[PATCH] drm/doc/rfc: drop the i915_gem_lmem.h header
Daniel Vetter
daniel at ffwll.ch
Wed May 12 08:08:17 UTC 2021
On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 08:38:55AM +0100, Matthew Auld wrote:
> On 11/05/2021 18:29, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> > On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 07:28:08PM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> > > On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 06:03:56PM +0100, Matthew Auld wrote:
> > > > The proper headers have now landed in include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h, so we
> > > > can drop i915_gem_lmem.h and instead just reference the real headers for
> > > > pulling in the kernel doc.
> > > >
> > > > Suggested-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld at intel.com>
> > >
> > > Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>
> > >
> > > I guess we need to have a note that when we land the pciid for dg1 to move
> > > all the remaining bits over to real docs and delete the i915 lmem rfc. But
> > > everything in due time.
> >
> > One thing I forgot: The include stanza will I think result in the
> > explicitly included functions not showing up in the normal driver uapi
> > docs. Which I think is fine while we settle all this. Or do I get this
> > wrong?
>
> It all looks ok in the rendered html, but yeah the explicitly inlcuded
> functions/structs don't seem to link back to driver-uapi, and instead just
> link to the "local version" in i915_gem_lmem.
I think that's all ok. Thanks for checking.
-Daniel
>
> > -Daniel
> >
> > > -Daniel
> > >
> > > > ---
> > > > Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h | 237 ------------------------
> > > > Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.rst | 6 +-
> > > > 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 240 deletions(-)
> > > > delete mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h b/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h
> > > > deleted file mode 100644
> > > > index d9c61bea0556..000000000000
> > > > --- a/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h
> > > > +++ /dev/null
> > > > @@ -1,237 +0,0 @@
> > > > -/**
> > > > - * enum drm_i915_gem_memory_class - Supported memory classes
> > > > - */
> > > > -enum drm_i915_gem_memory_class {
> > > > - /** @I915_MEMORY_CLASS_SYSTEM: System memory */
> > > > - I915_MEMORY_CLASS_SYSTEM = 0,
> > > > - /** @I915_MEMORY_CLASS_DEVICE: Device local-memory */
> > > > - I915_MEMORY_CLASS_DEVICE,
> > > > -};
> > > > -
> > > > -/**
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance - Identify particular memory region
> > > > - */
> > > > -struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance {
> > > > - /** @memory_class: See enum drm_i915_gem_memory_class */
> > > > - __u16 memory_class;
> > > > -
> > > > - /** @memory_instance: Which instance */
> > > > - __u16 memory_instance;
> > > > -};
> > > > -
> > > > -/**
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_memory_region_info - Describes one region as known to the
> > > > - * driver.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Note that we reserve some stuff here for potential future work. As an example
> > > > - * we might want expose the capabilities for a given region, which could include
> > > > - * things like if the region is CPU mappable/accessible, what are the supported
> > > > - * mapping types etc.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Note that to extend struct drm_i915_memory_region_info and struct
> > > > - * drm_i915_query_memory_regions in the future the plan is to do the following:
> > > > - *
> > > > - * .. code-block:: C
> > > > - *
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_memory_region_info {
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance region;
> > > > - * union {
> > > > - * __u32 rsvd0;
> > > > - * __u32 new_thing1;
> > > > - * };
> > > > - * ...
> > > > - * union {
> > > > - * __u64 rsvd1[8];
> > > > - * struct {
> > > > - * __u64 new_thing2;
> > > > - * __u64 new_thing3;
> > > > - * ...
> > > > - * };
> > > > - * };
> > > > - * };
> > > > - *
> > > > - * With this things should remain source compatible between versions for
> > > > - * userspace, even as we add new fields.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Note this is using both struct drm_i915_query_item and struct drm_i915_query.
> > > > - * For this new query we are adding the new query id DRM_I915_QUERY_MEMORY_REGIONS
> > > > - * at &drm_i915_query_item.query_id.
