Re: [Mesa3d-users] problem writing a mesa/X11 game

[Dave M. <mo...@ni...>]

For the record, today I found a XF86 FAQ entry suggested renicing X to
-10.  That unsticks the mouse, even if I'm drawing graphics as fast as
possible.  




Dave Morse writes:
 > I'm experiencing some bad behavior in a game I'm writing.
 >
 > My problem is that if Mesa draws my scene faster than 30 Hertz then I
 > never get any x events.  So as far as my client can tell, the mouse never
 > moves again.
 >
 > All other applications recieve X events normally.
 >
 > If I comment out the Mesa drawing code, then I get X events normally.
 >
 > During the locked times, top reports that X is consuming 90% cpu time.
 >
 > My machines are K6/450 and PII/333 running software mesa 3.3 beta.
 >
 > Can someone explain why X is so studiously ignoring the event sending half
 > of its job, in favor of the rendering half?
 >
 > Any ideas for a solution?