hw

Quick CPU ring mode protection question

Hi, me again :) I am very curious in messing up with HW. But my top level "messing" so far was linked or inline assembler in C program. If my understanding of CPU and ring mode is right, I cannot directly from user mode app access some low level CPU features, like disabling interrupts, or changing protected mode segments, so I must use ...

JPEG HW Decoder access API

Hello List, Is there any procedure/API provided in Android SDK/NDK to check if "JPEG HW Decoder" exists in the underlying android phone handset? If yes, then Is there any procedure/API provided in Android SDK/NDK to access "JPEG HW Decoder" for decompressing JPEG image? ( I guess PV Media framework provides access for the same, but ...