Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3 of 4] [UPDATE ]single vnc server surface

[Gerd Hoffmann]

On 07/30/09 15:18, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> This patch removes the server surface from VncState and adds a single
> server surface to VncDisplay for all the possible clients connected.
> Each client maintains a different dirty bitmap in VncState.
> The guest surface is moved to VncDisplay as well because we don't need
> to track guest updates in more than one place.
>
> This patch has been updated to handle copyrect correctly.

Well.  Sort of.  At least it has no screen corruption.  The patch kills 
a number of bandwith saving optimizations though.

Number one (the big one):  vnc clients without copyrect support get a 
*huge* penalty.  Each vnc_copy call now sends a screen refresh to *all* 
clients, not only the ones with copyrect support.  And they get the 
*whole* destination rectangle, not only the screen areas which did 
actually change.  Given that vnc_copy can happen much more frequently 
than the refresh interval I think this increases the bandwith used *alot*.

Number two: In case we skip frames because we have data buffered (i.e. 
kernel output pipe is full) we might send more updates than we have to. 
 With your patch the dirty bits of all screen updates are combined 
together, including the screen updates skipped.  So screen areas which 
changed in the skipped frame, then changed back for the frame we 
actually sent are updated nevertheless.  This isn't the case without the 
patch.

cheers,
  Gerd