From: Markus Frank <m.frank@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH docs v4 3/3] VirGL: add info about feature sets with OpenGL4.6 and vulkan
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:38:11 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260831094605.114396-4-m.frank@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260831094605.114396-1-m.frank@proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Markus Frank <m.frank@proxmox.com>
---
new to v4
qm.adoc | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/qm.adoc b/qm.adoc
index 18a4fbe..12c1752 100644
--- a/qm.adoc
+++ b/qm.adoc
@@ -1047,6 +1047,9 @@ default due to being relatively big and also not available as open source for
all GPU models/vendors. For most setups you'll just need to do:
`apt install libgl1 libegl1`
+To use Vulkan (Venus) you also need to install the virgl-server:
+`apt install virgl-server`
+
You can edit the amount of memory given to the virtual GPU, by setting
the 'memory' option. This can enable higher resolutions inside the VM,
especially with SPICE/QXL.
@@ -1066,6 +1069,20 @@ Selecting `serialX` as display 'type' disables the VGA output, and redirects
the Web Console to the selected serial port. A configured display 'memory'
setting will be ignored in that case.
+.VirGL Feature Sets
+
+|===
+|Feature Set |Description
+|`opengl4.3 (Default)` |The default VirGL implementation; does not require a host memory window for blob resources
+|`opengl4.6` |Adds support for OpenGL 4.6 by adding a host memory window (Default = 2048MiB) for blob resources
+|`opengl4.6+vulkan` |Adds for OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan by adding a host memory window for blob resources and enabling venus
+|===
+
+The VirGL host memory window and blob resources allow a guest VM to
+directly map and write to host GPU VRAM or system memory without copying
+overhead, enabling the zero-copy buffer sharing and persistent memory
+mapping required for Vulkan and OpenGL 4.6.
+
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--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-31 9:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-31 9:38 [PATCH qemu-server/pve-manager/docs v4 0/1] add virtio-vga-gl OpenGL 4.6 & Vulkan (venus) support Markus Frank
2026-08-31 9:38 ` [PATCH qemu-server v4 1/3] fix #6277: virtio-vga-gl: add OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan (Venus) support Markus Frank
2026-08-31 15:29 ` DERUMIER, Alexandre
2026-08-31 15:43 ` DERUMIER, Alexandre
2026-09-01 6:24 ` Dominik Csapak
2026-09-01 11:28 ` Dominik Csapak
2026-08-31 9:38 ` [PATCH pve-manager v4 2/3] ui: qemu: add VirGl feature selection in DisplayEdit Markus Frank
2026-09-01 11:35 ` Dominik Csapak
2026-08-31 9:38 ` Markus Frank [this message]
2026-09-01 11:39 ` [PATCH docs v4 3/3] VirGL: add info about feature sets with OpenGL4.6 and vulkan Dominik Csapak
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