[Openal-devel] Faster buffer model, and more random stuff

[Chris Robinson]

On Tuesday 26 February 2008 11:10:03 am you wrote:
> >>: MapBuffer is NOT, and I cannot stress this strongly enough, asking to
> >>: get to a buffer's memory.
>
> MapBuffer IS "tell me where would you like me to put the buffer's data for
> you". Does that clear things up? My talk about formats was merely on the
> "possible optimizations" aspect of things.

That's not what I'd call buffer mapping. Perhaps something more like automated 
storage, which I wouldn't imagine has much of a benefit outside of 
specialized systems (where you'd likely need specialized drivers). 
AL_ES_automated_storage? Though in such specialized uses, it may be better 
then to make it more stringent to where it can only be used when it would be 
able to inline convert.