Re: [PATCH v4 0/5] Support virtio-gpu DRM native context

[Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com>]

On 1/8/25 16:14, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 01:18:32AM +0300, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
>> This patchset adds DRM native context support to VirtIO-GPU on Qemu.
>>
>> Contarary to Virgl and Venus contexts which mediate high level GFX APIs,
>> DRM native context [1] mediates lower level kernel driver UAPI, which
>> reflects in a less CPU overhead and less/simpler code needed to support it.
>> DRM context consists of a host and guest parts that have to be implemented
>> for each GPU driver. On a guest side, DRM context presents a virtual GPU as
>> a real/native host GPU device for GL/VK applications.
>>
>> [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sFP_yddLLQ
>>
>> Today there are four known DRM native context drivers existing in a wild:
>>
>>   - Freedreno (Qualcomm SoC GPUs), completely upstreamed
>>   - AMDGPU, mostly merged into upstreams
>>   - Intel (i915), merge requests are opened
>>   - Asahi (Apple SoC GPUs), WIP status
> 
> Took a quick look, looks ok
> 
> Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> 
> Gerd, you gonnu pick this up?
> 
> Dmitry, if you will post a rebase, I can apply too.

Thanks! The plan was that Alex will test this patchset on his setup and
then either he or you will apply it. Will post the rebased version too,
there is a minor merge conflict with the latest Qemu tree now.

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Best regards,
Dmitry