X-Git-Url: https://git.cworth.org/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Ftalks.mdwn;h=80e5761291d9140ff8c9ec303b5d675defb924a3;hb=5c014fe14d7a114dc525711d3236feb10f27177f;hp=10c7d28654381ee22d2718ba800f2ec5f71848bd;hpb=d7093336226ece56fb5d974918ee32a0911bee2a;p=cworth.org diff --git a/src/talks.mdwn b/src/talks.mdwn index 10c7d28..80e5761 100644 --- a/src/talks.mdwn +++ b/src/talks.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,27 @@ -[[meta title="Talks presented by Carl Worth"]] +[[!meta title="Talks presented by Carl Worth"]] + +# [From click to pixel: A tour of the Linux graphics stack](lca_2009) + +The Linux graphics stack can be a bewildering thing. What do all those +names actually mean (cairo? Mesa? Glucose? UXA? GEM?). How can an +application designer hope to debug a graphics performance problem? +This talk provides a simple overview of the 2D and 3D graphics stacks +for Linux with clear diagrams, and several recipes for debugging +graphics performance problems at several layers. We conclude with an +overview of where things are going in the short-term future. + +Presented at [linux.conf.au 2009](http://linux.conf.au) in Hobart, +Tasmania, Australia on 2009-01-21. + +# [X Acceleration that Finally Works](lca_2008) + +Meaningful hardware acceleration within the X Window System is +becoming a reality. We present the recent state of the art of 2D +accelerated rendering with the Intel 965 graphics device showing +performance gains up to 900 times faster than software rendering. + +Co-presented with Eric Anholt at [linux.conf.au +2008](http://linux.conf.au) in Melbourne, Australia on 2008-01-30. # [Co-maintaining cairo: cool community, cool code](guadec_2007)