[forum] XFree86 5.0 TODO
Alan Cox
forum@XFree86.Org
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 18:32:48 -0500 (EST)
> Mmm, but here, the depth has no influence on the non-linear framebuffer,
> it doesn't really is a non-linear framebuffer, just a framebuffer where
> not all the memory is directly available ? It still has a linear
> addressing space ? Or maybe i am just misunderstanding things ?
Linear from what viewpoint - it may also be tiled too. Quite a few cards
also support multiple surfaces and things like keeping your windows in
AGP space then using them as textures for compositing onto the display