# Re: Proposal for a low-level Linux display framework

- From: Alan Cox \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-09-15 21:32:40 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2011/09/3764116
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2011/09/3763871/t.md

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> Okay, I see your problem. It's a bit strange you don't have acceleration. I

The hardware has 3D acceleration but not open so we can't support it.
There is no 2D acceleration - which seems to be increasingly common.

At some point I'll add hardware scrolling however by using the GTT to
implemnent scroll wrapping.

> sound like a big problem to me, but pretty inefficient, so probably copying the
> existing ones and adjusting it to your needs would be preferred (just like the
> sys* implementations exist).

I did have a look at the current ones but fixing them up given scan lines
can span page boundaries looked pretty horrible so I deferred it until I
feel inspired.

Alan
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