New Intel GLAMOR Code Is Taking Shape & Running Fast

[ua=42]

The important thing about glammor is that graphic driver's don't have to have their own individual 2d graphics code. All they have to implement is the subset of opengl commands that glammor requires and 2d support will be enabled automatically. Which means the driver developers can spend more time working on other stuff (like better 3d support, optimization, etc).

[ninez]

Well, i suppose i will have to take more looks at glamor, as it matures. ~ so far, glamor causes tearing on my Intel Core i7 4790 + GMA 4600.

switching to SNA cured the issue. Now, i don't get tearing with Gnome-Shell or compiz, on this brand-spanking new box.

[Bucic]

AMD

Is GLAMOR default for AMD in recent linux distros? Are we going to see significant improvements in desktop (2D) performance on AMD systems during the following months?

[dungeon]

Is GLAMOR default for AMD in recent linux distros? Are we going to see significant improvements in desktop (2D) performance on AMD systems during the following months?

GLAMOR is default simply because it is only option for GCN hardware. Non-GCNs have EXA by default, but those users may try GLAMOR if they wish.

GLAMOR (previously being separate lib) is now part of xserver 1.16+ and there it is already reworked/optimized as part of that work... so next xserver may bring there more optimization, etc... .

[Bucic]

GLAMOR is default simply because it is only option for GCN hardware. Non-GCNs have EXA by default, but those users may try GLAMOR if they wish.

GLAMOR (previously being separate lib) is now part of xserver 1.16+ and there it is already reworked/optimized as part of that work... so next xserver may bring there more optimization, etc... .

My APU is non-GCN. Llano its name is. Thanks for your answer. I hope Gnome shell guys won't screw up performance again sp I can actually see GLAMOR improvements.