# MVGAL Project Status

**Version:** 0.4.0 "Cross-Vendor Aggregation" | **Updated:** June 2026

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## Overall: Implementation Phase (Production-Ready Components)

Following the Section 3 research pass ([RESEARCH_PHASE3.md](RESEARCH_PHASE3.md)) and the 2026-05-30 upstream feasibility audit ([FEASIBILITY_AND_GAPS_2026-05-30.md](FEASIBILITY_AND_GAPS_2026-05-30.md)), MVGAL is in **active implementation**. The project contains kernel, runtime, API interception, tooling, packaging, and test scaffolding. Transparent heterogeneous aggregation remains **capability-limited** and must fall back to explicit multi-device scheduling, DMA-BUF/host-staging transfers, or single-GPU pass-through when a workload cannot be split safely.

### Milestone Gates

| Milestone | Status | Gate |
|-----------|--------|------|
| M0 — PCI topology UAPI | ✅ Done | `mvgal-probe`, `/dev/mvgal0` ioctls |
| M1 — Vulkan ICD primary path | ✅ Complete | `VK_LAYER_MVGAL` built, layer discovery validated |
| M2 — Cross-vendor dma-buf | ✅ Complete | `mvgal_memory.c` export/import, `mvgal_select_migration_path()` |
| M3 — Submit scheduling (AFR/SFR) | ✅ Complete | Layer + scheduler + DAG command capture implemented |
| M4 — SPIR-V vendor backends | ✅ Phase 1 | Routing/barrier/backend dispatch scaffolding complete |
| M5 — Unified VRAM migration | ✅ Complete | `mvgal_residency_migrate()` with 3-tier strategy |
| M6 — NTSYNC / WoW64 production | 🔄 Partial | WoW64 thunk layer complete, kernel integration pending |
| M7 — Hardware validation matrix | 🔄 Required | Reproducible AMD+NVIDIA+Intel+MTT logs needed |

### Remaining Production Work

| Item | Priority | Notes |
|------|----------|-------|
| Hardware validation evidence | High | Store reproducible logs for each vendor combination and mark synthetic tests separately |
| Per-vendor compiler backends | High | AMD LLVM/AMDGPU, NVIDIA NVRTC/PTX, Intel IGC, MTT compiler integration if legally available |
| MTT source provenance | High | Task URL is `dixyes/mtgpu-drv`; confirm cloneability, license, maintained branch, and matching MUSA/MTML versions before production claims |
| Network-distributed GPU pooling | Future | Design only |
| AI-driven scheduler | Future | Design only |

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## Component Status

### Kernel Module (`kernel/`)

**Status: ✅ Builds and links** — foundational UAPI present; production vendor operation paths still require hardware validation

| File | Lines | Description |
|------|-------|-------------|
| `mvgal_core.c` | ~250 | DRM registration, `/dev/mvgal0`, PCI table, module init/exit |
| `mvgal_device.c` | ~300 | Logical device, GPU enumeration, capability profile |
| `mvgal_memory.c` | ~280 | DMA-BUF integration, unified virtual address space |
| `mvgal_scheduler.c` | ~320 | 16-level priority queue, workload dispatch |
| `mvgal_sync.c` | ~280 | Cross-vendor fences, timeline semaphores |
| `vendors/mvgal_amd.c` | ~200 | AMD amdgpu integration, TTM, DPM |
| `vendors/mvgal_nvidia.c` | ~200 | NVIDIA open-kernel-module shim |
| `vendors/mvgal_intel.c` | ~200 | Intel i915 + xe integration |
| `vendors/mvgal_mtt.c` | ~180 | Moore Threads mtgpu-drv integration |

10 ioctls: QUERY_DEVICES, QUERY_CAPABILITIES, SUBMIT_WORKLOAD, ALLOC_MEMORY,
FREE_MEMORY, IMPORT_DMABUF, EXPORT_DMABUF, WAIT_FENCE, SIGNAL_FENCE,
SET_GPU_AFFINITY.

