intel i915 hardware limit @ 2048x2048 for DRI?

[Colin Guthrie]

Remy Bosch wrote:
> Eric Anholt wrote:
>> On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 00:40 +0200, Remy Bosch wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is this a hardware maximum? Or could I solve it by assigning more memory?
>>>     
>> It is a hardware maximum.
>>   
> 
> Would it be an idea to limit the 3D support to one screen at a time?
> Alternating between the two screens, when required? It's a given that
> there would be a penalty to pay, I know. But since in most cases only
> one screen per action is used... Forgetting moving windows to the other
> screen here ;-)
> Only memory management could be a problem if you need to remember the
> shapes. You'd need to move the data back and forth, which is time
> consuming if not impossible.
> 
> Just shooting ideas here...

While I don't know the technical details here, it was my understanding
the old "screens" concept to which I think you are referring here is no
longer valid in the new randr 1.2 world....

Could be very wrong tho'.

Col