[PATCH v3 9/9] drm/amdgpu: Add documentation associated with CSB
Rodrigo Siqueira
siqueira at igalia.com
Mon Apr 21 22:12:26 UTC 2025
Add a description for the get_csb_buffer callback, update the glossary,
and add some extra information about RB, which is associated with CSB
configuration.
Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Siqueira <siqueira at igalia.com>
---
Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/amdgpu-glossary.rst | 6 +++
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gfx.h | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_rlc.h | 14 +++++++
3 files changed, 63 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/amdgpu-glossary.rst b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/amdgpu-glossary.rst
index 080c3f2250d1..8e6af7cc76c2 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/amdgpu-glossary.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/amdgpu-glossary.rst
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at
CS
Command Submission
+ CSB
+ Clear State Indirect Buffer
+
CU
Compute Unit
@@ -134,6 +137,9 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at
PSP
Platform Security Processor
+ RB
+ Render Backends. Some people called it ROPs.
+
RLC
RunList Controller. This name is a remnant of past ages and doesn't have
much meaning today. It's a group of general-purpose helper engines for
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gfx.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gfx.h
index 9187b0b3bff6..08f268dab8f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gfx.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gfx.h
@@ -170,10 +170,46 @@ struct amdgpu_kiq {
#define AMDGPU_GFX_MAX_SE 4
#define AMDGPU_GFX_MAX_SH_PER_SE 2
+/**
+ * amdgpu_rb_config - Configure a single Render Backend (RB)
+ *
+ * Bad RBs are fused off and there is a harvest register the driver reads to
+ * determine which RB(s) are fused off so that the driver can configure the
+ * hardware state so that nothing gets sent to them. There are also user
+ * harvest registers that the driver can program to disable additional RBs,
+ * etc., for testing purposes.
+ */
struct amdgpu_rb_config {
+ /**
+ * @rb_backend_disable:
+ *
+ * The value captured from register RB_BACKEND_DISABLE indicates if the
+ * RB backend is disabled or not.
+ */
uint32_t rb_backend_disable;
+
+ /**
+ * @user_rb_backend_disable:
+ *
+ * The value captured from register USER_RB_BACKEND_DISABLE indicates
+ * if the User RB backend is disabled or not.
+ */
uint32_t user_rb_backend_disable;
+
+ /**
+ * @raster_config:
+ *
+ * To set up all of the states, it is necessary to have two registers
+ * to keep all of the states. This field holds the first register.
+ */
uint32_t raster_config;
+
+ /**
+ * @raster_config_1:
+ *
+ * To set up all of the states, it is necessary to have two registers
+ * to keep all of the states. This field holds the second register.
+ */
uint32_t raster_config_1;
};
@@ -221,6 +257,13 @@ struct amdgpu_gfx_config {
uint32_t macrotile_mode_array[16];
struct gb_addr_config gb_addr_config_fields;
+
+ /**
+ * @rb_config:
+ *
+ * Matrix that keeps all the Render Backend (color and depth buffer
+ * handling) configuration on the 3D engine.
+ */
struct amdgpu_rb_config rb_config[AMDGPU_GFX_MAX_SE][AMDGPU_GFX_MAX_SH_PER_SE];
/* gfx configure feature */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_rlc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_rlc.h
index fce22d3f816b..c210625be220 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_rlc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_rlc.h
@@ -237,6 +237,20 @@ struct amdgpu_rlc_funcs {
void (*unset_safe_mode)(struct amdgpu_device *adev, int xcc_id);
int (*init)(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
u32 (*get_csb_size)(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
+
+ /**
+ * @get_csb_buffer: Get the clear state to be put into the hardware.
+ *
+ * The parameter adev is used to get the CS data and other gfx info,
+ * and buffer is the RLC CS pointer
+ *
+ * Sometimes, the user space puts a request to clear the state in the
+ * command buffer; this function provides the clear state that gets put
+ * into the hardware. Note that the driver programs Clear State
+ * Indirect Buffer (CSB) explicitly when it sets up the kernel rings,
+ * and it also provides a pointer to it which is used by the firmware
+ * to load the clear state in some cases.
+ */
void (*get_csb_buffer)(struct amdgpu_device *adev, volatile u32 *buffer);
int (*get_cp_table_num)(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
int (*resume)(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
--
2.49.0
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