[PATCH] drm/vkms: Add a DRM render node to vkms

[Simon Ser]

On Thursday, January 5th, 2023 at 06:23, Yi Xie <yixie at google.com> wrote:

> Some libraries including Mesa and virglrenderer require a render node to
> fully function. By adding a render node to vkms those libraries will
> work properly, supporting use cases like running crosvm with virgl GPU
> support via llvmpipe on a headless virtual machine.

This doesn't sound like a good idea to me. Devices without render
capabilities should not fake it.

User-space (e.g. wlroots) relies on "no render node" to enable
software rendering (Pixman instead of GL).