No, just two <graphics .../> framebuffers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Omer Frenkel" <ofren...@redhat.com> To: "Frantisek Kobzik" <fkob...@redhat.com> Cc: "engine-devel" <engine-devel@ovirt.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 1:20:42 PM Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] RFE: SPICE and VNC graphics at the same time
----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frantisek Kobzik" <fkob...@redhat.com> > To: "engine-devel" <engine-devel@ovirt.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 11:33:28 AM > Subject: [Engine-devel] RFE: SPICE and VNC graphics at the same time > > Dear devels, > > I started working on a feature that allows user to run a VM with both SPICE > and VNC graphics [1]. In the engine we derive the graphics server type > (SPICE/VNC) from the video device (QXL/CIRRUS), which I think is wrong. > These are two different things and should be treated separately. What I > suggest is to split that configuration in vm_static into two fields: > 1, (already existing) Display type with values QXL or CIRRUS > 2, (new) Graphics types - enum or comma-separated string that indicates that > the VM should be run with 'spice'/'vnc'/'spice,vnc'/'auto' (the last means > that the type will be derived from the video device which is current > behavior. > when choosing both, does this mean vm will have 2 video devices (cards)? > The feature would consist of three patches: > - vdsm - add new field in vm.conf with information about graphics types of a > vm. > - engine backend - add graphics types to VM and corresponding entities, > adjust xml rpc communication. > - engine frontend - "only" adjust the ui. > > The patches would be backwards compatible with older engine/vdsm versions. > > There are some things that must be taken into account, mostly it's about > differences in SPICE/VNC supported features (like multimonitors, single qxl, > smartcard, migration...). e.g. if you run a vm with both graphic types > together the engine should probably disallow some spice features. But this > is more of an implementation detail. > > Feel free to reply if you have anything to say about this feature. > > Cheers, > Franta. > > > [1]: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=976044 > _______________________________________________ > Engine-devel mailing list > Engine-devel@ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel > _______________________________________________ Engine-devel mailing list Engine-devel@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel