From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark H Weaver Subject: Re: Xorg tearing fix on Intel HD Graphics 4000 Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 07:38:47 -0400 Message-ID: <87efu8i9fc.fsf@netris.org> References: <877f053hc7.fsf@gnu.org> <87k24539rz.fsf@elephly.net> <87d19xwjxe.fsf@gnu.org> <87h8z9jlvk.fsf@netris.org> <87vank7h4x.fsf@gmail.com> <87k24031ud.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55300) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dP5sd-0003St-Cx for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jun 2017 07:39:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dP5sa-0002ST-Al for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jun 2017 07:39:03 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87k24031ud.fsf@gnu.org> (Roel Janssen's message of "Sun, 25 Jun 2017 10:31:38 +0200") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Roel Janssen Cc: guix-devel Roel Janssen writes: > Chris Marusich writes: > >> Mark H Weaver writes: >> >>> However, your proposed workaround is not a proper fix, and I don't think >>> we should apply it system-wide in Guix. >> >> Can you elaborate on why it is not a proper fix? It isn't obvious to >> me. > > Because it changes Xorg in order to fix a bug in Emacs. A proper fix > would be in Emacs. I'm not sure the bug is in Emacs. That was only a guess based on my limited personal experience. Having read a bit more, I now think it's more likely to be a problem in the Intel driver, but these are only guesses in an area where my knowledge is weak. Mark