[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v5 3/3] drm/doc/rfc: VM_BIND uapi definition

Tvrtko Ursulin tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com
Fri Jun 24 08:11:35 UTC 2022


On 24/06/2022 06:32, Niranjana Vishwanathapura wrote:
> VM_BIND and related uapi definitions
> 
> v2: Reduce the scope to simple Mesa use case.
> v3: Expand VM_UNBIND documentation and add
>      I915_GEM_VM_BIND/UNBIND_FENCE_VALID
>      and I915_GEM_VM_BIND_TLB_FLUSH flags.
> v4: Remove I915_GEM_VM_BIND_TLB_FLUSH flag and add additional
>      documentation for vm_bind/unbind.
> v5: Remove TLB flush requirement on VM_UNBIND.
>      Add version support to stage implementation.

Mostly LGTM with one final question.

Would an extension to execbuf3 saying "async wait on any ongoing 
bind/unbind activity on this vm"? Would such an easy "fire and forget" 
mechanism be useful to userspace? Or are separate "queues" the minimal 
useful thing?

Regards,

Tvrtko

> Signed-off-by: Niranjana Vishwanathapura <niranjana.vishwanathapura at intel.com>
> ---
>   Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_vm_bind.h | 256 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 256 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_vm_bind.h
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_vm_bind.h b/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_vm_bind.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..8af6c035ccf4
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_vm_bind.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
> +/*
> + * Copyright © 2022 Intel Corporation
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * DOC: I915_PARAM_HAS_VM_BIND
> + *
> + * VM_BIND feature availability.
> + * See typedef drm_i915_getparam_t param.
> + * bit[0]: If set, VM_BIND is supported, otherwise not.
> + * bits[8-15]: VM_BIND implementation version.
> + * Version 0 requires in VM_UNBIND call, UMDs to specify the exact mapping
> + * created previously with the VM_BIND call. i.e., i915 will not support
> + * splitting/merging of the mappings created with VM_BIND call (See
> + * struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind and struct drm_i915_gem_vm_unbind).
> + */
> +#define I915_PARAM_HAS_VM_BIND		57
> +
> +/**
> + * DOC: I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_USE_VM_BIND
> + *
> + * Flag to opt-in for VM_BIND mode of binding during VM creation.
> + * See struct drm_i915_gem_vm_control flags.
> + *
> + * The older execbuf2 ioctl will not support VM_BIND mode of operation.
> + * For VM_BIND mode, we have new execbuf3 ioctl which will not accept any
> + * execlist (See struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer3 for more details).
> + *
> + */
> +#define I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_USE_VM_BIND	(1 << 0)
> +
> +/* VM_BIND related ioctls */
> +#define DRM_I915_GEM_VM_BIND		0x3d
> +#define DRM_I915_GEM_VM_UNBIND		0x3e
> +#define DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER3	0x3f
> +
> +#define DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_VM_BIND		DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_VM_BIND, struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind)
> +#define DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_VM_UNBIND		DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_VM_UNBIND, struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind)
> +#define DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER3		DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER3, struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer3)
> +
> +/**
> + * struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind_fence - Bind/unbind completion notification.
> + *
> + * A timeline out fence for vm_bind/unbind completion notification.
> + */
> +struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind_fence {
> +	/** @handle: User's handle for a drm_syncobj to signal. */
> +	__u32 handle;
> +
> +	/** @rsvd: Reserved, MBZ */
> +	__u32 rsvd;
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @value: A point in the timeline.
> +	 * Value must be 0 for a binary drm_syncobj. A Value of 0 for a
> +	 * timeline drm_syncobj is invalid as it turns a drm_syncobj into a
> +	 * binary one.
> +	 */
> +	__u64 value;
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind - VA to object mapping to bind.
> + *
> + * This structure is passed to VM_BIND ioctl and specifies the mapping of GPU
> + * virtual address (VA) range to the section of an object that should be bound
> + * in the device page table of the specified address space (VM).
> + * The VA range specified must be unique (ie., not currently bound) and can
> + * be mapped to whole object or a section of the object (partial binding).
> + * Multiple VA mappings can be created to the same section of the object
> + * (aliasing).
> + *
> + * The @start, @offset and @length should be 4K page aligned. However the DG2
> + * and XEHPSDV has 64K page size for device local-memory and has compact page
> + * table. On those platforms, for binding device local-memory objects, the
> + * @start should be 2M aligned, @offset and @length should be 64K aligned.
> + * Also, on those platforms, error -ENOSPC will be returned if user tries to
> + * bind a device local-memory object and a system memory object in a single 2M
> + * section of VA range.
> + *
> + * Error code -EINVAL will be returned if @start, @offset and @length are not
> + * properly aligned. Error code of -ENOSPC will be returned if the VA range
> + * specified can't be reserved.
> + *
> + * The bind operation can get completed asynchronously and out of submission
> + * order. When I915_GEM_VM_BIND_FENCE_VALID flag is set, the @fence will be
