[PATCH v2 00/17] Share TTM code among DRM framebuffer drivers

Thomas Zimmermann tzimmermann at suse.de
Wed Apr 24 11:48:25 UTC 2019


Several simple framebuffer drivers copy most of the TTM code from each
other. The implementation is always the same; except for the name of
some data structures.

As recently discussed, this patch set provides generic memory-management
code for simple framebuffers with dedicated video memory. It further
converts the respective drivers to the generic code. The shared code
is basically the same implementation as the one copied among individual
drivers.

The patch set contains two major changes: first, it introduces
|struct drm_gem_vram_object| and helpers (GEM VRAM). It's a GEM object
that is backed by VRAM. The type's purpose is somewhat similar to
|struct drm_gem_{cma, shmem}_object|: it provides an commom implementation
that handles all the basic cases. Second, the patch set introduces
|struct drm_vram_mm| and helpers (VRAM MM). It's an implementation of a
basic memory manager for VRAM.

Both, GEM VRAM and VRAM MM, support buffer placement in VRAM and system
memory. Both can be used independedly from each other if desired by the
DRM driver.

Currently ast, bochs, mgag200, vboxvideo and hisilicon/hibmc can use
these helpers.

Future directions: with these changes, the respective drivers can also
share some of their mode-setting or fbdev code. GEM VRAM could implement
PRIME helpers, which would allow for using the generic fbcon.

The patch set is against a recent drm-tip.

v2:
	* rename |struct drm_gem_ttm_object| to |struct drm_gem_vram_object|
	* rename |struct drm_simple_ttm| to |struct drm_vram_mm|
	* make drm_is_gem_ttm() an internal helper
	* add drm_gem_vram_kmap_at()
	* return is_iomem from kmap functions
	* redefine TTM placement flags for public interface
	* add drm_vram_mm_mmap() helper
	* replace almost all of driver's TTM code with these helpers
	* documentation fixes

Thomas Zimmermann (17):
  drm: Add |struct drm_gem_vram_object| and helpers
  drm: Add |struct drm_gem_vram_object| callbacks for |struct
    ttm_bo_driver|
  drm: Add |struct drm_gem_vram_object| callbacks for |struct
    drm_driver|
  drm: Add drm_gem_vram_fill_create_dumb() to create dumb buffers
  drm: Add VRAM MM, a simple memory manager for dedicated VRAM
  drm/ast: Convert AST driver to |struct drm_gem_vram_object|
  drm/ast: Convert AST driver to VRAM MM
  drm/ast: Replace mapping code with drm_gem_vram_{kmap/kunmap}()
  drm/bochs: Convert bochs driver to |struct drm_gem_vram_object|
  drm/bochs: Convert bochs driver to VRAM MM
  drm/mgag200: Convert mgag200 driver to |struct drm_gem_vram_object|
  drm/mgag200: Convert mgag200 driver to VRAM MM
  drm/mgag200: Replace mapping code with drm_gem_vram_{kmap/kunmap}()
  drm/vboxvideo: Convert vboxvideo driver to |struct
    drm_gem_vram_object|
  drm/vboxvideo: Convert vboxvideo driver to VRAM MM
  drm/hisilicon: Convert hibmc-drm driver to |struct
    drm_gem_vram_object|
  drm/hisilicon: Convert hibmc-drm driver to VRAM MM

 Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst                  |  25 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig                       |  20 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile                      |   5 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/Kconfig                   |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c                 |   4 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h                 |  65 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_fb.c                  |  30 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c                |  74 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c                | 124 ++--
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c                 | 293 +--------
 drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/Kconfig                 |   2 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs.h                 |  45 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_drv.c             |   4 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_kms.c             |  18 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_mm.c              | 395 +-----------
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c         | 570 ++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vram_helper_common.c      |   6 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vram_mm_helper.c          | 210 +++++++
 drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/Kconfig       |   2 +
 .../gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_drm_de.c    |  21 +-
 .../gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_drm_drv.c   |   5 +-
 .../gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_drm_drv.h   |  32 +-
 .../gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_drm_fbdev.c |  30 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c   | 329 +---------
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/Kconfig               |   2 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_cursor.c      |  88 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c         |   4 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.h         |  74 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_fb.c          |  30 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_main.c        |  84 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c        |  52 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_ttm.c         | 293 +--------
 drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/Kconfig             |   2 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c          |   5 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.h          |  68 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_fb.c           |  22 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_main.c         |  70 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c         |  36 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_ttm.c          | 347 +----------
 include/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.h             | 120 ++++
 include/drm/drm_vram_mm_helper.h              |  67 ++
 41 files changed, 1445 insertions(+), 2231 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vram_helper_common.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vram_mm_helper.c
 create mode 100644 include/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.h
 create mode 100644 include/drm/drm_vram_mm_helper.h

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