[PATCH libdrm] amdgpu: add a faster BO list API

Marek Olšák maraeo at gmail.com
Wed Jan 16 14:31:51 UTC 2019


On Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 7:55 AM Christian König <
ckoenig.leichtzumerken at gmail.com wrote:

> Well if you ask me we should have the following interface for
> negotiating memory management with the kernel:
>
> 1. We have per process BOs which can't be shared between processes.
>
> Those are always valid and don't need to be mentioned in any BO list
> whatsoever.
>
> If we knew that a per process BO is currently not in use we can
> optionally tell that to the kernel to make memory management more
> efficient.
>
> In other words instead of a list of stuff which is used we send down to
> the kernel a list of stuff which is not used any more and that only when
> we know that it is necessary, e.g. when a game or application overcommits.
>

Radeonsi doesn't use this because this approach caused performance
degradation and also drops BO priorities.

Marek


> 2. We have shared BOs which are used by more than one process.
>
> Those are rare and should be added to the per CS list of BOs in use.
>
>
> The whole BO list interface Marek tries to optimize here should be
> deprecated and not used any more.
>
> Regards,
> Christian.
>
> Am 16.01.19 um 13:46 schrieb Bas Nieuwenhuizen:
> > So random questions:
> >
> > 1) In this discussion it was mentioned that some Vulkan drivers still
> > use the bo_list interface. I think that implies radv as I think we're
> > still using bo_list. Is there any other API we should be using? (Also,
> > with VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing I suspect we'll be moving more towards
> > a global bo list instead of a cmd buffer one, as we cannot know all
> > the BOs referenced anymore, but not sure what end state here will be).
> >
> > 2) The other alternative mentioned was adding the buffers directly
> > into the submit ioctl. Is this the desired end state (though as above
> > I'm not sure how that works for vulkan)? If yes, what is the timeline
> > for this that we need something in the interim?
> >
> > 3) Did we measure any performance benefit?
> >
> > In general I'd like to to ack the raw bo list creation function as
> > this interface seems easier to use. The two arrays thing has always
> > been kind of a pain when we want to use e.g. builtin sort functions to
> > make sure we have no duplicate BOs, but have some comments below.
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 8:31 PM Marek Olšák <maraeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> From: Marek Olšák <marek.olsak at amd.com>
> >>
> >> ---
> >>   amdgpu/amdgpu-symbol-check |  3 ++
> >>   amdgpu/amdgpu.h            | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >>   amdgpu/amdgpu_bo.c         | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>   amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c         | 25 +++++++++++++++++
> >>   4 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbol-check b/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbol-check
> >> index 6f5e0f95..96a44b40 100755
> >> --- a/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbol-check
> >> +++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbol-check
> >> @@ -12,20 +12,22 @@ _edata
> >>   _end
> >>   _fini
> >>   _init
> >>   amdgpu_bo_alloc
> >>   amdgpu_bo_cpu_map
> >>   amdgpu_bo_cpu_unmap
> >>   amdgpu_bo_export
> >>   amdgpu_bo_free
> >>   amdgpu_bo_import
> >>   amdgpu_bo_inc_ref
> >> +amdgpu_bo_list_create_raw
> >> +amdgpu_bo_list_destroy_raw
> >>   amdgpu_bo_list_create
> >>   amdgpu_bo_list_destroy
> >>   amdgpu_bo_list_update
> >>   amdgpu_bo_query_info
> >>   amdgpu_bo_set_metadata
> >>   amdgpu_bo_va_op
> >>   amdgpu_bo_va_op_raw
> >>   amdgpu_bo_wait_for_idle
> >>   amdgpu_create_bo_from_user_mem
