Re: [PATCH] fbdev: Add ioctls FBIO_COPYRECT, FBIO_FILLRECT, lest these operations be done in software.

[Laurent Pinchart]

On Thursday 21 June 2012 07:22:50 Strake wrote:
> From: Matthew Farkas-Dyck <strake888@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Add ioctls FBIO_COPYRECT, FBIO_FILLRECT, lest these operations be done
> in software.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Farkas-Dyck <strake888@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> 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

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