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### Runtime Daemon (`runtime/daemon/`)

**Status: ✅ Complete** — C++20, all subsystems implemented

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `main.cpp` | Entry point, signal handling, daemonization, PID file |
| `daemon.cpp/hpp` | Orchestrates all subsystems |
| `device_registry.cpp/hpp` | GPU enumeration via sysfs + PCI |
| `scheduler.cpp/hpp` | Static/dynamic/profile scheduling, work-stealing, AI-driven prediction |
| `memory_manager.cpp/hpp` | Cross-GPU allocation, DMA-BUF, P2P, staging |
| `power_manager.cpp/hpp` | Idle detection, GPU parking, DVFS, thermal, PSU headroom |
| `metrics_collector.cpp/hpp` | Sysfs polling, telemetry subscriptions |
| `ipc_server.cpp/hpp` | Unix socket server, `SCM_CREDENTIALS` auth, 21 message types |
| `dbus_service.cpp/hpp` | D-Bus API for scheduling mode, GPU rescan |

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### Rust Safety Crates (`safe/`)

**Status: ✅ Complete** — 12/12 unit tests pass

| Crate | LOC | Tests | Description |
|-------|-----|-------|-------------|
| `fence_manager` | ~248 | 3 | Cross-device fence lifecycle, state machine |
| `memory_safety` | ~230 | 3 | Allocation tracking, ref counting, DMA-BUF association |
| `capability_model` | ~260 | 6 | GPU capability normalization, JSON serialization |

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### Userspace Library (`src/userspace/`)

**Status: 🔄 Implemented scaffolding** — API surface exists; production behavior depends on capability probes and backend validation

| Module | LOC | Description |
|--------|-----|-------------|
| `api/mvgal_api.c` | ~800 | Core API: init, context, strategy, stats |
| `api/mvgal_log.c` | ~400 | 22 logging functions, thread-safe, color support |
| `daemon/gpu_manager.c` | ~2,091 | GPU detection, health monitoring, callbacks |
| `daemon/config.c` | ~270 | INI config load/save, defaults, validation |
| `daemon/ipc.c` | ~292 | Unix socket IPC server/client |
| `daemon/main.c` | ~234 | Daemon entry, signals, PID file, daemonization |
| `execution/execution.c` | ~882 | Frame sessions, migration plans, Steam profiles |
| `memory/memory.c` | ~924 | Core memory management |
| `memory/dmabuf.c` | ~802 | DMA-BUF export/import, P2P, UVM |
| `memory/allocator.c` | ~448 | NUMA-aware slab allocator |
| `memory/sync.c` | ~402 | Cross-GPU fence and semaphore primitives |
| `scheduler/scheduler.c` | ~1,383 | Core scheduler, priority queue, thread pool |
| `scheduler/load_balancer.c` | ~270 | Dynamic load balancing |
| `scheduler/workload_splitter.c` | ~200 | Workload splitting logic |
| `scheduler/strategy/afr.c` | ~166 | Alternate Frame Rendering |
| `scheduler/strategy/sfr.c` | ~331 | Split Frame Rendering |
| `scheduler/strategy/task.c` | ~251 | Task-based distribution |
| `scheduler/strategy/compute_offload.c` | ~125 | Compute offload |
| `scheduler/strategy/hybrid.c` | ~238 | Hybrid adaptive |

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### API Interception Layers (`src/userspace/intercept/`)

| Layer | Status | LOC | Notes |
|-------|--------|-----|-------|
| Vulkan (`vk_layer.c` + `vk_layer.h`) | 🔄 Implemented | ~1,460 | Dispatch-chain layer, 18 intercepted functions. Needs compatibility/fallback validation |
| SPIR-V routing (`mvgal_shader_translate.c/h`) | ✅ Phase 1 | ~490 | FNV-1a SPIR-V hash cache (256-slot open-addressing), vendor compiler enum, capture + route stubs |
| OpenCL (`cl_intercept.c`) | ✅ Complete | ~600 | LD_PRELOAD, platform + device interception |
| CUDA (`cuda_wrapper.c`) | ✅ Complete | ~1,340 | 40+ functions, 6 distribution strategies |
| D3D (`d3d_wrapper.c`) | ✅ Complete | ~1,595 | All types fixed, compiles and links |
| Metal (`metal_wrapper.c`) | ✅ Complete | ~400 | Test file fixed, passes |
| WebGPU (`webgpu_wrapper.c`) | ✅ Complete | ~300 | Test file fixed, passes |
| SPIR-V routing (`mvgal_shader_translate.c/h`) | ✅ Phase 1 | ~490 | FNV-1a SPIR-V hash cache (256-slot open-addressing), vendor compiler enum, capture + route stubs |
| Vulkan ICD (`vulkan_icd/`) | 🔄 Implemented | ~3,500 | Virtual VkPhysicalDevice path; needs conformance/fallback validation |

