linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 5/7] vfio: Define vfio based dma-buf operations

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:58:40 +0200
From:   Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
To:     Kirti Wankhede <kwankhede@...dia.com>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
Cc:     Xiaoguang Chen <xiaoguang.chen@...el.com>,
        chris@...is-wilson.co.uk, intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zhenyuw@...ux.intel.com,
        zhiyuan.lv@...el.com, intel-gvt-dev@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        zhi.a.wang@...el.com, kevin.tian@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 5/7] vfio: Define vfio based dma-buf operations

  Hi,

> > > Right we need to know this at device initialization time for both
> > > cases
> > > to initialize VGACommonState structure for that device
> > 
> > Why do you need a VGACommonState?
> > 
> 
> We need to create a GRAPHIC_CONSOLE for vGPU device and specify
> GraphicHwOps so that from its .gfx_update callback, surface can be
> queried and updated.

Yes, you need GraphicHwOps, but there is no need to have a
VGACommonState for that.

> > > and also need
> > > NONE to decide whether to init console vnc or not. We have a
> > > mechanism
> > > to disable console vnc path and we recommend to disable it for
> > > better
> > > performance.
> > 
> > Hmm, maybe we should have a ioctl to configure the refresh rate, or
> > a
> > ioctl to allow qemu ask for a refresh when needed?
> > 
> 
> What is default refresh rate of QEMU if vnc is connected?

/* in ms */
#define GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL_DEFAULT    30
#define GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL_IDLE     3000

cheers,
  Gerd