METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING A FRAME BUFFER OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE IN A GPU PASS-THROUGH ENVIRONMENT

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14791075

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A method for capturing information in a graphics processing unit (GPU) pass-through environment. The method includes installing a guest driver of a dedicated GPU within an assigned virtual machine. The GPU is assigned by a hypervisor configured for managing a plurality of virtual machines. The guest driver directly controls the GPU to render a plurality of frames. The method includes capturing a first frame stored in a frame buffer of the GPU. The method includes storing the first frame for later access, such as for management of the virtual machine by viewing a desktop captured in the first frame.

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NVIDIA CORPORATION2788 SAN TOMAS EXPRESSWAY SANTA CLARA CA 95051

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AGASHE, ANIKET Pune, IN 1 19
MITRA, SURATH RAJ Pune, IN 4 73

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