Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-51,: Re: Thread-private mappings and graphics (was Re: Per-Processor

# Re: Thread-private mappings and graphics (was Re: Per-Processor

Chris Meadors (chris@hereintown.net)
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 13:34:08 -0500

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James Simmons wrote:
>
> Thanks for the suggestion on the userland chossing when to flush commands
> to the accel engine.

Two other things to think about:

What happens when the userland program waits too long before flushing?
It just keeps writing command after command.

Since one of the goals of this conversation was to figure out how to get
away from requiring X for display. I assume you are leaning towards
frame buffer consoles. What happens when there is a virtual console
switch before the program flushes its buffer?

-Chris M.

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