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| gpu.intel.com/xe_monitoring | Monitoring resource for the `xe` KMD provided devices |
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For workloads on different KMDs, see [KMD and UMD](#kmd-and-umd).
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### KMD and UMD
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There are 3 different Kernel Mode Drivers (KMD) available: `i915` (upstream), `i915` (out-of-tree) and `xe`:
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There are 3 different Kernel Mode Drivers (KMDs) available:
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*`i915` ([out-of-tree](https://github.com/intel-gpu/intel-gpu-i915-backports/)): official driver for Data Center GPUs, supporting only limited set of enterprise / LTS kernel versions.
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*`i915` (upstream): official upstream kernel driver forolder Intel client GPUs. Includedin the common Linux distributions like Ubuntu.
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*`xe`: official upstream kernel driver for the latest Intel GPUs.
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*`xe`: official upstream kernel driver for the latest (Xe2 or newer architecture) Intel GPUs.
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Although KMD may seem to work fine also on other hardware (HW), it's validated only for hardware it officially suppports, and can have problems on others. User-space APIs also differ between these KMDs, so care should taken to use in a container an User Space Driver (UMD) matching to the underlying KMD on the host.
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Although given KMD may seem to work fine also on other hardware (HW), it's validated only for [hardware it officially supports](https://dgpu-docs.intel.com/devices/hardware-table.html), and can have problems on others. User-space APIs also differ between these KMDs, so care should taken to use in a container an User Space Driver (UMD) matching to the underlying KMD on the host.
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