Re: [PATCH] fbdev: Add ioctls FBIO_COPYRECT, FBIO_FILLRECT, lest these operations be done in softwar
From: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Date: 2012-07-18 22:58:21
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On Thursday 21 June 2012 07:22:50 Strake wrote:
From: Matthew Farkas-Dyck <redacted> Add ioctls FBIO_COPYRECT, FBIO_FILLRECT, lest these operations be done in software. Signed-off-by: Matthew Farkas-Dyck <redacted> --- Reason: If it can be done in hardware, it ought to be. This will enable user-mode software to do so.
If we really want to go this way, I think we should develop a proper 2D acceleration API. I'm not sure whether it's worth the effort though. -- Regards, Laurent Pinchart