Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Slowdown SDL while minimized

[Anders]

Samuel Thibault wrote:
> When SDL is invisible/minimized, there is no need to keep calling the
> VGA refresh 33 times per second.  This patch reduces in that case the
> rate to 2 times per second, which should be responsive enough for the
> un-minimizing event.
>   

Is there any need to update at all, if the canvas is not visible? How 
about some infrastructure for pausing the update completely? I think 
that could also be used for VNC displays, when no client is connected.

Anders.