which x server fully accelerate the Composite extension

Matthias Hopf mhopf at suse.de
Wed Sep 14 00:48:54 PDT 2005


> > So, my question is, what X server fully accelerates the Composite
> > extension and ARGB visual?
> 
> No X server FULLY accelerates render, but the following attempt to:
> http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ExaStatus
> You also may want to look at the kdrive servers in xserver cvs.

Hm, Keith was asking about Composite, not Render...

Xgl does support Composite with ARGB visuals in hardware.
And while we're at it - at least large parts of Render are accelerated.
Though I'm not sure ATM, whether support is complete.

Matthias

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