From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1KcUxe-0004nP-0e
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:50:34 -0400
Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1KcUxc-0004mX-AG
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:50:33 -0400
Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49577 helo=monty-python.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KcUxc-0004mO-3g
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:50:32 -0400
Received: from ag-out-0708.google.com ([72.14.246.250]:26972)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60)
	(envelope-from <anthony@codemonkey.ws>) id 1KcUxb-0006C9-Pt
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:50:31 -0400
Received: by ag-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id 31so3473484agc.5
	for <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:50:31 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <48C476A6.8080608@codemonkey.ws>
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:49:42 -0500
From: Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 5 of 5] [UPDATE] opengl rendering in the
	sdl window
References: <48BFF04B.6090006@eu.citrix.com>
In-Reply-To: <48BFF04B.6090006@eu.citrix.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>,
	<mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/qemu-devel>
List-Post: <mailto:qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>,
	<mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=subscribe>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>

Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> This patch comes from xen-unstable and adds opengl support for rendering
> the guest framebuffer in the SDL window.
> SDL is needed anyway to open the window and handle the events.
> Opengl rendering is optional and can be turned off at both compile time
> and run time (--disable-opengl).
>
> Opengl rendering actually is enabled only when the buffer is shared to
> avoid adding one more copy of the pixel buffer.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
>   

gtk + cairo is much more appealing to me than OpenGL.  The general lack 
of indirect direct rendering support and the spotty state of 3d 
acceleration in Linux is a major disadvantage to OpenGL.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori