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Re: Moving applications between X servers / dynamic optirun ?

 

If this would be possible, it would be really cool. Looking forward to
comments here...

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Nicolas Joyard
<joyard.nicolas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Given that some applications don't need full-time GPU processing power (eg.
> web browsers) I wonder whether it would be feasible to dynamically switch
> already-running applications from or to an optirun-started X server.
>
> What do you think about it ? Could it be possible to start an empty optirun
> and then use tools like xmove to switch servers ?
>
> Nicolas
>
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