Using video memory on PS3 e.g. as SWAP?

[Geoff Levand]

� wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> looking at the PS3 as one of the few PowerPC workstation options the RAM
> is obviously quite limitted with just 256MB. 


Can I recommend in the future you send this kind of PS3 specific inquiry to
the cbe-oss-dev mailing list?

  cbe-oss-dev at ozlabs.org
  https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/cbe-oss-dev


> I wonder if the 256MB of
> video memory can be mapped or at least be used as super-fast SWAP?


As Marc mentioned, some work was done using unsupported functionality of
the current hypervisor.  There is no assurance it will continue to work
with future system software updates.


> Or are there news regarding accessing the video chip from Linux beside
> the unaccelerated frame-buffer?


We plan to improve Linux graphics support, but we have not announced any
specifics.  The changes may make the above mentioned driver no longer work.

-Geoff