Re: [PATCH] Add VirtIO Frame Buffer Support

Alexander Graf
2009-11-03T06:22:52Z

On 03.11.2009, at 07:21, Avi Kivity wrote:

> On 11/03/2009 12:09 AM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>> When we want to create a full VirtIO based machine, we're still
>> missing
>> graphics output. Fortunately, Linux provides us with most of the
>> frameworks
>> to render text and everything, we only need to implement a transport.
>>
>> So this is a frame buffer backend written for VirtIO. Using this
>> and my
>> patch to qemu, you can use paravirtualized graphics.
>>
>>
>
> What does this do that cirrus and/or vmware-vga don't?

Work on non-MMIO machines.

>> This is especially important on machines that can't do MMIO, as all
>> current
>> graphics implementations qemu emulates I'm aware of so far fail here.
>>
>
> s390 virtual desktops?

Well - have you ever tried installing SLES / RHEL on an S390? If not,
give it a shot and comment again :-)

Alex