It does not attempt it by default, the option can be found at Tools -> Preferences > Input&Codecs -> "Use GPU acceleration (experimental)"
But your vlc log shows that hardware acceleration is enabled (I see kind of the same in my logs):
libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
xvba_video: XVBA_GetSurface(): status 2
[0x89b09c4] avcodec decoder: Using VA API version 0.32 for hardware decoding.
But, your log also shows the vainfo output:
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
This looks like an error to me, unfortunately I do not know how to fix it (as I did not experience this error myself).
Hopefully someone else is able to help!
It does not attempt it by default, the option can be found at Tools -> Preferences > Input&Codecs -> "Use GPU acceleration (experimental)"
But your vlc log shows that hardware acceleration is enabled (I see kind of the same in my logs):
libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
xvba_video: XVBA_GetSurface(): status 2
[0x89b09c4] avcodec decoder: Using VA API version 0.32 for hardware decoding.
But, your log also shows the vainfo output:
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
This looks like an error to me, unfortunately I do not know how to fix it (as I did not experience this error myself).
Hopefully someone else is able to help!