This makes most operations thread safe, especially so that they
can safely be used in the Kernel. This includes obtaining a strong
reference from a weak reference, which now requires an explicit
call to WeakPtr::strong_ref(). Another major change is that
Weakable::make_weak_ref() may require the explicit target type.
Previously we used reinterpret_cast in WeakPtr, assuming that it
can be properly converted. But WeakPtr does not necessarily have
the knowledge to be able to do this. Instead, we now ask the class
itself to deliver a WeakPtr to the type that we want.
Also, WeakLink is no longer specific to a target type. The reason
for this is that we want to be able to safely convert e.g. WeakPtr<T>
to WeakPtr<U>, and before this we just reinterpret_cast the internal
WeakLink<T> to WeakLink<U>, which is a bold assumption that it would
actually produce the correct code. Instead, WeakLink now operates
on just a raw pointer and we only make those constructors/operators
available if we can verify that it can be safely cast.
In order to guarantee thread safety, we now use the least significant
bit in the pointer for locking purposes. This also means that only
properly aligned pointers can be used.
Rather than blitting and rendering each window every time, only
render what actually changed. And while doing so, only render
the portions that are visible on the screen. This avoids flickering
because flipping framebuffers isn't always perfectly in sync with
the code, so it's possible that the flip happens slightly delayed
and we can briefly see the next iteration having partially completed.
Also, avoid touching the mouse cursor unless it is in an area that
needs updating. This reduces flickering unless it is over an area
that is updated often. And because we no longer render the entire
screen, we'll save the contents below the cursor so that we can
hide it before touching that area.
Fixes#2981
Instead, we now tell Windows to invalidate themselves. Window will then
pass on the requests to Compositor.
My basic idea here is that WindowManager should do window management,
dealing with incoming events, moving, resizing, etc. Compositor should
deal with painting the window stack in the right order with the least
amount of effort. :^)
It didn't feel right to have a "DHCPClient" in a "Servers" directory.
Rename this to Services to better reflect the type of programs we'll
be putting in there.
2020-05-08 21:57:44 +02:00
Renamed from Servers/WindowServer/WindowSwitcher.cpp (Browse further)
