Dashboards & Visualizations

Does Splunk support Flash 10.1 GPU

matt
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
1 Solution

jgatt
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Short answer:

no

Long answer:

It seems that only supported mobile devices can take advantage of hardware rendering for graphics (for now). Most performance enhancements to Flash Player like this don't require any updates to existing builds. However, the following exception is mentioned in the article you referenced:

... the wmode=opaque or wmode=transparent embed parameters will disable hardware rendering, causing the software to render the graphics.

Unfortunately, we use wmode=opaque when embedding Flash content in Splunk to enable proper z-index layering with other content on a page (the default wmode places Flash content on top of all other content on a page, regardless of its z-index). This facilitates things like JavaScript popups, menus, and other overlays that need to appear on top of Flash content.

The layering of Flash content between other content on a page requires the browser to perform the final render composition, which apparently requires Flash Player to send all rendering instructions through the browser instead of directly to the GPU. Therefore, even on mobile devices, Flash content in Splunk will not take advantage of hardware rendering.

View solution in original post

jgatt
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Short answer:

no

Long answer:

It seems that only supported mobile devices can take advantage of hardware rendering for graphics (for now). Most performance enhancements to Flash Player like this don't require any updates to existing builds. However, the following exception is mentioned in the article you referenced:

... the wmode=opaque or wmode=transparent embed parameters will disable hardware rendering, causing the software to render the graphics.

Unfortunately, we use wmode=opaque when embedding Flash content in Splunk to enable proper z-index layering with other content on a page (the default wmode places Flash content on top of all other content on a page, regardless of its z-index). This facilitates things like JavaScript popups, menus, and other overlays that need to appear on top of Flash content.

The layering of Flash content between other content on a page requires the browser to perform the final render composition, which apparently requires Flash Player to send all rendering instructions through the browser instead of directly to the GPU. Therefore, even on mobile devices, Flash content in Splunk will not take advantage of hardware rendering.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

What's new in Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1.2312?

Hi Splunky people! We are excited to share the newest updates in Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1.2312! Analysts can ...

What’s New in Splunk Security Essentials 3.8.0?

Splunk Security Essentials (SSE) is an app that can amplify the power of your existing Splunk Cloud Platform, ...

Let’s Get You Certified – Vegas-Style at .conf24

Are you ready to level up your Splunk game? Then, let’s get you certified live at .conf24 – our annual user ...