> >>   amdgpu_cs_chunk_fence_info_to_data
> >> @@ -40,20 +42,21 @@ amdgpu_cs_destroy_semaphore
> >>   amdgpu_cs_destroy_syncobj
> >>   amdgpu_cs_export_syncobj
> >>   amdgpu_cs_fence_to_handle
> >>   amdgpu_cs_import_syncobj
> >>   amdgpu_cs_query_fence_status
> >>   amdgpu_cs_query_reset_state
> >>   amdgpu_query_sw_info
> >>   amdgpu_cs_signal_semaphore
> >>   amdgpu_cs_submit
> >>   amdgpu_cs_submit_raw
> >> +amdgpu_cs_submit_raw2
> >>   amdgpu_cs_syncobj_export_sync_file
> >>   amdgpu_cs_syncobj_import_sync_file
> >>   amdgpu_cs_syncobj_reset
> >>   amdgpu_cs_syncobj_signal
> >>   amdgpu_cs_syncobj_wait
> >>   amdgpu_cs_wait_fences
> >>   amdgpu_cs_wait_semaphore
> >>   amdgpu_device_deinitialize
> >>   amdgpu_device_initialize
> >>   amdgpu_find_bo_by_cpu_mapping
> >> diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
> >> index dc51659a..5b800033 100644
> >> --- a/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
> >> +++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
> >> @@ -35,20 +35,21 @@
> >>   #define _AMDGPU_H_
> >>
> >>   #include <stdint.h>
> >>   #include <stdbool.h>
> >>
> >>   #ifdef __cplusplus
> >>   extern "C" {
> >>   #endif
> >>
> >>   struct drm_amdgpu_info_hw_ip;
> >> +struct drm_amdgpu_bo_list_entry;
> >>
> >>
>  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
> >>   /* --------------------------- Defines
> ------------------------------------ */
> >>
>  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
> >>
> >>   /**
> >>    * Define max. number of Command Buffers (IB) which could be sent to
> the single
> >>    * hardware IP to accommodate CE/DE requirements
> >>    *
> >>    * \sa amdgpu_cs_ib_info
> >> @@ -767,34 +768,65 @@ int amdgpu_bo_cpu_unmap(amdgpu_bo_handle
> buf_handle);
> >>    *                            and no GPU access is scheduled.
> >>    *                          1 GPU access is in fly or scheduled
> >>    *
> >>    * \return   0 - on success
> >>    *          <0 - Negative POSIX Error code
> >>    */
> >>   int amdgpu_bo_wait_for_idle(amdgpu_bo_handle buf_handle,
> >>                              uint64_t timeout_ns,
> >>                              bool *buffer_busy);
> >>
> >> +/**
> >> + * Creates a BO list handle for command submission.
> >> + *
> >> + * \param   dev                        - \c [in] Device handle.
> >> + *                                See #amdgpu_device_initialize()
> >> + * \param   number_of_buffers  - \c [in] Number of BOs in the list
> >> + * \param   buffers            - \c [in] List of BO handles
> >> + * \param   result             - \c [out] Created BO list handle
> >> + *
> >> + * \return   0 on success\n
> >> + *          <0 - Negative POSIX Error code
> >> + *
> >> + * \sa amdgpu_bo_list_destroy_raw()
> >> +*/
> >> +int amdgpu_bo_list_create_raw(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >> +                             uint32_t number_of_buffers,
> >> +                             struct drm_amdgpu_bo_list_entry *buffers,
> >> +                             uint32_t *result);
> > So AFAIU  drm_amdgpu_bo_list_entry takes a raw bo handle while we
> > never get a raw bo handle from libdrm_amdgpu. How are we supposed to
> > fill it in?
> >
> > What do we win by having the raw handle for the bo_list? If we would
> > not return the raw handle we would not need the submit_raw2.
> >
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * Destroys a BO list handle.
> >> + *
> >> + * \param   bo_list    - \c [in] BO list handle.
> >> + *
> >> + * \return   0 on success\n
> >> + *          <0 - Negative POSIX Error code
> >> + *
> >> + * \sa amdgpu_bo_list_create_raw(), amdgpu_cs_submit_raw2()
> >> +*/
> >> +int amdgpu_bo_list_destroy_raw(amdgpu_device_handle dev, uint32_t
> bo_list);
> >> +
> >>   /**
> >>    * Creates a BO list handle for command submission.
