On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:53:02 +0200, Emmanuel ALLAUD wrote: > >Hmm, replying to myself : I read that the DRI kernel module addresses >certain issues with DMA/IRQ and others. Is there any good reason that >would prevent 2D drivers to use the API provided by this module?
The primary reason is that there is rarely any NEED for it. Many programmers have a disease such that, when they see a new tool, they feel the need to contort their problem set so that the new tool somehow applies, no matter how unnatural or oblique the fit. This is the old "when you're holding a hammer, the whole world starts to look like a nail" syndrome. That's the case here. The 2D operators certainly could use the kernel modules to do DMA and IRQ management, but since 2D operations don't have any NEED for DMA and IRQ management, it would be silly to do so. Just because a tool is available does not mean that it will help you. -- - Tim Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
