VirtIO-GPU Working Towards Vulkan Support, Other Features For Graphics In VMs

[phoronix]

Phoronix: VirtIO-GPU Working Towards Vulkan Support, Other Features For Graphics In VMs

As we've known for a long time, VirtIO-GPU / Virgl Vulkan support to allow accelerated Vulkan within virtual machines is in the works but still has a long road ahead. A number of other VirtIO-GPU features are also in the works or at least planning stages...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=VirtIO-GPU-Vulkan-Planning

[Britoid]

This would be pretty cool if it eventually allows a Windows guest to use a DXVK-based driver to get DirectX acceleration.

[Jabberwocky]

Thanks for taking the time to write about it Gerd!

[schmidtbag]

This would be pretty cool if it eventually allows a Windows guest to use a DXVK-based driver to get DirectX acceleration.

I agree. It'd be an easier option than depending on GPU passthrough.

[jntesteves]

With the evolution of wine, running Windows software in a VM becomes less and less relevant. With the fast evolution of Linux containers, running a VM at all becomes less necessary. Nowadays it's hard to find a use case for this. It's coming almost too late.

[Britoid]

I agree. It'd be an easier option than depending on GPU passthrough.

It should also be more secure, I imagine, since you avoid potential DMA-style attacks.

[starshipeleven]

With the evolution of wine, running Windows software in a VM becomes less and less relevant. With the fast evolution of Linux containers, running a VM at all becomes less necessary. Nowadays it's hard to find a use case for this. It's coming almost too late.

No offense, but speak for yourself please.

[jntesteves]

No offense, but speak for yourself please.

None taken. Of course I only speak for myself.

[schmidtbag]

No offense

lol since when have you ever cared about not offending someone?

[starshipeleven]

lol since when have you ever cared about not offending someone?

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