[interfacekit] Re: :) Again - BBitmap

> >     So, if understood corectly, drawing on application side, by
> > acquring the
> > lock that the graphic card driver holds, involves a lot of context
> > switching
> > at that low level, and, as I see the things, that is not quite so
> > good as
> > letting only one context switch for the app_server to draw in the
> > name of
> > all threads.
> >     Don't you?
>
> No, all I'm saying is, that drawing into non-off-screen bitmaps
> application side results in a lower latency, since doing it in the app
> server requires context switches (and mode changes for the
> communication).

    non-off-screen bitmaps? that means... on screen, and that under no
circumstance I agree. Maybe you wanted to say: drawing into off-screen
bitmaps application side ?
    And... to reformulate my earlier question: Is it equal good to have
context switching at server side or at driver side? Isn't the one at driver
side more costly?

> You will make people very unhappy, who have a yet unsupported board,
> but could live with VESA mode.

    I want VESA mode to be the only fallback solution. The drivers should
all have 3D HW acceleration.

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