On Don, 2003-03-27 at 00:37, Keith Whitwell wrote: > Ian Romanick wrote: > > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > >> On Mit, 2003-03-26 at 21:22, Ian Romanick wrote: > >> > >>> If the paged memory system is only used when DRI is enabled, does it > >>> really matter where the code the X server calls is located? Could we > >>> make the memory manager some sort of API-registered callback? It > >>> would be one that only DRI (and perhaps video-capture extensions) > >>> would ever use, but still. > >> > >> > >> > >> As far as I understand Mark Vojkovich's comments on the next generation > >> XAA, all offscreen memory management is going to be handled via driver > >> callbacks. > > > > > > Interesting. What about "on screen?" I mean, are there any plans to > > re-size the amount of memory used for the front buffer when the screen > > mode changes? > > > > Isn't that the RandR proposal, promoted or developed by core team X-iles?
I'd say it's slightly more than a proposal, as the resize part is implemented in 4.3.0. :) I do think dynamic management of everything including the front buffer is the long term goal. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
