Medley on Crostini Linux: X vs SDL performance

[pamoroso]

On my Chromebox with Crostini Linux, the Linux container of chromeOS based on Debian 11 Bullseye, I built Medley and the full loadup with apps from the latest sources using gcc. Since Crostini uses Wayland I was cursious to compare the performance of the X and SDL versions of Medley. Like on the Raspberry Pi 400 with Wayland (see #1378), it turns out SDL is noticeably faster.

Here is X on Crostini:

medley-crostini-x.webm

And here SDL:

medley-crostini-sdl.webm

[Kirtai]

I noticed that the SDL version is also much faster than the X11 version on X.

Try building the sysouts to see a real difference.

[pamoroso]

Thanks, the SDL version is indeed faster.