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| author | José Fonseca <jfonseca@vmware.com> | 2010-02-03 15:56:36 +0000 |
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| committer | José Fonseca <jfonseca@vmware.com> | 2010-02-03 15:56:36 +0000 |
| commit | 976afaf98f4b1ce32003dd014cbb3c09063bcb68 (patch) | |
| tree | 5ba99c8711505ad132e2472f789d6ec7d8406f17 /src/gallium/docs/source/distro.rst | |
| parent | b724694f3aed638466dc1de9ff8902aa392347a7 (diff) | |
gallium/docs: Document the OS module.
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diff --git a/src/gallium/docs/source/distro.rst b/src/gallium/docs/source/distro.rst index 0ef9fe2645..0fabb639ad 100644 --- a/src/gallium/docs/source/distro.rst +++ b/src/gallium/docs/source/distro.rst @@ -103,6 +103,22 @@ Xorg XFree86 DDX Auxiliary --------- +OS +^^ + +The OS module contains the abstractions for basic operating system services: + +* memory allocation +* simple message logging +* obtaining run-time configuration option +* threading primitives + +This is the bare minimum required to port Gallium to a new platform. + +The OS module already provides the implementations of these abstractions for +the most common platforms. When targeting an embedded platform no +implementation will be provided -- these must be provided separately. + CSO Cache ^^^^^^^^^ |