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Hello,

> Thanks, is the advantage of XFree86 over Xsun (on cgsix) only in
> supporting newer extensions like RENDER, or does XFree86 also offer
> better performance?

I didn't measure it but the current cgsix driver implements almost the
same acceleration features as Xsun. The differences are:
- the XFree driver doesn't accelerate pattern fills and line drawing
- XFree uses off-screen memory which Xsun doesn't=20
- XFree can in theory draw asynchronously, like send a blitter command,
do something else and only wait if the engine is busy when it wants to
send another command, if I remember correctly Xsun always waits until
the command finishes
- both use hardware for screen-to-screen blits, solid fills,
mono-to-colour expansion and the mouse cursor

Depends on what you're doing I guess. Adding support for hardware
pattern fills and line drawing isn't hard but I don't know if it's worth
the trouble.

have fun
Michael

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