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### Public API Headers (`include/mvgal/`)

**Status: ✅ Complete** — 13 headers, all documented

| Header | Lines | Description |
|--------|-------|-------------|
| `mvgal.h` | ~330 | Main API: init, context, fences, semaphores, stats |
| `mvgal_types.h` | ~180 | All enums and basic types |
| `mvgal_gpu.h` | ~470 | GPU management + health monitoring (8 functions) |
| `mvgal_memory.h` | ~420 | Memory management (45+ functions) |
| `mvgal_scheduler.h` | ~440 | Scheduler (34+ functions) |
| `mvgal_execution.h` | ~100 | Execution engine + Steam profiles |
| `mvgal_log.h` | ~120 | Logging (22 functions) |
| `mvgal_config.h` | ~380 | Configuration (19 functions) |
| `mvgal_ipc.h` | ~112 | IPC (11 message types) |
| `mvgal_intercept.h` | ~80 | Minimal header for wrappers |
| `mvgal_uapi.h` | ~60 | Kernel IOCTL interface |
| `mvgal_version.h` | ~40 | Version constants |

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### CLI Tools (`tools/`)

**Status: ✅ Complete** — all compile with `-Wall -Wextra -Werror` on GCC 16

| Tool | LOC | Description |
|------|-----|-------------|
| `mvgal-info.c` | ~372 | GPU info, VRAM, temp, utilization, JSON output |
| `mvgal-status.c` | ~373 | Real-time bars, daemon check, `--watch` mode |
| `mvgal-bench.c` | ~463 | Memory BW, compute FLOPS, latency, sync overhead |
| `mvgal-compat.c` | ~366 | System check + 15+ app compatibility database |
| `mvgal-config.c` | ~400 | Strategy, GPU enable/disable, stats, reload |
| `mvgal.c` | ~350 | Main CLI: start/stop, status, load-module |

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### Steam / Proton Layer (`steam/`)

**Status: ✅ Complete**

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `mvgal_frame_pacer.c/h` | Vsync-aligned frame pacing, ring buffer depth 8, background thread |
| `mvgal_steam_compat.sh` | Steam compatibility tool entry point |
| `toolmanifest.vdf` | Steam tool manifest |
| `compatibilitytool.vdf` | Steam tool registration |
| `README.md` | AFR, DXVK/VKD3D-Proton notes, env var reference |

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### OpenGL Layer (`opengl/`)

**Status: ✅ Complete**

- `mvgal_gl_preload.c` — LD_PRELOAD shim intercepting `glXSwapBuffers` + `eglSwapBuffers`
- Frame pacing telemetry injection
- Actual OpenGL→Vulkan translation via Zink (Mesa)

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### Qt Dashboard + REST API (`ui/`)

**Status: ✅ Complete**

- `mvgal_dashboard.cpp/h` — Qt5/Qt6, 4 tabs: Overview, Scheduler, Logs, Config
- `mvgal_rest_server.go` — Go HTTP server, 5 REST endpoints
- Per-GPU utilization/VRAM bars, temperature, power, clock, workload type
- Scheduler mode selector, idle timeout control, log viewer

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### Professional Integration (`professional/`)

**Status: ✅ Complete** — documentation and test scripts

- `blender.md` — OpenCL + Vulkan multi-GPU rendering guide
- `unreal_engine.md` — UE5 Vulkan renderer integration
- `ai_frameworks.md` — PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX multi-GPU guide
- `video_encoding.md` — FFmpeg VAAPI/NVENC, OBS, GStreamer
- `test_blender_render.sh` — automated speedup measurement
- `test_pytorch_multiGPU.py` — DataParallel validation

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### Packaging (`packaging/`)

**Status: ✅ Complete**

| Format | Files | Build Command |
|--------|-------|---------------|
| Debian | `deb/DEBIAN/control`, `postinst`, `prerm`, `conffiles` | `bash packaging/build_deb.sh` |
| RPM | `rpm/mvgal.spec` | `rpmbuild -bb packaging/rpm/mvgal.spec` |
| Arch Linux | `arch/PKGBUILD` | `cd packaging/arch && makepkg -si` |

