When using mesa 9.2-devel git from 12th April 2013 (specifically up to and including commit c6a86fb5639977f37a1403012669cdee86bbd89f (r300g: Fix bug in OMOD optimization)), LLVMpipe is significantly faster than it was on mesa 9.1.1. See http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=mesa_92dev_llvmpipe for some examples.
When using mesa 9.2-devel git from 12th April 2013 (specifically up to and including commit c6a86fb5639977f 37a1403012669cd ee86bbd89f (r300g: Fix bug in OMOD optimization)), LLVMpipe is significantly faster than it was on mesa 9.1.1. See http:// www.phoronix. com/scan. php?page= article& item=mesa_ 92dev_llvmpipe for some examples.
The xorg-edgers PPA at https:/ /launchpad. net/~xorg- edgers/ +archive/ ppa currently has a mesa build from 4th April 2013 git. This will likely be updated soon.