Systems for Handling Virtual Machine Graphics Processing Requests

Abstract

A system for handling graphics processing requests that includes a hypervisor having access to one or more graphics processing units (GPUs) and a network communication pipeline which transmits unprocessed graphics data and processed graphics data between virtual machines. The system further includes a first virtual machine (VM) having software installed thereon capable of obtaining graphics processing requests and associated unprocessed graphics data generated by the first VM, and transmitting the unprocessed graphics data and receiving processed graphics data via the network communication pipeline, and a second VM having access to the one or more graphics processing units (GPUs) via the hypervisor, and having software installed thereon capable of receiving transmitted unprocessed graphics data and transmitting processed graphics data via the network communication pipeline.

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