Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755848Ab1FNJZA (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:25:00 -0400 Received: from smtp.tele.fi ([192.89.123.25]:54581 "EHLO smtp.tele.fi" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755428Ab1FNJY5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:24:57 -0400 X-Originating-Ip: [194.89.68.22] Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:24:55 +0300 From: Pasi =?iso-8859-1?Q?K=E4rkk=E4inen?= To: Alan Cox Cc: Lukasz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] Re: [PATCH 00/15] GMA500 KMS and GEM Message-ID: <20110614092455.GP32595@reaktio.net> References: <20110608100411.9478.86672.stgit@localhost.localdomain> <20110608132449.4a50b548@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110608132449.4a50b548@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 707 Lines: 18 On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 01:24:49PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > But I see the vblank (the feature that lets the (whatever space) programs > > know when the vertical return occurs ?) as a quite useful thing... > > Nothing much in the 2D world seems to use it for anything. In the 3D > world yes vblank syncing and page flipping is important, but the driver > is 2D only. > Video players probably want to use it to provide tear/stutter-free playback? -- Pasi -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/