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authorMarek Olšák <[email protected]>2013-03-14 17:18:43 +0100
committerMarek Olšák <[email protected]>2013-03-23 13:19:16 +0100
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treeac3dd22bf0f641b69562204066df4c2e211ef8a6 /src/gallium/docs/source
parent25e3094058977648a6f552d59b728a9ea814b7c2 (diff)
gallium,st/mesa: don't use blit-based transfers with software rasterizers
The blit-based paths for TexImage, GetTexImage, and ReadPixels aren't very fast with software rasterizer. Now Gallium drivers have the ability to turn them off. Reviewed-by: Brian Paul <[email protected]> Tested-by: Brian Paul <[email protected]>
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@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ The integer capabilities:
TEXCOORD semantic.
Also, TGSI_SEMANTIC_PCOORD becomes available, which labels a fragment shader
input that will always be replaced with sprite coordinates.
+* ``PIPE_CAP_PREFER_BLIT_BASED_TEXTURE_TRANSFER``: Whether it is preferable
+ to use a blit to implement a texture transfer which needs format conversions
+ and swizzling in state trackers. Generally, all hardware drivers with
+ dedicated memory should return 1 and all software rasterizers should return 0.
.. _pipe_capf: