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Date:      Sun, 9 Apr 2023 15:10:25 -0700
From:      Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>
To:        Jan Beich <jbeich@freebsd.org>
Cc:        multimedia@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Poor performance with Alder Lake graphics (ThinkPad T16)
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On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 11:05=E2=80=AFAM Jan Beich <jbeich@freebsd.org> wrot=
e:

> Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> writes:
>
> >> Looks like OpenGL acceleration failed under Xorg for some reason.
> >> Maybe caused by https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod/issues/175
> >
> > Nope. glxinfo looks fine.
>
> glxinfo is X11-specific where "direct rendering" is often misleading.
> Indirect GLX hasn't been used by default for >10 years.
>
> See also https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/commit/08bc3d175069
>          https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/d0da0e9c3bb=
8
>
> > Can't believe that this graphics is MUCH worse than my 12 year old Ivy
> Lake
> > system.
>
> On my hardware Xorg is 20% slower, see https://reviews.freebsd.org/P501
> This is *without* TearFree and X11 compositor (e.g., picom).
>

Just tried an obvious tool:
> xdriinfo
Screen 0: swrast

Does not look like much support, either by misconfiguration or lack of
support for Alder Lake graphics. I would think that software rasterization,
alone, is really going to slow things down. I assume it means no
OpenGL/Mesa.


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Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer
E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com
PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 11:05=E2=
=80=AFAM Jan Beich &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jbeich@freebsd.org">jbeich@freebsd=
.org</a>&gt; wrote:</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Kevin Oberman &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rkober=
man@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</a>&gt; writes:<br>
<br>
&gt;&gt; Looks like OpenGL acceleration failed under Xorg for some reason.<=
br>
&gt;&gt; Maybe caused by <a href=3D"https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod/iss=
ues/175" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/freebsd/dr=
m-kmod/issues/175</a><br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Nope. glxinfo looks fine.<br>
<br>
glxinfo is X11-specific where &quot;direct rendering&quot; is often mislead=
ing.<br>
Indirect GLX hasn&#39;t been used by default for &gt;10 years.<br>
<br>
See also <a href=3D"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/commit/08bc3=
d175069" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://gitlab.freedesktop.or=
g/mesa/mesa/-/commit/08bc3d175069</a><br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org=
/xorg/xserver/-/commit/d0da0e9c3bb8" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/d0da0e9c3bb8</a><br>
<br>
&gt; Can&#39;t believe that this graphics is MUCH worse than my 12 year old=
 Ivy Lake<br>
&gt; system.<br>
<br>
On my hardware Xorg is 20% slower, see <a href=3D"https://reviews.freebsd.o=
rg/P501" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://reviews.freebsd.org/P=
501</a><br>
This is *without* TearFree and X11 compositor (e.g., picom).<br></blockquot=
e><div><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:smal=
l" class=3D"gmail_default">Just tried an obvious tool:</div><div style=3D"f=
ont-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default">&gt; =
xdriinfo <br>Screen 0: swrast</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-se=
rif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-f=
amily:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default">Does not l=
ook like much support, either by misconfiguration or lack of support for Al=
der Lake graphics. I would think that software rasterization, alone, is rea=
lly going to slow things down. I assume it means no OpenGL/Mesa.<br></div><=
/div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span=
><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Kevin Oberman, Part=
 time kid herder and retired Network Engineer<br>E-mail: <a href=3D"mailto:=
rkoberman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</a><br></div><di=
v>PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683</div></div></di=
v></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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