Re: Tasklet usage in the DRM

2007-06-29 Thread Daniel Walker
On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 09:09 +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > I just read an article on LWN's kernel page about plans to remove > tasklets, and I thought I'd explain what the DRM is using tasklets for. > Maybe there's other ways to satisfy the requirements equally well or > even better. > > > The i91

Tasklet usage in the DRM

2007-06-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
I just read an article on LWN's kernel page about plans to remove tasklets, and I thought I'd explain what the DRM is using tasklets for. Maybe there's other ways to satisfy the requirements equally well or even better. The i915 driver uses a tasklet to make sure a GL buffer swap blit or flip ta