> >>    *
> >>    * \param   dev                        - \c [in] Device handle.
> >>    *                                See #amdgpu_device_initialize()
> >>    * \param   number_of_resources        - \c [in] Number of BOs in the
> list
> >>    * \param   resources          - \c [in] List of BO handles
> >>    * \param   resource_prios     - \c [in] Optional priority for each
> handle
> >>    * \param   result             - \c [out] Created BO list handle
> >>    *
> >>    * \return   0 on success\n
> >>    *          <0 - Negative POSIX Error code
> >>    *
> >> - * \sa amdgpu_bo_list_destroy()
> >> + * \sa amdgpu_bo_list_destroy(), amdgpu_cs_submit_raw2()
> >>   */
> >>   int amdgpu_bo_list_create(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >>                            uint32_t number_of_resources,
> >>                            amdgpu_bo_handle *resources,
> >>                            uint8_t *resource_prios,
> >>                            amdgpu_bo_list_handle *result);
> >>
> >>   /**
> >>    * Destroys a BO list handle.
> >>    *
> >> @@ -1580,20 +1612,42 @@ struct drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk;
> >>   struct drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk_dep;
> >>   struct drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk_data;
> >>
> >>   int amdgpu_cs_submit_raw(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >>                           amdgpu_context_handle context,
> >>                           amdgpu_bo_list_handle bo_list_handle,
> >>                           int num_chunks,
> >>                           struct drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk *chunks,
> >>                           uint64_t *seq_no);
> >>
> >> +/**
> >> + * Submit raw command submission to the kernel with a raw BO list
> handle.
> >> + *
> >> + * \param   dev               - \c [in] device handle
> >> + * \param   context    - \c [in] context handle for context id
> >> + * \param   bo_list_handle - \c [in] raw bo list handle (0 for none)
> >> + * \param   num_chunks - \c [in] number of CS chunks to submit
> >> + * \param   chunks     - \c [in] array of CS chunks
> >> + * \param   seq_no     - \c [out] output sequence number for
> submission.
> >> + *
> >> + * \return   0 on success\n
> >> + *          <0 - Negative POSIX Error code
> >> + *
> >> + * \sa amdgpu_bo_list_create_raw(), amdgpu_bo_list_destroy_raw()
> >> + */
> >> +int amdgpu_cs_submit_raw2(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >> +                         amdgpu_context_handle context,
> >> +                         uint32_t bo_list_handle,
> >> +                         int num_chunks,
> >> +                         struct drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk *chunks,
> >> +                         uint64_t *seq_no);
> >> +
> >>   void amdgpu_cs_chunk_fence_to_dep(struct amdgpu_cs_fence *fence,
> >>                                    struct drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk_dep *dep);
> >>   void amdgpu_cs_chunk_fence_info_to_data(struct amdgpu_cs_fence_info
> *fence_info,
> >>                                          struct
> drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk_data *data);
> >>
> >>   /**
> >>    * Reserve VMID
> >>    * \param   context - \c [in]  GPU Context
> >>    * \param   flags - \c [in]  TBD
> >>    *
> >> diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu_bo.c b/amdgpu/amdgpu_bo.c
> >> index c0f42e81..21bc73aa 100644
> >> --- a/amdgpu/amdgpu_bo.c
> >> +++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu_bo.c
> >> @@ -611,20 +611,56 @@ drm_public int
> amdgpu_create_bo_from_user_mem(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >>          pthread_mutex_lock(&dev->bo_table_mutex);
> >>          r = handle_table_insert(&dev->bo_handles,
> (*buf_handle)->handle,
> >>                                  *buf_handle);
> >>          pthread_mutex_unlock(&dev->bo_table_mutex);
> >>          if (r)
> >>                  amdgpu_bo_free(*buf_handle);
> >>   out:
> >>          return r;
> >>   }
> >>
> >> +drm_public int amdgpu_bo_list_create_raw(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >> +                                        uint32_t number_of_buffers,
> >> +                                        struct
> drm_amdgpu_bo_list_entry *buffers,
> >> +                                        uint32_t *result)
> >> +{
> >> +       union drm_amdgpu_bo_list args;
> >> +       int r;
> >> +
