Eric,

I assume there are changes to directfb to take advantage of the dma blit.  Is 
this currently a patch or is it in directfb?  I am using version 1.2 of 
directfb.

Thanks,
Craig


On Thursday 28 May 2009 1:48:18 pm Eric Nelson wrote:
> Hello Craig,
>
> Craig Matsuura wrote:
> > I am also curious about the progress. I am also interested in speeding
> > up blitting in directfb. I am currently on directfb 1.2, I am using the
> > fbdev not the mem mapping as I need it for an app that runs on the vid0
> > in rgb24 bit mode.
>
> The latest driver can be found in our Git repository
> (file drivers/misc/dav-dma.c)
>       http://git.boundarydevices.com/git-repos?p=linux-bd
>
> > I can not run on the osd0 as resolutions higher than 640x480 on the OSD
> > will cause video tearing. I run the vid0 at 1280x720 (720p).
>
> Using DMA for blts will help with tearing, but you'll likely also need to
> sync with the vertical refresh interrupt.
>
> > I have contemplated using the /dev/mem but was unsure if it was really
> > worth the effort. I am also using the DSP with Codec Engine 2 from TI so
> > I can not use the c64 acceleration.
>
> The "blt" operations in dav-dma should inter-operate with CE2 just fine
> without the acceleration code in DFB.
>
> > On Wednesday 02 January 2008 8:36:20 pm Sriram Neelakandan wrote:
> >  > Hi Eric,
> >  >
> >  > I stumbled on this posting recently..
> >
> > http://mail.directfb.org/pipermail/directfb-users/2007-November/000123.ht
> >ml
> >
> >  > I am looking to use the driver ..
> >  > Do u have any latest updates ?
> >  > Also it will be of great help, if you could post a sample user space
> >  > program, that demos the usage of your driver.
>
> Sorry for that, Sriram. I haven't had time to keep up with the Direct-FB
> mailing list and didn't notice your post.
>
> I also haven't touched base with the DFB team to know whether they've
> been keeping the DMA blt support up-to-date.
>
> When integrated with Direct-FB, the standard DFB demos will work (only
> faster).
>
> Eric

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