> > > > - */
> > > > -struct drm_i915_memory_region_info {
> > > > - /** @region: The class:instance pair encoding */
> > > > - struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance region;
> > > > -
> > > > - /** @rsvd0: MBZ */
> > > > - __u32 rsvd0;
> > > > -
> > > > - /** @probed_size: Memory probed by the driver (-1 = unknown) */
> > > > - __u64 probed_size;
> > > > -
> > > > - /** @unallocated_size: Estimate of memory remaining (-1 = unknown) */
> > > > - __u64 unallocated_size;
> > > > -
> > > > - /** @rsvd1: MBZ */
> > > > - __u64 rsvd1[8];
> > > > -};
> > > > -
> > > > -/**
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_query_memory_regions
> > > > - *
> > > > - * The region info query enumerates all regions known to the driver by filling
> > > > - * in an array of struct drm_i915_memory_region_info structures.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Example for getting the list of supported regions:
> > > > - *
> > > > - * .. code-block:: C
> > > > - *
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_query_memory_regions *info;
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_query_item item = {
> > > > - * .query_id = DRM_I915_QUERY_MEMORY_REGIONS;
> > > > - * };
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_query query = {
> > > > - * .num_items = 1,
> > > > - * .items_ptr = (uintptr_t)&item,
> > > > - * };
> > > > - * int err, i;
> > > > - *
> > > > - * // First query the size of the blob we need, this needs to be large
> > > > - * // enough to hold our array of regions. The kernel will fill out the
> > > > - * // item.length for us, which is the number of bytes we need.
> > > > - * err = ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_QUERY, &query);
> > > > - * if (err) ...
> > > > - *
> > > > - * info = calloc(1, item.length);
> > > > - * // Now that we allocated the required number of bytes, we call the ioctl
> > > > - * // again, this time with the data_ptr pointing to our newly allocated
> > > > - * // blob, which the kernel can then populate with the all the region info.
> > > > - * item.data_ptr = (uintptr_t)&info,
> > > > - *
> > > > - * err = ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_QUERY, &query);
> > > > - * if (err) ...
> > > > - *
> > > > - * // We can now access each region in the array
> > > > - * for (i = 0; i < info->num_regions; i++) {
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_memory_region_info mr = info->regions[i];
> > > > - * u16 class = mr.region.class;
> > > > - * u16 instance = mr.region.instance;
> > > > - *
> > > > - * ....
> > > > - * }
> > > > - *
> > > > - * free(info);
> > > > - */
> > > > -struct drm_i915_query_memory_regions {
> > > > - /** @num_regions: Number of supported regions */
> > > > - __u32 num_regions;
> > > > -
> > > > - /** @rsvd: MBZ */
> > > > - __u32 rsvd[3];
> > > > -
> > > > - /** @regions: Info about each supported region */
> > > > - struct drm_i915_memory_region_info regions[];
> > > > -};
> > > > -
> > > > -#define DRM_I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT 0xdeadbeaf
> > > > -#define DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT, struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext)
> > > > -
> > > > -/**
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext - Existing gem_create behaviour, with added
> > > > - * extension support using struct i915_user_extension.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Note that in the future we want to have our buffer flags here, at least for
> > > > - * the stuff that is immutable. Previously we would have two ioctls, one to
> > > > - * create the object with gem_create, and another to apply various parameters,
> > > > - * however this creates some ambiguity for the params which are considered
> > > > - * immutable. Also in general we're phasing out the various SET/GET ioctls.
> > > > - */
> > > > -struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext {
> > > > - /**
> > > > - * @size: Requested size for the object.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * The (page-aligned) allocated size for the object will be returned.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Note that for some devices we have might have further minimum
> > > > - * page-size restrictions(larger than 4K), like for device local-memory.
> > > > - * However in general the final size here should always reflect any
> > > > - * rounding up, if for example using the I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS
> > > > - * extension to place the object in device local-memory.
> > > > - */
> > > > - __u64 size;
> > > > - /**
> > > > - * @handle: Returned handle for the object.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Object handles are nonzero.
