[Arm-netbook] Sorry state of Linux hardware video decoder libraries / lack of single API

[Henrik Nordström]

tis 2012-06-26 klockan 08:44 +0300 skrev Alexey Eromenko:

> > There is alco fancy 2D acceleration unit (G2D) currently sitting unused,
> > also with all open source kernel driver.
> >
> 
> This G2D unit and CedarX VPU are Allwinner designs ?

>From what I can tell yes.

The VPU is their key technology differentiating them from most other SoC
vendors in the segment.

The G2D unit is being deprecated however, no longer present in sun5i and
deactivated in latest sun4i kernel sources. Most likely due to their
main markets using the MALI GPU for the same purposes.

Regards
Henrik