Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 1/2] Add emulation for VirtIO Frame Buffer device

[Alexander G. <ag...@su...>]

On 03.11.2009, at 07:22, Avi Kivity wrote:

> On 11/03/2009 12:11 AM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>> Since Linux now understands how to talk to us graphics over VirtIO,  
>> let's
>> add support for it in qemu.
>>
>> The good part about graphics over VirtIO is that you don't need PCI  
>> to use
>> it. So if there's any platform out there trying to use graphics,  
>> but not
>> capable of MMIO, it can use this one!
>>
>
> Which platforms are these?

For now S390 comes to mind first ... :-). I'd use and improve the  
spice stuff, but that hasn't exactly been open-source friendly so far...

Alex