This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030106030007070401060908 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 01/19/2015 02=3A33 AM=2C lof yer wrote=3A =3E =3E Since I recently saw cloudstack have add this=28 =3E https=3A//cwiki=2Eapache=2Eorg/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/GPU+and+vG= PU+support+for+CloudStack+Guest+VMs =3E =29=2E =3E And iGVT=28 =3E https=3A//01=2Eorg/zh/xen/blogs/wangbo85/2014/intel-gvt-gxengt-pubic-re= lease=3Flangredirect=3D1=29 =3E is released=2E =3E If ovirt add this=2C it=27ll be very competitive for ovirt in VDI platf= orms=2E =3E See below the response I got about 1 year ago=2C I don=27t know the current= plans/status=2E=2E=2E =3E -------- Forwarded Message -------- =3E Subject=3A =09Re=3A =5BSpice-devel=5D =5BUsers=5D desktop virtualizatio= n and GPU =3E support =3E Date=3A =09Wed=2C 16 Oct 2013 14=3A08=3A47 +0200 =3E From=3A =09David Ja=9Aa =3Cdjasa=40redhat=2Ecom=3E =3E Reply-To=3A =09spice-devel=40lists=2Efreedesktop=2Eorg=2C users =3Cuser= s=40ovirt=2Eorg=3E =3E CC=3A =09spice-devel=40lists=2Efreedesktop=2Eorg=2C users =3Cusers=40ov= irt=2Eorg=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Hi=2C =3E =3E I=27m afraid that none of these cards will work=2E IIRC it was explaine= d for =3E nVidia approach that it would be necessary to add their closed-source= =3E code to qemu which is not going to happen=2E =3E You might have better luck with AMD card =22passthrough=22 approach but= I=27m =3E not sure if GPUs can be passed through qemu/kvm and if so=2C how the =3E GPU-rendered image then gets displayed=2E So YMMV and don=27t expect mu= ch=2E =3E =3E There is a WIP effort for qemu though that is hardware vendor agnostic= - =3E it=27s based on creation of virtual GPU in qemu called Virgil that pass= es =3E 3D drawing commands to GPU on host=2E The project is in initial stage= =3E though so it won=27t be ready even for testing for quite some time=2E F= WIW=2C =3E there has been discussion about it on spice-devel in recent days and it= =3E will be presented on upcoming KVM forum so you can get pretty clear =3E picture about its status from these sources=2E =3E =3E HTH=2C =3E =3E David Met vriendelijke groet=2C With kind regards=2C Jorick Astrego Netbulae Virtualization Experts=20 ---------------- =09Tel=3A 053 20 30 270 =09info=40netbulae=2Eeu =09Staalsteden 4-3A =09KvK= 08198180 =09Fax=3A 053 20 30 271 =09www=2Enetbulae=2Eeu =097547 TA Enschede =09BTW= NL821234584B01 ---------------- --------------030106030007070401060908 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =3Chtml=3E =3Chead=3E =3Cmeta content=3D=22text/html=3B charset=3Dwindows-1252=22 http-equiv=3D=22Content-Type=22=3E =3C/head=3E =3Cbody bgcolor=3D=22=23FFFFFF=22 text=3D=22=23000000=22=3E =3Cbr=3E =3Cdiv class=3D=22moz-cite-prefix=22=3EOn 01/19/2015 02=3A33 AM=2C lof= yer wrote=3A=3Cbr=3E =3C/div=3E =3Cblockquote cite=3D=22mid=3ACAKUHWYpedYihywiMGHfpi7dPpejZi6042x+FgLO0af7dV6-33w=40mail= =2Egmail=2Ecom=22 type=3D=22cite=22=3E =3Cp dir=3D=22ltr=22=3ESince I recently saw cloudstack have add this= =28 =3Ca moz-do-not-send=3D=22true=22 