[PATCH 1/6] Documentation/gpu: Reorganize DC documentation
Daniel Vetter
daniel at ffwll.ch
Fri Nov 26 15:42:13 UTC 2021
On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 10:38:25AM -0500, Rodrigo Siqueira wrote:
> Display core documentation is not well organized, and it is hard to find
> information due to the lack of sections. This commit reorganizes the
> documentation layout, and it is preparation work for future changes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Siqueira <Rodrigo.Siqueira at amd.com>
> ---
> Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc.rst | 74 -------------------
> .../gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc-debug.rst | 4 +
> Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc.rst | 29 ++++++++
> Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dm.rst | 42 +++++++++++
> Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst | 2 +-
> 5 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)
> delete mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc.rst
> create mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc-debug.rst
> create mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc.rst
> create mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dm.rst
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc.rst b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc.rst
> deleted file mode 100644
> index f7ff7e1309de..000000000000
> --- a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc.rst
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
> -===================================
> -drm/amd/display - Display Core (DC)
> -===================================
> -
> -*placeholder - general description of supported platforms, what dc is, etc.*
> -
> -Because it is partially shared with other operating systems, the Display Core
> -Driver is divided in two pieces.
> -
> -1. **Display Core (DC)** contains the OS-agnostic components. Things like
> - hardware programming and resource management are handled here.
> -2. **Display Manager (DM)** contains the OS-dependent components. Hooks to the
> - amdgpu base driver and DRM are implemented here.
> -
> -It doesn't help that the entire package is frequently referred to as DC. But
> -with the context in mind, it should be clear.
> -
> -When CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC is enabled, DC will be initialized by default for
> -supported ASICs. To force disable, set `amdgpu.dc=0` on kernel command line.
> -Likewise, to force enable on unsupported ASICs, set `amdgpu.dc=1`.
> -
> -To determine if DC is loaded, search dmesg for the following entry:
> -
> -``Display Core initialized with <version number here>``
> -
> -AMDgpu Display Manager
> -======================
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> - :doc: overview
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h
> - :internal:
> -
> -Lifecycle
> ----------
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> - :doc: DM Lifecycle
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> - :functions: dm_hw_init dm_hw_fini
> -
> -Interrupts
> -----------
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_irq.c
> - :doc: overview
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_irq.c
> - :internal:
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> - :functions: register_hpd_handlers dm_crtc_high_irq dm_pflip_high_irq
> -
> -Atomic Implementation
> ----------------------
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> - :doc: atomic
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> - :functions: amdgpu_dm_atomic_check amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail
> -
> -Display Core
> -============
> -
> -**WIP**
> -
> -FreeSync Video
> ---------------
> -
> -.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> - :doc: FreeSync Video
> diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc-debug.rst b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc-debug.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..bbb8c3fc8eee
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc-debug.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
> +Display Core Debug tools
> +========================
> +
> +TODO
> diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc.rst b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..3685b3b1ad64
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc.rst
While we bikeshed names, I think it'd would make sense to call this
overview.rst or intro.rst or similar, since it's meant to contain the
overall toctree for everything amdgpu related (maybe there will be more in
the future).
-Daniel
> @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
> +===================================
> +drm/amd/display - Display Core (DC)
> +===================================
> +
> +*placeholder - general description of supported platforms, what dc is, etc.*
> +
> +Because it is partially shared with other operating systems, the Display Core
> +Driver is divided in two pieces.
> +
> +1. **Display Core (DC)** contains the OS-agnostic components. Things like
> + hardware programming and resource management are handled here.
> +2. **Display Manager (DM)** contains the OS-dependent components. Hooks to the
> + amdgpu base driver and DRM are implemented here.
> +
> +It doesn't help that the entire package is frequently referred to as DC. But
> +with the context in mind, it should be clear.
> +
> +When CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC is enabled, DC will be initialized by default for
> +supported ASICs. To force disable, set `amdgpu.dc=0` on kernel command line.
> +Likewise, to force enable on unsupported ASICs, set `amdgpu.dc=1`.
> +
> +To determine if DC is loaded, search dmesg for the following entry:
> +
> +.. toctree::
> +
> + amdgpu-dm.rst
> + amdgpu-dc-debug.rst
> +
> +``Display Core initialized with <version number here>``
> diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dm.rst b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dm.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..7ce31f89d9a0
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dm.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
> +======================
> +AMDgpu Display Manager
> +======================
> +
> +.. contents:: Table of Contents
> + :depth: 3
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> + :doc: overview
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h
> + :internal:
> +
> +Lifecycle
> +=========
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> + :doc: DM Lifecycle
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> + :functions: dm_hw_init dm_hw_fini
> +
> +Interrupts
> +==========
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_irq.c
> + :doc: overview
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_irq.c
> + :internal:
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> + :functions: register_hpd_handlers dm_crtc_high_irq dm_pflip_high_irq
> +
> +Atomic Implementation
> +=====================
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> + :doc: atomic
> +
> +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> + :functions: amdgpu_dm_atomic_check amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail
> diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst
> index b4a0ed3ca961..dffe52d837cd 100644
> --- a/Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst
> @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GPU Driver Documentation
> .. toctree::
>
> amdgpu
> - amdgpu-dc
> + amdgpu-dc/amdgpu-dc
> i915
> mcde
> meson
> --
> 2.25.1
>
--
Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
http://blog.ffwll.ch
More information about the amd-gfx
mailing list