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From: Jamie Lokier <lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: No 100 HZ timer !
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Alan Cox wrote:
> > Games would like to be able to page flip at vertical refresh time --
> > <1ms accuracy please.  Network traffic shaping benefits from better than
> 
> This is an X issue. I was talking with Jim Gettys about what is needed to
> get the relevant existing X extensions for this working

Last time I looked at XF86DGA (years ago), it seemed to have the right
hooks in place.  Just a matter of server implementation.  My
recollection is dusty though.

-- Jamie
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