Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: approaches to 3D virtualisation

[Anthony Liguori]

Juan Quintela wrote:
> Dave Airlie <address@hidden> wrote:
>   
> > > > Current existing solutions in the area:
> > > > a) VMware virtual graphics adapter - based on DX9, has an open
> > > > KMS/Gallium3D driver stack recently released by vmware, has certified
> > > > Windows drivers and has a documented vGPU interface (it could be
> > > > documented a lot better)
> > > >         
> > http://vmware-svga.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/vmware-svga/trunk/doc/gpu-wiov.pdf?revision=1
> >
> > is a good whitepaper on the different 3D virtualisation approaches and why
> > vmware picked what they did also.
> >
> > Dave.
> >     
>
> I have zero clue of 3D, but for the qemu part, vmware_vga is the "nicer"
> driver.
>   

I like the design of the vmware_vga driver but it has one critical 
flaw.  The Windows drivers has a EULA that prohibits their use outside 
of VMware.

Without reasonably licensed Windows drivers, I don't think it's viable.

I'm hoping QXL can fill this niche.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori