Explicit Synchronization for Linux Display Servers

6 Oct 2022, 09:45
20m
201 (Opus Hall)

201

Opus Hall

30 S 10th Street, Minneapolis, MN
Talk (half slot, Wineconf and FOSS XR only) Main Track

Speaker

Erik Kurzinger

Description

Current Linux display server architecture is based on the assumption that memory access by direct rendering devices is implicitly synchronized by the kernel. There is a growing consensus in the community that this has inherent limitations for both performance and functionality. This talk will discuss current efforts towards moving to an explicit synchronization model across Wayland [1], X11 / Xwayland [2], and user-space graphics drivers, including some of the challenges posed, potential solutions, and expected benefits to the Linux graphics ecosystem.

[1] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/90

[2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/967

Code of Conduct Yes
GSoC, EVoC or Outreachy No
For which conference do you send the proposal? X.Org Developers Conference 2022

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