macOS Slow access to VRAM

mif said:

I am wondering what have changed in Mountain Lion? I found a way to draw directly to the screen but it is much slower than in Snow Leopard. 8 fps versus 145 fps.

Code:

unsigned char *get_display_base_address()
{
	kern_return_t		kr;
	io_connect_t		framebuffer;
	io_iterator_t		iter;
	io_service_t		ioServicePort;
	mach_vm_address_t	vram = 0;
	mach_vm_size_t		shmemSize;
	mach_port_t			masterPort;
	
	kr = IOMasterPort(bootstrap_port, &masterPort);
	if (kr == KERN_SUCCESS)
        {
		kr = IOServiceGetMatchingServices(masterPort, IOServiceMatching(IOFRAMEBUFFER_CONFORMSTO), &iter);
		if (kr == KERN_SUCCESS)
		{
			ioServicePort = IOIteratorNext(iter);
			IOObjectRelease(iter);
			kr = IOServiceOpen(ioServicePort, mach_task_self(), kIOFBSharedConnectType, &framebuffer);
			IOObjectRelease(ioServicePort);
			if (kr == KERN_SUCCESS)
			{
				kr = IOConnectMapMemory(framebuffer, 110, mach_task_self(), &vram, &shmemSize, kIOMapAnywhere);
				IOServiceClose(framebuffer);
			}
		}
	}
	return (unsigned char *)vram + 0x180000;	//return (unsigned char *)CGDisplayBaseAddress(CGMainDisplayID());
}

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