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

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Date:	Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:54:18 +0100
From:	Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>
To:	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jike Song <jike.song@...el.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	"White, Michael L" <michael.l.white@...el.com>,
	"Dong, Eddie" <eddie.dong@...el.com>,
	"intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org" <intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
	"Li, Susie" <susie.li@...el.com>,
	"Cowperthwaite, David J" <david.j.cowperthwaite@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Haron, Sandra" <sandra.haron@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] [ANNOUNCE][RFC] KVMGT - the implementation of Intel
 GVT-g(full GPU virtualization) for KVM

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
-- 
Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
+41 (0) 79 365 57 48 - http://blog.ffwll.ch
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