From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lpill-0002tS-Cu for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:45:13 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CBA9CE05F5; Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:45:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2D0CAE05F5 for ; Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:45:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 03 Apr 2009 12:45:10 -0000 Received: from pc141-96.mis.mpg.de (EHLO [172.19.92.88]) [141.5.26.96] by mail.gmx.net (mp045) with SMTP; 03 Apr 2009 14:45:10 +0200 X-Authenticated: #620707 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19g49sRLbtgY2ODOOpcFXJoYY6fnHvfwbz4R8xY8h WcxcPLY3rWb8pJ Message-ID: <49D6048B.2000304@gmx.de> Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:43:55 +0200 From: Thomas Kahle User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090330) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg Performance, on Intel Graphics References: <49D5D7B0.10409@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <49D5D7B0.10409@gmx.de> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 OpenPGP: id=A214B7B3 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigB66A0ACA3C6E80FA104817C7" X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-FuHaFi: 0.53 X-Archives-Salt: be2270b1-d04a-41c5-9485-e40d6e3b10e9 X-Archives-Hash: 579fc292fe053b9cfede7c9b19c9c71d This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigB66A0ACA3C6E80FA104817C7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thomas Kahle wrote: > Hi everyone, >=20 > I use the thinkpad X61s with Intel Graphics Mobile GM965/GL960 running > Gentoo. >=20 > Since an update on Monday I cannot get my X to work the smooth way it > was working before. >=20 > 1) The 2D performance feels very slack, Redrawing Windows just takes > longer than it took before and reaction times in general are worse. > 2) glxgears performance is down to 50FPS (200FPS before, but I remember= > 1000FPS a year ago), but reading about kernel 2.6.29 probably it should= > be this way. > 3) Googleearth is very slow > 4) X consumes more CPU 10-14 percent when showing 'top' in an xterm, up= > to a whole cpu when using firefox. > 5) After using it a while(2 hours, say) X consumes a lot of memory and > responsiveness and performance start getting worse and worse. Feels lik= e > some memory leakage. One very important thing seems to be to disable "Synchronization with vertical refresh" in driconf. Up to now it seems to restore the old behaviour for 1-4. Appearently this options default value was changed from mesa 7.3 to 7.4 >=20 > The things updated are kernel from 2.6.27 to 2.6.29, mesa from 7.3 to > 7.4, intel driver from 2.6.1 to 2.6.3. >=20 > The Xorg Version is 1.5.3 and unchanged. >=20 > Unfortunately I upgraded all these things at once, which is a mistake, > but well. >=20 > Now, the fun thing is that switching back makes the sluggish behaviour > 1-4, go away, but 5 stays and I thought I reverted everything back to > the original state but it is still there. >=20 > Does anybody know a consistent guide how to configure kernel and Xorg t= o > be on the safe side for the future ? >=20 > Here is glxinfo, just if it matters > --------------- > name of display: :0.0 > display: :0 screen: 0 > direct rendering: Yes > server glx vendor string: SGI > server glx version string: 1.2 > server glx extensions: > GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, > GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, > GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, > GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, > GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGIS_multisample, >=20 > GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group >=20 > client glx vendor string: SGI >=20 > client glx version string: 1.4 >=20 > client glx extensions: >=20 > GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, > GLX_EXT_import_context, > GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, > GLX_MESA_allocate_memory, > GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control, >=20 > GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, > GLX_OML_sync_control, > GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync= , >=20 > GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, >=20 > GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap >=20 > GLX version: 1.2 >=20 > GLX extensions: >=20 > GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, > GLX_EXT_import_context, > GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, > GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, > GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, > GLX_OML_swap_method, > GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, >=20 > GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group >=20 > OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc >=20 > OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 965GM GEM 20090326 2009Q1 RC2= > x86/MMX/SSE2 > OpenGL version string: 2.0 Mesa 7.4 >=20 > OpenGL shading language version string: 1.10 >=20 > OpenGL extensions: >=20 > GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_fragment_program,= >=20 > GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, >=20 > GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, >=20 > GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_parameters, > GL_ARB_point_sprite, > GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_shadow, >=20 > GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression, >=20 > GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, >=20 > GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, >=20 > GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, >=20 > GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, >=20 > GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, >=20 > GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ARB_window_pos, >=20 > GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, >=20 > GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, >=20 > GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, >=20 > GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_EXT_cull_vertex, > GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, > GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, >=20 > GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_fog_coord, > GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, > GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, >=20 > GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_point_parameters, >=20 > GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, > GL_EXT_secondary_color, > GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, > GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, > GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, >=20 > GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, >=20 > GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, >=20 > GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, >=20 > GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, > GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, > GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1, >=20 > GL_APPLE_client_storage, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, >=20 > GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, >=20 > GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, >=20 > GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, >=20 > GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_MESA_window_pos, >=20 > GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_point_sprite, >=20 > GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, > GL_NV_vertex_program, > GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_OES_read_format, > GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, > GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, >=20 > GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SUN_multi_draw_array= s >=20 >=20 > 3 GLX Visuals > visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav > id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 0x21 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x22 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x71 32 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None >=20 > 36 GLXFBConfigs: > visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav > id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 0x72 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x73 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x74 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x75 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x76 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x77 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x78 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x79 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x7a 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x7b 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x7c 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x7d 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x7e 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x7f 0 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x80 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x81 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x82 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x83 0 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x84 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x85 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x86 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x87 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x88 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x89 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x8a 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x8b 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x8c 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x8d 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x8e 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x8f 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x90 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x91 0 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x92 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x93 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > 0x94 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None > 0x95 0 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow > --------------- >=20 --=20 Thomas Kahle The fundamental theorem of algebra is open source. 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