Hi Joe, On Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 21:33, Joe M <brainsna...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks Daniel. Do you know if wl_output instances are decoupled from each > other, when it comes to display refresh? > Yep, absolutely. > The wl_output geometry info hints that each output can be thought of as a > region in a larger compositor canvas, given the logical x/y fields in the > geometry. Is the compositor able to handle the repaint scheduling in a > refresh-aware way? > Yes. > I'm trying to get a better understanding of how these pieces interact to > maximize draw time but still hit the glass every frame. The various blog > posts and documentation out there are pretty clear when it comes to drawing > to a single physical display, but less so when multiple displays are in use. > Per-output repaint cycles are taken as a given. You can assume that every compositor does this, and any compositor which doesn't do this is so hopelessly broken as to not be worth considering. Cheers, Daniel
