Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 04 Jun 1996 22:03:41 +1000 | From | eyal <> | Subject | Re: SVGA kernel chipset drivers. |
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Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote:
> If you make the routines VESA complaint, then they can't take advantage > of any of the card-specific accelerated features. This means that > performance of the X server will go *down* as a result.
Well, not really. VBE/AF should provide access to accelerated functions too. A VBE based driver may be one GFX driver, while others (card specific) need to control other cards.
I am not sure what the debate really is about. I do see the gfx card as just another piece of hardware, and if a kernel driver is right for one device then it is right for the other.
At the same time also think that X may be a good replacement, and a much better one if it can export a low level API to access the card's functionality. DCA is a good start.
-- Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal@ise.canberra.edu.au, eyal@pcug.org.au)
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