>Message: 5
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Xpert]Rendition v2x00
>From: "Charles C. Fu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: 30 Sep 2002 16:02:34 -0700
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>On 28 Sep 2002, Phil T wrote:
> I'm fixing the acceleration in the rendition driver
>and I need some
> info on the STATUS register - flags, masks etc. 
>I'm polling it in
> the Sync function in XAA for idle status. Any help?
>
>(Brings back memories of talking to Rendition about
>writing some
>accelerated X drivers way back when....)
>
>I presume you are talking about the values read
>after a sync?
>
>Calling sync was always something to be avoided (for
>performance
>reasons) and the meaning of the resulting output
>known to only a few.
>As far as I am aware, that information was never
>disclosed (and, yes,
>I did ask about it myself at one point).  So, what
>exactly are you
>trying to do that you need to call sync, and is
>there absolutely no
>way to avoid it?

I was talking about XAA's Sync, the current code
syncs the pixel engine in somewhat slow manner -
it restarts the risc.
I'm using the SyncPixelEngine func found in the
microcode I need to know when it's completed to
return.

>If you really, really must call sync and make sense
>of the returned
>value, you might try to ask some old Rendition
>people.  However, I
>don't know what they would be allowed to disclose at
>this point.  I
>would start with Stefan Podell--although Stefan
>himself was not a
>hardware guy and probably wouldn't know this
>information anyways, he
>probably knows who to contact specifically (Walt
>Donovan?) and might
>know how to get a hold of them.
>
>You can easily find some contact information for
>Stefan with a minimal
>web search, but feel free to email me if you need
>help.
>

Thanks, but I think I've guessed them after some
experiments. At least XAA's Sync works now :)

>Chances are, however, that you will not be able to
>get this
>information.
>
>-ccwf



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