

## Stars per day, last 5 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-18 … 2026-10-22: 18, 20, 16, 115, 21

## Magnitude by day, last 2 days

10-21 2.2, 10-22 5.5

## Spotted in now

- Top new repositories this week: #124

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Days are UTC. “So far today” is a fact; “expected by the end of the day” is a forecast.
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Data as of 2026-10-22 04:18 UTC, updated every 30 minutes.