From 9513620f99bbb6444614cd2ed7dc42f79f0d35cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Snir Sheriber Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:14:58 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add Intel GVTg configuration to manual Signed-off-by: Snir Sheriber Acked-by: Frediano Ziglio --- docs/manual/manual.txt | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/manual/manual.txt b/docs/manual/manual.txt index 4dd374bd..3dce22d9 100644 --- a/docs/manual/manual.txt +++ b/docs/manual/manual.txt @@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ folder will show up in GNOME Files network places (or Nautilus). It can then be mounted and browsed in traditional applications thanks to `gvfs-fuse`. +[[virgl]] GL acceleration (virgl) ======================= @@ -1054,6 +1055,29 @@ client$ virt-viewer -a $vmname [source,sh] client$ remote-viewer spice+unix:///run/user/1000/spice.sock +[[gvtg]] +Intel's GVTg +============ + +Intel GVTg allows you to share your host GPU with the guest so that it can +accelerate graphic and media operations. + +Configuration +------------- + +To configure your host and the vGPU device, follow +https://www.kraxel.org/blog/2018/04/vgpu-display-support-finally-merged-upstream/[this blog post] + +For spice configuration you have two main options: + +1. Use locally, connect and configure spice similar to <> spice configuration +(set vfio display=on) +2. Use remotley, connect and configure spice similar to <> +(set vfio display=off) + +* For remote connection you may want to accelerate your video encoding using the configured +Intel's vGPU, check for Gstreamer's Intel accelerated codec options. + QEMU Spice reference ====================