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It wasn't mentioned in the release notes but for Linux users EGL is enabled by default now. I've been manually turning this feature on so this is a welcome imp
by filereaper 5y ago
It wasn't mentioned in the release notes but for Linux users EGL is enabled by default now.
I've been manually turning this feature on so this is a welcome improvement.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29047339 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29047339
- wartijn_ 5y agoThey've mentioned it without saying directly that that's what they've done. > And on Linux, we’ve improved WebGL performance and reduced power consumption for many users. It links to a page with some more info[0]. Exiting stuff. [0] https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/switching-the-linux-graphics-stack-from-glx-to-egl/ https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/switching-the-li...
- filereaper 5y agoThanks for this! I found another article by Martin Stransky who worked on this feature and gives more technical details: https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/firefox-94-comes-with-egl-on-x11/ https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/firefox-94-comes...