[MPlayer-dev-eng] new (Faster!) neomagic driver :)

[Diego Biurrun]

Bohdan Horst writes:
 > 
 > after apply simple patch to XFree86 4.3.0:
 > 
 > --- neo_driver.c	Sun Apr 13 11:51:56 2003
 > +++ neo_driver.c	Sun Apr 13 11:41:27 2003
 > @@ -2606,6 +2606,8 @@
 >  	}
 >      }
 >  
 > +    VGAwGR(0x93,0xc0); /* Gives faster framebuffer writes */
 > +
 >      /* Program vertical extension register */
 >      if (nPtr->NeoChipset == NM2200 || nPtr->NeoChipset == NM2230
 >  	|| nPtr->NeoChipset == NM2360 || nPtr->NeoChipset == NM2380) {
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > all framebuffer operations speedup about 4 times
 > 
 > for example:
 > 
 > 
 > xengine 		1000rpm -> 3300rpm
 > glxgears 		72fps   -> 127fps
 > Xv (VO with DVD)  	+100%   -> 25% (!!!)
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > this info (and patch) shoud be included somewhere in DOCS (instead info
 > of binary driver - 4.3.0 already have Xv)

OK, info added. Thanks

Diego