> > > > - */
> > > > - __u32 handle;
> > > > - /** @flags: MBZ */
> > > > - __u32 flags;
> > > > - /**
> > > > - * @extensions: The chain of extensions to apply to this object.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * This will be useful in the future when we need to support several
> > > > - * different extensions, and we need to apply more than one when
> > > > - * creating the object. See struct i915_user_extension.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * If we don't supply any extensions then we get the same old gem_create
> > > > - * behaviour.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * For I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS usage see
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions.
> > > > - */
> > > > -#define I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS 0
> > > > - __u64 extensions;
> > > > -};
> > > > -
> > > > -/**
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions - The
> > > > - * I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS extension.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * Set the object with the desired set of placements/regions in priority
> > > > - * order. Each entry must be unique and supported by the device.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * This is provided as an array of struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance, or
> > > > - * an equivalent layout of class:instance pair encodings. See struct
> > > > - * drm_i915_query_memory_regions and DRM_I915_QUERY_MEMORY_REGIONS for how to
> > > > - * query the supported regions for a device.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * As an example, on discrete devices, if we wish to set the placement as
> > > > - * device local-memory we can do something like:
> > > > - *
> > > > - * .. code-block:: C
> > > > - *
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance region_lmem = {
> > > > - * .memory_class = I915_MEMORY_CLASS_DEVICE,
> > > > - * .memory_instance = 0,
> > > > - * };
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions regions = {
> > > > - * .base = { .name = I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS },
> > > > - * .regions = (uintptr_t)®ion_lmem,
> > > > - * .num_regions = 1,
> > > > - * };
> > > > - * struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext create_ext = {
> > > > - * .size = 16 * PAGE_SIZE,
> > > > - * .extensions = (uintptr_t)®ions,
> > > > - * };
> > > > - *
> > > > - * int err = ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT, &create_ext);
> > > > - * if (err) ...
> > > > - *
> > > > - * At which point we get the object handle in &drm_i915_gem_create_ext.handle,
> > > > - * along with the final object size in &drm_i915_gem_create_ext.size, which
> > > > - * should account for any rounding up, if required.
> > > > - */
> > > > -struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions {
> > > > - /** @base: Extension link. See struct i915_user_extension. */
> > > > - struct i915_user_extension base;
> > > > -
> > > > - /** @pad: MBZ */
> > > > - __u32 pad;
> > > > - /** @num_regions: Number of elements in the @regions array. */
> > > > - __u32 num_regions;
> > > > - /**
> > > > - * @regions: The regions/placements array.
> > > > - *
> > > > - * An array of struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance.
> > > > - */
> > > > - __u64 regions;
> > > > -};
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.rst b/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.rst
> > > > index 1d344c593018..675ba8620d66 100644
> > > > --- a/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.rst
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.rst
> > > > @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ particular instance, since we can have more than one per class.
> > > > In the future we also want to expose more information which can further
> > > > describe the capabilities of a region.
> > > > -.. kernel-doc:: Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h
> > > > +.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
> > > > :functions: drm_i915_gem_memory_class drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance drm_i915_memory_region_info drm_i915_query_memory_regions
> > > > GEM_CREATE_EXT
> > > > @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Side note: We also need to support PXP[1] in the near future, which is also
> > > > applicable to integrated platforms, and adds its own gem_create_ext extension,
> > > > which basically lets userspace mark a buffer as "protected".
> > > > -.. kernel-doc:: Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h
> > > > +.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
> > > > :functions: drm_i915_gem_create_ext
> > > > I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS
> > > > @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ them each to use the class/instance encoding, as per the output of the regions
> > > > query. Having the list in priority order will be useful in the future when
> > > > placing an object, say during eviction.
> > > > -.. kernel-doc:: Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h
> > > > +.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
> > > > :functions: drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions
> > > > One fair criticism here is that this seems a little over-engineered[2]. If we
> > > > --
> > > > 2.26.3
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Daniel Vetter
> > > Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
> > > http://blog.ffwll.ch
> >
--
Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
http://blog.ffwll.ch
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