Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 11 Sep 2004 09:40:52 +0200 (MEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: radeon-pre-2 |
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On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, Dave Airlie wrote: > Lots of X DDX drivers use the accelerator for 2d stuff, some fbs use it > for accelerating scrolling, the DRM uses it, this is wrong wrong wrong > wrong...X/DRM at least lock each other out, but the fb just tramps in > wearing its size nines.. so in summary the 2D/3D split exists in peoples > minds (graphics cards designers excepted...)
Who tramps on who actually depends on your point of view... ;-)
First we had fbdev in the kernel (and some X played nice with it), then we also got DRM...
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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