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From: Daniel Vetter <daniel@ffwll.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/21] drm/i915: Enable the use of GPU
 semaphores whilst page-flipping
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:58:52 +0200
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On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 10:17:43AM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> The 2D driver unfortunately uses the BLT ring in order to perform blits,
> and will often blit between buffers in the course of a pageflip. (Though
> usually it is from the post-flipped scanout to the window frontbuffer
> for reasons known only to itself, maintaining the front buffer in case
> of 2D access one presumes.)
> 
> As such, being able to use a GPU semaphore and not stall the CPU/GPU
> whilst switching between rings for a pageflip is useful.

Hey, we could issue flips on the blt ring .... <CARRIER LOST>

Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
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