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@@ -201,9 +201,16 @@ returned). Otherwise, if the ``wait`` parameter is FALSE, the call
will not block and the return value will be TRUE if the query has
completed or FALSE otherwise.
-A common type of query is the occlusion query which counts the number of
-fragments/pixels which are written to the framebuffer (and not culled by
-Z/stencil/alpha testing or shader KILL instructions).
+The most common type of query is the occlusion query,
+``PIPE_QUERY_OCCLUSION_COUNTER``, which counts the number of fragments which
+are written to the framebuffer without being culled by
+:ref:`Depth, Stencil, & Alpha` testing or shader KILL instructions.
+
+Another type of query, ``PIPE_QUERY_TIME_ELAPSED``, returns the amount of
+time, in nanoseconds, the context takes to perform operations.
+
+Gallium does not guarantee the availability of any query types; one must
+always check the capabilities of the :ref:`Screen` first.
Conditional Rendering
@@ -289,11 +296,6 @@ data to be written to the resource at this point.
The returned map points to the start of the mapped range according to
the box region, not the beginning of the resource.
-.. _transfer_flush_region:
-``transfer_flush_region`` If a transfer was created with TRANFER_FLUSH_EXPLICIT,
-only the region specified is guaranteed to be written to. This is relative to
-the mapped range, not the beginning of the resource.
-
``transfer_unmap`` remove the memory mapping for the transfer object.
Any pointers into the map should be considered invalid and discarded.
@@ -301,6 +303,16 @@ Any pointers into the map should be considered invalid and discarded.
Basically get_transfer, transfer_map, data write, transfer_unmap, and
transfer_destroy all in one.
+.. _transfer_flush_region:
+
+transfer_flush_region
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+If a transfer was created with ``FLUSH_EXPLICIT``, it will not automatically
+be flushed on write or unmap. Flushes must be requested with
+``transfer_flush_region``. Flush ranges are relative to the mapped range, not
+the beginning of the resource.
+
.. _pipe_transfer:
PIPE_TRANSFER
@@ -320,5 +332,4 @@ These flags control the behavior of a transfer object.
operations pending on the resource are undefined. Cannot be used with
``READ``.
* ``FLUSH_EXPLICIT``: Written ranges will be notified later with
- :ref:`transfer_flush_region`. Cannot be used with
- ``READ``.
+ :ref:`transfer_flush_region`. Cannot be used with ``READ``.