[SDL] Does DGA mode bypass server?
Sam Lantinga
slouken at devolution.com
Tue Mar 5 15:11:03 PST 2002
> What I'm getting at is does SDL simply get direct access to the
> framebuffer in DGA mode, meaning it can run 100% independent
> of the server, or does it still has to communicate with the Xserver
> to get things done.
It does get direct access to the framebuffer, but it has to communicate
with the server to get things done (like do accelerated blits, and get
events).
See ya,
-Sam Lantinga, Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment
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