On 2024-06-17 19:18, Pierre Ossman wrote: > On 17/06/2024 18:09, Michel Dänzer wrote: >>> >>> Can I know whether it is needed or not? Or should I be cautious and always >>> do it? >> >> Assuming GBM in the X server uses the GPU HW driver, I'd say it shouldn't be >> needed.
Let me revise that statement: It shouldn't be needed, period. If llvmpipe needs it, it should happen as part of gbm_bo_map. (Not sure this is implemented at this time, I'd argue it's a Mesa bug if not though) > It does not (except the driver libgbm loads). We're trying to use this in > Xvnc, so it's all CPU. Mesa's GBM backend (built into libgbm) is essentially a frontend for Gallium drivers. It initializes a suitable driver for the DRM fd passed to gbm_create_device. This could be the GPU HW driver, which might explain why the contents from gnome-shell are displayed correctly (eventually). > We're just trying to make sure the applications can use the full power of the > GPU to render their stuff before handing it over to the X server. :) A note on architecture: Mutter supports running as a headless Wayland compositor, and supports remote desktop (including remote login as of GNOME 46) via gnome-remote-desktop and RDP. This allows both Wayland and X (via Xwayland) clients to run with full HW acceleration. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | https://redhat.com Libre software enthusiast | Mesa and Xwayland developer
