Hi,
after reading several sites and posts about SGX, X11, QT and GPU acceleration i'am confused about this topic.
My goal is to run a web-browser, with much performance as possible, on the Beaglebone Black.
What I understand: (Please correct me if i'am wrong)
With current Kernel (3.12) and current Graphics SDK (5.01.01.01) the X11 drivers can't be compiled
- So it is not possible to accelerate any 2D/3D application running on X11
Using the image delivered by SDK 7.00.00.00 with QT4, GPU could be used for QT applications
- anyway, the qt (demo) web-browser (qtwebkit1) is not accelerated.
- acceleration is only available for special QT-Functions that could be used in QT apps
Using yocto to create a new QT5 based image with SGX drivers i could benefit from QML/QtQuick
- A QML based web-browser using qtquick modules and qtwebkit2 should be faster then the QT4 demo-browser
- Anyway such a "QML browser" would not benefit of GPU acceleration
- So it should make no difference if I run the browser with SGX driver or with mesa driver?
With "old" Kernel 3.2 and old Graphics SDK (4.xxxxx) it is possible to create X11 drivers and put them into a X11 RFS.
- Is this a benefit for a web-browser running on X11?
- will this driver accelerate a web-browser?
- Or is this just interesting for a QT/X11 Solution (accelerating qt-apps)
TI is planing to release SDK 8.0 in Q1/2015 that will support QT5 and Wayland/Weston with graphics acceleration
- There is no plan for a X11 solution with graphics acceleration?
