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author | Daryll Strauss <daryll@users.sourceforge.net> | 1999-12-05 23:10:37 +0000 |
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committer | Daryll Strauss <daryll@users.sourceforge.net> | 1999-12-05 23:10:37 +0000 |
commit | b6a28bfe98f2c89cfb91079bd3c7b63fb0144eb1 (patch) | |
tree | 23f9527b5ef5e99277c0c5f1e7d896abdb69a33a /linux-core/README.drm | |
parent | a8ab34ed47c1880b1206812c9b1b8312cd7a3357 (diff) |
First DRI release of 3dfx driver.
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diff --git a/linux-core/README.drm b/linux-core/README.drm new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1cc4c277 --- /dev/null +++ b/linux-core/README.drm @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ + +The Direct Rendering Manager (drm) is a device-independent kernel-level +device driver that provides support for the XFree86 Direct Rendering +Infrastructure (DRI). + +The DRM supports the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI) in four major +ways: + + 1. The DRM provides synchronized access to the graphics hardware via + the use of an optimized two-tiered lock. + + 2. The DRM enforces the DRI security policy for access to the graphics + hardware by only allowing authenticated X11 clients access to + restricted regions of memory. + + 3. The DRM provides a generic DMA engine, complete with multiple + queues and the ability to detect the need for an OpenGL context + switch. + + 4. The DRM is extensible via the use of small device-specific modules + that rely extensively on the API exported by the DRM module. + + +Documentation on the DRI is available from: + http://precisioninsight.com/piinsights.html + +For specific information about kernel-level support, see: + + The Direct Rendering Manager, Kernel Support for the Direct Rendering + Infrastructure + http://precisioninsight.com/dr/drm.html + + Hardware Locking for the Direct Rendering Infrastructure + http://precisioninsight.com/dr/locking.html + + A Security Analysis of the Direct Rendering Infrastructure + http://precisioninsight.com/dr/security.html + + + +$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel/README.drm,v 1.2 1999/09/27 14:59:24 dawes Exp $ |