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From: John Zielinski <grim@undead.cc>
To: Linux Frame Buffer Device Development
	<linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: Framebuffer fbtest issues
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:46:06 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3FC6B6EE.9000307@undead.cc> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0311271103000.19234-100000@waterleaf.sonytel.be>

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> How much memory does the Radeon 9200 have? Probably at least 64 MiB. 
> Usually
> reading from video memory across PCI/AGP is slow, that's why usually it's
> faster for fbcon to scroll by redrawing all characters instead of 
> copying video
> data.
>
>  
>
It has 128 MiB.  I didn't realize that reading video memory was that 
slow...

So it's a better idea to not save the frame buffer if it's in KD_TEXT 
mode and just have the fbcon redraw it.  I'll post  my patches to fbtest 
later so you can see what I'm talking about.

John





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      reply	other threads:[~2003-11-28  2:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-11-26 10:15 Framebuffer fbtest issues Hetz Ben Hamo
2003-11-27  3:39 ` John Zielinski
2003-11-27 10:04   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-11-28  2:46     ` John Zielinski [this message]

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