EGL_MESA_screen_surface proposal

[Michel Danzer]

On Tue, 2005-03-15 at 11:28 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:17:13 -0700, Brian Paul
> <brian.paul at tungstengraphics.com> wrote:
> > Perhaps the eglShowSurface() and eglScreenMode() functions should be
> > combined so the new surface and new display mode can be validated
> > together.  That way, the undefined state between setting the new
> > surface and new mode can be avoided.

Makes sense to me.

> In one of the other threads (on x.org&fbdev) people are arguing that
> mode setting and surface selection should not be combined.

Actually, I was arguing that mode setting and _memory management_
shouldn't be tied together, see my other post to dri-egl in this thread.
The approach Brian is proposing is much more flexible, which I applaud.


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