On 3/13/23 15:58, Marc-André Lureau wrote: ... >> 2) Additional context type: gfxstream [i]? >> >> One of the major motivations for adding context types in the >> virtio-gpu spec was supporting gfxstream. gfxstream is used in the >> Android Studio emulator (a variant of QEMU) [ii], among other places. >> That would move the Android emulator closer to the goal of using >> upstream QEMU for everything. > > What is the advantage of using gfxstream over virgl? or zink+venus? > > Only AOSP can run with virgl perhaps? I am not familiar with Android > development.. I guess it doesn't make use of Mesa, and thus no virgl > at all?
+1 I'm also very interested in getting an overview of gfxstream advantages over virgl and why Android emulator can't move to use virgl+venus (shouldn't it just work out-of-the-box already?). Thanks! -- Best regards, Dmitry
