Methods and apparatus to provide extended graphics processing capabilities

摘要

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide extended graphics processing capabilities are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves sending a display panel parameter to a shared library module. The display panel parameter is sent by a programmable driver interface in communication between the shared library module and a graphics hardware device driver. The shared library module includes a first graphics processing capability. The graphics hardware device driver includes a second graphics processing capability different from the first graphics processing capability. The example method also involves performing a render operation via the programmable driver interface on a frame buffer based on the first graphics processing capability. The first graphics processing capability is received at the programmable driver interface from the shared library module based on the display panel parameter. The frame buffer is output to a display.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
sending a display panel parameter to a shared library module, the display panel parameter sent by a programmable driver interface in communication with the shared library module and a graphics hardware device driver, the shared library module including first graphics instructions to implement a first graphics processing capability, and the graphics hardware device driver including a second graphics processing capability different from the first graphics processing capability, the graphics hardware device driver to operate between an operating system and graphics hardware, the graphics hardware in communication with a display; executing the first graphics instructions with a logic circuit to perform a render operation via the programmable driver interface on a frame buffer in accordance with the first graphics processing capability, the first graphics instructions received at the programmable driver interface from the shared library module in response to the sending of the display panel parameter, and when the graphics hardware device driver is compiled object code, the first graphics instructions obtained from the shared library module to implement the first graphics processing capability via the programmable driver interface without recompiling the graphics hardware device driver; and outputting the frame buffer to the display.