On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 00:49 +0100, KELEMEN Peter wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg > Version: 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 > Severity: normal > > Start up an xterm with some FreeType fontface: > uxterm -fa Monospace -fs 12 > > In the terminal, start spewing lot of output lines: > find / > > Observe the X server eating ~100% CPU. Over a 2 minutes run, oprofile > reveals the following: > > samples % image name app name symbol name > 550032 51.1805 libfb.so Xorg > fbCompositeSolidMask_nx8888x8888Cmmx > 289192 26.9093 libfb.so Xorg > fbCompositeSrcAdd_8888x8888mmx
You seem to have set up fontconfig for subpixel anti-aliasing. Even assuming your card could actually accelerate that, it's very non-trivial and hasn't been implemented yet. You should get better results with traditional greyscale AA. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer Libre software enthusiast | http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
