Re: How do I sync output changes to vertical retrace?
Mark Vojkovich wrote: Come to think of it, NVIDIA does, or at least did have device file that lets you wait for vblank as well. These types of things are pretty unportable though. Yes its a shame that X does not have more direct support for VBLANK sync, being portable would be nice. I use VIA CLE266 that has VBLANK support and later want to use the i945G, which I heard DRI is adding the VBLANK support. So I should be O.K. with the code I've got. Barry ___ Devel mailing list Devel@XFree86.Org http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: How do I sync output changes to vertical retrace?
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Barry Scott wrote:
> Mark Vojkovich wrote:
> > The only mechanism I know of is OpenGL. Most OpenGL drivers have
> > a mechanism to allow buffer swapping at vblank.
> >
> Using DRM/DRI this works:
>
> void waitForVSync()
> {
> if( card_fd < 0 )
> card_fd = open( "/dev/dri/card0", O_RDONLY );
>
> drm_wait_vblank_t wait_vblank;
> wait_vblank.request.type = _DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE;
> wait_vblank.request.sequence = 1;
> wait_vblank.request.signal = 0;
>
> int rc;
> do
> {
> wait_vblank.request.type = _DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE;
> rc = ioctl( card_fd, DRM_IOCTL_WAIT_VBLANK, &wait_vblank );
> }
> while( rc != 0 && errno == EINTR );
> }
>
>
> Barry
Come to think of it, NVIDIA does, or at least did have device
file that lets you wait for vblank as well. These types of things
are pretty unportable though.
Mark.
/*
gcc -o polltest -Wall polltest.c
*/
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#define FILENAME "/dev/nvidia0"
#define COUNT_FOR (60*4)
int main (void)
{
struct pollfd pfd;
struct timeval tv;
struct timezone tz;
double t1, t2;
int i, fd, timeout;
fd = open(FILENAME, O_RDONLY);
pfd.fd = fd;
pfd.events = POLLIN | POLLPRI;
pfd.revents = 0;
timeout = 1000; /* milliseconds */
gettimeofday(&tv, &tz);
t1 = tv.tv_usec + (tv.tv_sec * 100.0);
for(i = 0; i < COUNT_FOR; i++) {
if(poll(&pfd, 1, timeout) <= 0) {
printf("poll() failed\n");
break;
}
usleep(0);
}
gettimeofday(&tv, &tz);
t2 = tv.tv_usec + (tv.tv_sec * 100.0);
close(fd);
printf("Refresh rate is %f Hz\n",
(double)COUNT_FOR * 100.0 / (t2 - t1));
return 0;
}
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Re: How do I sync output changes to vertical retrace?
Mark Vojkovich wrote:
The only mechanism I know of is OpenGL. Most OpenGL drivers have
a mechanism to allow buffer swapping at vblank.
Using DRM/DRI this works:
void waitForVSync()
{
if( card_fd < 0 )
card_fd = open( "/dev/dri/card0", O_RDONLY );
drm_wait_vblank_t wait_vblank;
wait_vblank.request.type = _DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE;
wait_vblank.request.sequence = 1;
wait_vblank.request.signal = 0;
int rc;
do
{
wait_vblank.request.type = _DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE;
rc = ioctl( card_fd, DRM_IOCTL_WAIT_VBLANK, &wait_vblank );
}
while( rc != 0 && errno == EINTR );
}
Barry
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Re: How do I sync output changes to vertical retrace?
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Barry Scott wrote: > I have a text scrolling app that is not playing smoothly. > > Attempting to update the windows on a timer is not keeping my changes in > sync with the monitors refresh. This is causing visual glitches. > > What mechanisms can I use to lock my changes to the monitor refresh rate? The only mechanism I know of is OpenGL. Most OpenGL drivers have a mechanism to allow buffer swapping at vblank. > If I use DBE is it going to change the screen in the vertical blanking > interval? > No, it won't. At least not in the XFree86/X.org implementations. Mark. ___ Devel mailing list Devel@XFree86.Org http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
How do I sync output changes to vertical retrace?
I have a text scrolling app that is not playing smoothly. Attempting to update the windows on a timer is not keeping my changes in sync with the monitors refresh. This is causing visual glitches. What mechanisms can I use to lock my changes to the monitor refresh rate? If I use DBE is it going to change the screen in the vertical blanking interval? Barry ___ Devel mailing list Devel@XFree86.Org http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
