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diff --git a/man/intel.man b/man/intel.man index c2447bec..31860f2c 100644 --- a/man/intel.man +++ b/man/intel.man @@ -156,6 +156,20 @@ i.e. perform synchronous rendering. .IP Default: Disabled .TP +.BI "Option \*qShadow\*q \*q" boolean \*q +This option controls the use of GPU acceleration and placement of auxiliary +buffers in memory. Enabling the Shadow will disable all use of the GPU for +RENDER acceleration and force software-fallbacks for all but updating the +scan-out buffer. Hardware overlay is still supported so Xv will continue to +playback videos using the GPU, but GL will be forced to use software +rasterisation as well. This is a last resort measure for systems with +crippling bugs, such as early 8xx chipsets. It is still hoped that we will +find a workaround to enable as much hardware acceleration on those +architectures as is possible, but until then, using a shadow buffer should +maintain system stability. +.IP +Default: Disabled +.TP .BI "Option \*qSwapbuffersWait\*q \*q" boolean \*q This option controls the behavior of glXSwapBuffers and glXCopySubBufferMESA calls by GL applications. If enabled, the calls will avoid tearing by making |