[PATCH weston 5/6] compositor: forbid sub-surface nesting loops

[Daniel Stone]

On 17 May 2013 21:09, Bill Spitzak <spitzak at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it impossible to change the parent of an existing subsurface?

Yes.

> If this is not possible it seems pretty limiting as clients have to destroy
> and recreate surfaces to make some rearrangements.

No, they only have to destroy and recreate the subsurface objects.

I recommend you go read the subsurface protocol.

> ppaalanen at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> From: Pekka Paalanen <pekka.paalanen at collabora.co.uk>
>>
>> The only way to create a sub-surface loop by recursive nesting is to
>> make the main surface (which does not have a role) a sub-surface of any
>> of its sub-surfaces. All other cases should already be cought.
>
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