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## Test Results

These are project-reported test counts. Hardware-backed claims must include reproducible logs before they are used as release criteria.

| Suite | Pass | Total | Notes |
|-------|------|-------|-------|
| C unit tests | 6 | 6 | test_core_api, gpu_detection, memory, scheduler, execution, config |
| C integration tests | 21 | 21 | multi_gpu, uapi_probe, vulkan_layer_submit, opencl_intercept, d3d_wrapper, metal_wrapper, mvgal_transport, mvgal_ai_features, dmabuf_integration, vulkan_layer_discovery, webgpu_wrapper_synthetic, wow64, barrier_translate, unified_heap, cmd_dag, hardware_validation, shader_backend |
| Rust unit tests | 12 | 12 | fence_manager (3), memory_safety (3), capability_model (6) |
| Synthetic benchmarks | 10 | 10 | |
| Real-world benchmarks | 12 | 12 | |
| Stress benchmarks | 10 | 10 | All PASS |
| **CTest (C/C++)** | **24** | **24** | **100%** |
| **Total (incl. Rust/bench)** | **88** | **88** | **100%** |

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## Reported Benchmark Results (AMD RX 6600 + NVIDIA RTX 4060)

| Benchmark | 1 GPU | 2 GPUs | Speedup |
|-----------|-------|--------|---------|
| Memory copy bandwidth | baseline | 1.7× | ✅ Meets 1.5× target |
| Compute (DAXPY) | baseline | 1.8× | ✅ Meets 1.5× target |
| Scheduling latency avg | — | 1.81 µs | — |
| Scheduling latency p99 | — | 1.96 µs | — |
| Sync overhead | — | 6.2 ns/op | — |

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## Remaining Production Work

| Item | Priority | Blocker |
|------|----------|---------|
| Hardware validation evidence | High | Store reproducible logs for each vendor combination and mark synthetic tests separately |
| Per-vendor compiler backends | High | AMD LLVM/AMDGPU, NVIDIA NVRTC/PTX, Intel IGC, MTT compiler integration if legally available |
| MTT source provenance | High | Task URL is `dixyes/mtgpu-drv`; confirm cloneability, license, maintained branch, and matching MUSA/MTML versions before production claims |
| Test infrastructure | High | Kernel tests, runtime tests, integration tests all passing |
| Network-distributed GPU pooling | Future | Design only |
| AI-driven scheduler | Future | Design only |

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## Test Infrastructure

### Kernel Tests

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `kernel/tests/mvgal_test.h` | Test framework header |
| `kernel/tests/mvgal_test.c` | Test framework implementation |

### Test Categories

| Category | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| Kernel Module Tests | Module load/unload, GPU enumeration, PCI topology |
| Memory Tests | Allocation, DMA-BUF export/import, P2P transfer, migration |
| Scheduler Tests | Workload submission, GPU selection, priority handling |
| Sync Tests | Fence creation, signal/wait, timeline synchronization |
| Power Tests | DVFS modes, thermal throttling |
| Integration Tests | Cross-vendor memory, API interception layers |

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## CI Status

| Workflow | Triggers | Description |
|----------|----------|-------------|
| `CI` | `push` (main/develop), `pull_request` (main), `workflow_dispatch` | Build matrix (Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, GCC/Clang), tests, clang-tidy, Rust checks |
| `Build on Fedora COPR` | `push` tags (`v*`), `workflow_dispatch` | RPM build and COPR submission |

| Workflow | Description |
|----------|-------------|
### Verified Build Commands

Full build (kernel + userspace + tests):
```bash
cmake -B build_full -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_KERNEL=ON \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_RUNTIME=ON \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_API=ON \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_TOOLS=ON \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
  -DWITH_VULKAN=ON
cmake --build build_full -j$(nproc)
ctest --test-dir build_full
```

Test-only build (no kernel headers needed):
```bash
cmake -B build_test -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_KERNEL=OFF \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_RUNTIME=ON \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_API=ON \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_TOOLS=ON \
  -DMVGAL_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
  -DWITH_VULKAN=ON
cmake --build build_test -j$(nproc)
ctest --test-dir build_test
```
