From: Andreas Beck <becka@rz.uni-duesseldorf.de>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:07:52 +0200

Re: VC Switching

> Not nesseccarily. If all accels are performed by the kernel (as is the
> case when using ping-pong buffers), the kernel knows what state the
> kernel is in. 

Yes. But we can't demand that. The speed freaks fraction will kill us.

> Wouldn't this allow the kernel to force a VT-switch
> (possibly discarding the framebuffer contents (but not the card
> state), if the application doesn't save it within 0.5 seconds.

The time-limit is a problem here. Any given setting is arbitrary.

But the point is moot unfortunately, as we will have to deal with the
mapped accel scenario as well.

CU, ANdy

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