> + * signaled upon completion of bind operation.
> + */
> +struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind {
> +	/** @vm_id: VM (address space) id to bind */
> +	__u32 vm_id;
> +
> +	/** @handle: Object handle */
> +	__u32 handle;
> +
> +	/** @start: Virtual Address start to bind */
> +	__u64 start;
> +
> +	/** @offset: Offset in object to bind */
> +	__u64 offset;
> +
> +	/** @length: Length of mapping to bind */
> +	__u64 length;
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @flags: Supported flags are:
> +	 *
> +	 * I915_GEM_VM_BIND_FENCE_VALID:
> +	 * @fence is valid, needs bind completion notification.
> +	 *
> +	 * I915_GEM_VM_BIND_READONLY:
> +	 * Mapping is read-only.
> +	 *
> +	 * I915_GEM_VM_BIND_CAPTURE:
> +	 * Capture this mapping in the dump upon GPU error.
> +	 */
> +	__u64 flags;
> +#define I915_GEM_VM_BIND_FENCE_VALID	(1 << 0)
> +#define I915_GEM_VM_BIND_READONLY	(1 << 1)
> +#define I915_GEM_VM_BIND_CAPTURE	(1 << 2)
> +
> +	/** @fence: Timeline fence for bind completion signaling */
> +	struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind_fence fence;
> +
> +	/** @extensions: 0-terminated chain of extensions */
> +	__u64 extensions;
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * struct drm_i915_gem_vm_unbind - VA to object mapping to unbind.
> + *
> + * This structure is passed to VM_UNBIND ioctl and specifies the GPU virtual
> + * address (VA) range that should be unbound from the device page table of the
> + * specified address space (VM). VM_UNBIND will force unbind the specified
> + * range from device page table without waiting for any GPU job to complete.
> + * It is UMDs responsibility to ensure the mapping is no longer in use before
> + * calling VM_UNBIND.
> + *
> + * If the specified mapping is not found, the ioctl will simply return without
> + * any error.
> + *
> + * The unbind operation can get completed asynchronously and out of submission
> + * order. When I915_GEM_VM_UNBIND_FENCE_VALID flag is set, the @fence will be
> + * signaled upon completion of unbind operation.
> + */
> +struct drm_i915_gem_vm_unbind {
> +	/** @vm_id: VM (address space) id to bind */
> +	__u32 vm_id;
> +
> +	/** @rsvd: Reserved, MBZ */
> +	__u32 rsvd;
> +
> +	/** @start: Virtual Address start to unbind */
> +	__u64 start;
> +
> +	/** @length: Length of mapping to unbind */
> +	__u64 length;
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @flags: Supported flags are:
> +	 *
> +	 * I915_GEM_VM_UNBIND_FENCE_VALID:
> +	 * @fence is valid, needs unbind completion notification.
> +	 */
> +	__u64 flags;
> +#define I915_GEM_VM_UNBIND_FENCE_VALID	(1 << 0)
> +
> +	/** @fence: Timeline fence for unbind completion signaling */
> +	struct drm_i915_gem_vm_bind_fence fence;
> +
> +	/** @extensions: 0-terminated chain of extensions */
> +	__u64 extensions;
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer3 - Structure for DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER3
> + * ioctl.
> + *
> + * DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER3 ioctl only works in VM_BIND mode and VM_BIND mode
> + * only works with this ioctl for submission.
> + * See I915_VM_CREATE_FLAGS_USE_VM_BIND.
> + */
> +struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer3 {
> +	/**
> +	 * @ctx_id: Context id
> +	 *
> +	 * Only contexts with user engine map are allowed.
> +	 */
> +	__u32 ctx_id;
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @engine_idx: Engine index
> +	 *
> +	 * An index in the user engine map of the context specified by @ctx_id.
> +	 */
> +	__u32 engine_idx;
> +
> +	/** @rsvd1: Reserved, MBZ */
> +	__u32 rsvd1;
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @batch_count: Number of batches in @batch_address array.
> +	 *
> +	 * 0 is invalid. For parallel submission, it should be equal to the
> +	 * number of (parallel) engines involved in that submission.
> +	 */
> +	__u32 batch_count;
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @batch_address: Array of batch gpu virtual addresses.
> +	 *
> +	 * If @batch_count is 1, then it is the gpu virtual address of the
> +	 * batch buffer. If @batch_count > 1, then it is a pointer to an array
> +	 * of batch buffer gpu virtual addresses.
> +	 */
> +	__u64 batch_address;
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @flags: Supported flags are:
> +	 *
> +	 * I915_EXEC3_SECURE:
> +	 * Request a privileged ("secure") batch buffer/s.
> +	 * It is only available for DRM_ROOT_ONLY | DRM_MASTER processes.
> +	 */
> +	__u64 flags;
> +#define I915_EXEC3_SECURE	(1<<0)
> +
> +	/** @rsvd2: Reserved, MBZ */
> +	__u64 rsvd2;
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @extensions: Zero-terminated chain of extensions.
> +	 *
> +	 * DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER3_EXT_TIMELINE_FENCES:
> +	 * It has same format as DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER_EXT_TIMELINE_FENCES.
> +	 * See struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer_ext_timeline_fences.
> +	 */
> +	__u64 extensions;
> +#define DRM_I915_GEM_EXECBUFFER3_EXT_TIMELINE_FENCES	0
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_vm_private - Extension to make the object
> + * private to the specified VM.
> + *
> + * See struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext.
> + */
> +struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_vm_private {
> +#define I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_VM_PRIVATE		2
> +	/** @base: Extension link. See struct i915_user_extension. */
> +	struct i915_user_extension base;
> +
> +	/** @vm_id: Id of the VM to which the object is private */
> +	__u32 vm_id;
> +};


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