Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Feb 1998 18:05:12 +0100 (MET) | From | Stefan Mars <> | Subject | Re: GGI, EGCS/PGCC, Kernel source |
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On 25 Feb 1998, Jes Degn Soerensen wrote:
> Stefan> Ok, I will rephrase and comment. You _have_ to use an ioctl if > Stefan> you want to go from userspace to kernelspace, and yes, that is > Stefan> slow. That's why we are using a buffer where we can store > Stefan> multiple acceleration commands and do several at once. > > Ok and that is in my oppnion on of the biggest problems, I don't like > the acceleration for tons of graphics card being put into the kernel, > be it using modules or not.
No no no.. we only put in the ones that are available for the specific card that a driver supports (well, some are so common that they are always there, but these are very few), and the rest is userspace.
> Sorry, don't own a PC myself ;-) and I don't have the time to port it > to the m68k. That is why I rely a bit on the performance Geert > reported back when he did try this.
Ues, I can agree that it is a problem that we are x86 people only, and we would love to have some m68k people onboard. But right now we haven't, and so we have to do our best and plan for it, and I think we are doing that really well.
As for Gert's comments, you said it yourself: "..back when...". I do really think that a lot has changed since then, and that the figures he reported then are no longer up to date.
That's just my belief and understanding though. Should it be that Gert tested it yesterday he is welcome to correct me.
-Stefan
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