[gmpi] Re: 3.14 UIs
- From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:01:33 +0100
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 01:36:39 -0400, Paul Davis wrote:
> I rephrase my comment. I believe that we should require that remote GUI
> communication to use a particular protocol, allowing full
> interoperability.
I still think said protocol should be used for in-process UIs too. There
is little overhead difference between:
1) making an API call which places an update message in a ringbuffer to
be read by the DSP thread
2) pushing an IPC packet into a named pipe / fifo / whatever, to be read
by the DSP thread
As evidence I point to the X11 system, where all calls the server (the bit
that actually draws stuff) are sent over a local socket, and most high
performance graphics workstations run X11. GMPI UI data is much higher
level, and hence lower bandwidth than X11 graphics instructions.
- Steve
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