href=3D=22https=3A//cwiki=2Eapache=2Eorg/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/GPU+= and+vGPU+support+for+CloudStack+Guest+VMs=22=3Ehttps=3A//cwiki=2Eapache=2Eo= rg/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/GPU+and+vGPU+support+for+CloudStack+Guest+= VMs=3C/a=3E =29=2E=3Cbr=3E And iGVT=28 =3Ca moz-do-not-send=3D=22true=22 href=3D=22https=3A//01=2Eorg/zh/xen/blogs/wangbo85/2014/intel-gvt-gxengt-pu= bic-release=3Flangredirect=3D1=22=3Ehttps=3A//01=2Eorg/zh/xen/blogs/wangbo8= 5/2014/intel-gvt-gxengt-pubic-release=3Flangredirect=3D1=3C/a=3E=29 is released=2E=3Cbr=3E If ovirt add this=2C it=27ll be very competitive for ovirt in VDI= platforms=2E=3C/p=3E =3C/blockquote=3E See below the response I got about 1 year ago=2C I don=27t know the current plans/status=2E=2E=2E=3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E =3Cblockquote type=3D=22cite=22=3E-------- Forwarded Message --------= =3Ctable class=3D=22moz-email-headers-table=22 border=3D=220=22 cellp= adding=3D=220=22 cellspacing=3D=220=22=3E =3Ctbody=3E =3Ctr=3E =3Cth align=3D=22RIGHT=22 nowrap=3D=22nowrap=22 valign=3D=22BAS= ELINE=22=3ESubject=3A =3C/th=3E =3Ctd=3ERe=3A =5BSpice-devel=5D =5BUsers=5D desktop virtualizat= ion and GPU support=3C/td=3E =3C/tr=3E =3Ctr=3E =3Cth align=3D=22RIGHT=22 nowrap=3D=22nowrap=22 valign=3D=22BAS= ELINE=22=3EDate=3A =3C/th=3E =3Ctd=3EWed=2C 16 Oct 2013 14=3A08=3A47 +0200=3C/td=3E =3C/tr=3E =3Ctr=3E =3Cth align=3D=22RIGHT=22 nowrap=3D=22nowrap=22 valign=3D=22BAS= ELINE=22=3EFrom=3A =3C/th=3E =3Ctd=3EDavid Ja=9Aa =3Ca class=3D=22moz-txt-link-rfc2396E=22 h= ref=3D=22mailto=3Adjasa=40redhat=2Ecom=22=3E=26lt=3Bdjasa=40redhat=2Ecom=26= gt=3B=3C/a=3E=3C/td=3E =3C/tr=3E =3Ctr=3E =3Cth align=3D=22RIGHT=22 nowrap=3D=22nowrap=22 valign=3D=22BAS= ELINE=22=3EReply-To=3A =3C/th=3E =3Ctd=3E=3Ca class=3D=22moz-txt-link-abbreviated=22 href=3D=22m= ailto=3Aspice-devel=40lists=2Efreedesktop=2Eorg=22=3Espice-devel=40lists=2E= freedesktop=2Eorg=3C/a=3E=2C users =3Ca class=3D=22moz-txt-link-rfc2396E=22 href=3D=22mailto=3Au= sers=40ovirt=2Eorg=22=3E=26lt=3Busers=40ovirt=2Eorg=26gt=3B=3C/a=3E=3C/td= =3E =3C/tr=3E =3Ctr=3E =3Cth align=3D=22RIGHT=22 nowrap=3D=22nowrap=22 valign=3D=22BAS= ELINE=22=3ECC=3A =3C/th=3E =3Ctd=3E=3Ca class=3D=22moz-txt-link-abbreviated=22 href=3D=22m= ailto=3Aspice-devel=40lists=2Efreedesktop=2Eorg=22=3Espice-devel=40lists=2E= freedesktop=2Eorg=3C/a=3E=2C users =3Ca class=3D=22moz-txt-link-rfc2396E=22 href=3D=22mailto=3Au= sers=40ovirt=2Eorg=22=3E=26lt=3Busers=40ovirt=2Eorg=26gt=3B=3C/a=3E=3C/td= =3E =3C/tr=3E =3C/tbody=3E =3C/table=3E =3Cbr=3E =3Cbr=3E =3Cpre=3EHi=2C I=27m afraid that none of these cards will work=2E IIRC it was explained fo= r nVidia approach that it would be necessary to add their closed-source code to qemu which is not going to happen=2E You might have better luck with AMD card =22passthrough=22 approach but I= =27m not sure if GPUs can be passed through qemu/kvm and if so=2C how the GPU-rendered image then gets displayed=2E So YMMV and don=27t expect much= =2E There is a WIP effort for qemu though that is hardware vendor agnostic - 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