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Bug 255344: www/firefox: enable HW_COMPOSITING by default
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=255344
--- Description ---
Hello,
I've recently updated my PC and added a dGPU nVidia GT710. Up until now I
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=255344
Bug ID: 255344
Summary: www/firefox: enable HW_COMPOSITING by default
Product: Ports & Packages
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any
OS: Any
Status: New
Se
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--- Comment #1 from skrech ---
Sorry, forgot to mention that I'm on FreeBSD-13.0-RELEASE with Firefox 88
Regards,
Kiristiyan
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--- Comment #2 from Jan Beich ---
(In reply to skrech from comment #0)
> So, is there a reason for disabling hardware compositing by default?
Nothing is disabled downstream. Upstream usually disable features globally then
enable via platfo
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--- Comment #3 from skrech ---
Hello Jan,
The link you gave me seems to be related to WebRender. I'm talking about
HW_COMPOSITING. I'm not really sure that they are connected?
Either way, as far as I understand, proprietary drivers should
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--- Comment #4 from skrech ---
OK, from this page:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Blocklisting/Blocked_Graphics_Drivers
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GL layers acceleration is not yet enabled by default (see bug 594876). You can
enable it by setting layers.acceleration.
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--- Comment #5 from Jan Beich ---
(Legacy) OpenGL compositing for Gtk platforms has been on ice[1] due to many
regressions. WebRender needed[2] OpenGL compositing due to shared code. As
WebRender matured some drivers were qualified[3]. Only
