[PATCH 8/8] modesetting: Use GBM for buffer allocations if Glamor supports it.

[Michel Dänzer]

On 10.12.2014 09:55, Kenneth Graunke wrote:
> For performance, Glamor wants to render to tiled buffers, not linear
> ones.  Using GBM allows us to pick the 3D driver's preferred tiling
> modes.

IMO that's just a bonus of this change. :) The main point is that dumb
BOs are not suitable for hardware acceleration.


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