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SubjectRe: Thread-private mappings and graphics (was Re: Per-Processor Data
James Simmons  <jsimmons@edgeglobal.com> wrote:
> The question we have to ask why do we want private mapping. The reason
>DRE (Direct Rendering Engine) needs this is to ensure a page fault
>happens.

Just to be absolutely clear, the topic I brought up initially has to
do only with use of the OpenGL API from multithreaded applications; it
has nothing whatsoever to do with "DRE", which is not a project SGI is
involved in, or with other aspects of the graphics hardware access
model.
Jon Leech
SGI


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