Re: [Intel-gfx] [ANNOUNCE][RFC] KVMGT - the implementation of Intel GVT-g(full GPU virtualization) for KVM

From: Daniel Vetter
Date: Fri Dec 05 2014 - 08:53:55 EST


On Fri, Dec 05, 2014 at 09:50:21AM +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> > https://www.usenix.org/conference/atc14/technical-sessions/presentation/tian
>
> /me goes read this.
>
> A few comments on the kernel stuff (brief look so far, also
> compile-tested only, intel gfx on my test machine is too old).
>
> * Noticed the kernel bits don't even compile when configured as
> module. Everything (vgt, i915, kvm) must be compiled into the
> kernel.
> * Design approach still seems to be i915 on vgt not the other way
> around.

Yeah done a quick read-through of just the i915 bits too, same comment. I
guess this is just the first RFC and the redesign we've discussed about
already with xengt is in progress somewhere?

Thanks, Daniel
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