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diff --git a/Documentation/fb/cyblafb/performance b/Documentation/fb/cyblafb/performance new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..eb4e47a9cea6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/fb/cyblafb/performance @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +Speed +===== + +CyBlaFB is much faster than tridentfb and vesafb. Compare the performance data +for mode 1280x1024-[8,16,32]@61 Hz. + +Test 1: Cat a file with 2000 lines of 0 characters. +Test 2: Cat a file with 2000 lines of 80 characters. +Test 3: Cat a file with 2000 lines of 160 characters. + +All values show system time use in seconds, kernel 2.6.12 was used for +the measurements. 2.6.13 is a bit slower, 2.6.14 hopefully will include a +patch that speeds up kernel bitblitting a lot ( > 20%). + ++-----------+-----------------------------------------------------+ +| | not accelerated | +| TRIDENTFB +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +| of 2.6.12 | 8 bpp | 16 bpp | 32 bpp | +| | noypan | ypan | noypan | ypan | noypan | ypan | ++-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +| Test 1 | 4.31 | 4.33 | 6.05 | 12.81 | ---- | ---- | +| Test 2 | 67.94 | 5.44 | 123.16 | 14.79 | ---- | ---- | +| Test 3 | 131.36 | 6.55 | 240.12 | 16.76 | ---- | ---- | ++-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +| Comments | | | completely bro- | +| | | | ken, monitor | +| | | | switches off | ++-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ + + ++-----------+-----------------------------------------------------+ +| | accelerated | +| TRIDENTFB +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +| of 2.6.12 | 8 bpp | 16 bpp | 32 bpp | +| | noypan | ypan | noypan | ypan | noypan | ypan | ++-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +| Test 1 | ---- | ---- | 20.62 | 1.22 | ---- | ---- | +| Test 2 | ---- | ---- | 22.61 | 3.19 | ---- | ---- | +| Test 3 | ---- | ---- | 24.59 | 5.16 | ---- | ---- | ++-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +| Comments | broken, writing | broken, ok only | completely bro- | +| | to wrong places | if bgcolor is | ken, monitor | +| | on screen + bug | black, bug in | switches off | +| | in fillrect() | fillrect() | | ++-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ + + ++-----------+-----------------------------------------------------+ +| | not accelerated | +| VESAFB +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +| of 2.6.12 | 8 bpp | 16 bpp | 32 bpp | +| | noypan | ypan | noypan | ypan | noypan | ypan | ++-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +| Test 1 | 4.26 | 3.76 | 5.99 | 7.23 | ---- | ---- | +| Test 2 | 65.65 | 4.89 | 120.88 | 9.08 | ---- | ---- | +| Test 3 | 126.91 | 5.94 | 235.77 | 11.03 | ---- | ---- | ++-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +| Comments | vga=0x307 | vga=0x31a | vga=0x31b not | +| | fh=80kHz | fh=80kHz | supported by | +| | fv=75kHz | fv=75kHz | video BIOS and | +| | | | hardware | ++-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ + + ++-----------+-----------------------------------------------------+ +| | accelerated | +| CYBLAFB +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +| | 8 bpp | 16 bpp | 32 bpp | +| | noypan | ypan | noypan | ypan | noypan | ypan | ++-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +| Test 1 | 8.02 | 0.23 | 19.04 | 0.61 | 57.12 | 2.74 | +| Test 2 | 8.38 | 0.55 | 19.39 | 0.92 | 57.54 | 3.13 | +| Test 3 | 8.73 | 0.86 | 19.74 | 1.24 | 57.95 | 3.51 | ++-----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +| Comments | | | | +| | | | | +| | | | | +| | | | | ++-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ + |