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  From: James Simmons <jsimmons@edgeglobal.com>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 21:17:38 -0400 (EDT)

Re: Accelleration: A summary

> 	James, I appreciate very much all the work you are doing and all
> the crap you are putting up with working with the kernel developers. 
> However, I cannot _depend_ on /dev/gfx getting past Linus, nice though it
> would be if/when it happens.  Fast command FIFOs are 100% necessary to
> have a fast direct rendering model and the PP buffers are here now with
> code (KGI/Dali) and an example driver implementation (MGA 1064 driver).  I
> have to use these now.  

I totally understand. It will happen. I'm determined. I know I'm on my own
here. I'm just looking for guideance. I know you guys have been doing this
for years. I'm pretty new to this stuff. From understanding your work I
can get your work past the kernel guys. For some reason they are willing
to listen to me. I will take a look at the MGA 1064 driver for this and
build on this.

> 	When /dev/gfx arrives on the scene it will probably be easy to
> hook it to the PP buffers. 

I want to build it around PP.

> I imagine that the SGI /dev/gfx uses something
> similar internally, after all - didn't we get the idea from Linas Vepstas
> way back when, and IIRC he has worked on IRIX.  Hm, SGI has donated a lot
> of IRIX code to Linux recently - why can't they donate their /dev/gfx code
> too? 

That would be nice!!

> 	Good luck dude.

Thank you. Don't worry I will get the ideas behind ggi into the linux
kernel. 

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