> >> +       memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
> >> +       args.in.operation = AMDGPU_BO_LIST_OP_CREATE;
> >> +       args.in.bo_number = number_of_buffers;
> >> +       args.in.bo_info_size = sizeof(struct drm_amdgpu_bo_list_entry);
> >> +       args.in.bo_info_ptr = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)buffers;
> >> +
> >> +       r = drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd, DRM_AMDGPU_BO_LIST,
> >> +                               &args, sizeof(args));
> >> +       if (r)
> >> +               return r;
> >> +
> >> +       *result = args.out.list_handle;
> >> +       return 0;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +drm_public int amdgpu_bo_list_destroy_raw(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >> +                                         uint32_t bo_list)
> >> +{
> >> +       union drm_amdgpu_bo_list args;
> >> +
> >> +       memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
> >> +       args.in.operation = AMDGPU_BO_LIST_OP_DESTROY;
> >> +       args.in.list_handle = bo_list;
> >> +
> >> +       return drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd, DRM_AMDGPU_BO_LIST,
> >> +                                  &args, sizeof(args));
> >> +}
> >> +
> >>   drm_public int amdgpu_bo_list_create(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >>                                       uint32_t number_of_resources,
> >>                                       amdgpu_bo_handle *resources,
> >>                                       uint8_t *resource_prios,
> >>                                       amdgpu_bo_list_handle *result)
> >>   {
> >>          struct drm_amdgpu_bo_list_entry *list;
> >>          union drm_amdgpu_bo_list args;
> >>          unsigned i;
> >>          int r;
> >> diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c b/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
> >> index 3b8231aa..5bedf748 100644
> >> --- a/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
> >> +++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
> >> @@ -724,20 +724,45 @@ drm_public int
> amdgpu_cs_submit_raw(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >>          r = drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd, DRM_AMDGPU_CS,
> >>                                  &cs, sizeof(cs));
> >>          if (r)
> >>                  return r;
> >>
> >>          if (seq_no)
> >>                  *seq_no = cs.out.handle;
> >>          return 0;
> >>   }
> >>
> >> +drm_public int amdgpu_cs_submit_raw2(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
> >> +                                    amdgpu_context_handle context,
> >> +                                    uint32_t bo_list_handle,
> >> +                                    int num_chunks,
> >> +                                    struct drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk *chunks,
> >> +                                    uint64_t *seq_no)
> >> +{
> >> +       union drm_amdgpu_cs cs = {0};
> >> +       uint64_t *chunk_array;
> >> +       int i, r;
> >> +
> >> +       chunk_array = alloca(sizeof(uint64_t) * num_chunks);
> >> +       for (i = 0; i < num_chunks; i++)
> >> +               chunk_array[i] = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)&chunks[i];
> >> +       cs.in.chunks = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)chunk_array;
> >> +       cs.in.ctx_id = context->id;
> >> +       cs.in.bo_list_handle = bo_list_handle;
> >> +       cs.in.num_chunks = num_chunks;
> >> +       r = drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd, DRM_AMDGPU_CS,
> >> +                               &cs, sizeof(cs));
> >> +       if (!r && seq_no)
> >> +               *seq_no = cs.out.handle;
> >> +       return r;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >>   drm_public void amdgpu_cs_chunk_fence_info_to_data(struct
> amdgpu_cs_fence_info *fence_info,
> >>                                          struct
> drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk_data *data)
> >>   {
> >>          data->fence_data.handle = fence_info->handle->handle;
> >>          data->fence_data.offset = fence_info->offset *
> sizeof(uint64_t);
> >>   }
> >>
> >>   drm_public void amdgpu_cs_chunk_fence_to_dep(struct amdgpu_cs_fence
> *fence,
> >>                                          struct drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk_dep
> *dep)
> >>   {
> >> --
> >> 2.17.1
> >>
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