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		BitPirate on Jan 27, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hard numbers in the Wayland vs. X11 input latency ... Asahi Linas explanation: https://lobste.rs/s/oxtwre/hard_numbers_wayland_vs_x11_input...

pbasista on Jan 27, 2025 [–]

An excerpt from the linked comment's own TL;DR summary:

> X11 has no cursor vsync and tears. Wayland compositors use atomic cursor updates synchronized with vsync.

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