| Name |
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| ANGLE_platform_angle_metal |
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| Name Strings |
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| EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle_metal |
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| Contributors |
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| Jamie Madill, Google |
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| Contacts |
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| Jamie Madill, Google (jmadill 'at' google 'dot' com) |
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| Status |
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| Draft |
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| Version |
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| Version 2, 2019-10-09 |
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| Number |
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| EGL Extension XXX |
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| Extension Type |
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| EGL client extension |
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| Dependencies |
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| Requires ANGLE_platform_angle. |
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| Overview |
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| This extension enables selection of Metal display types. |
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| New Types |
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| None |
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| New Procedures and Functions |
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| None |
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| New Tokens |
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| Accepted as values for the EGL_PLATFORM_ANGLE_TYPE_ANGLE attribute: |
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| EGL_PLATFORM_ANGLE_TYPE_METAL_ANGLE 0x3489 |
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| Additions to the EGL Specification |
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| None. |
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| New Behavior |
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| To request a display that is backed by a Metal driver, the value of |
| EGL_PLATFORM_ANGLE_TYPE_ANGLE should be |
| EGL_PLATFORM_ANGLE_TYPE_METAL_ANGLE. |
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| Issues |
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| 1) Should the application be able to choose a specific version of Metal? |
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| RESOLVED: No, use the default returned by the system. It doesn't |
| seem like recommended practice to choose a Metal version when |
| initializing a Metal device. |
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| Revision History |
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| Version 1, 2019-10-09 (Jamie Madill) |
| - Initial draft |
