[PATCH v5 00/10] Driver of Intel(R) Gaussian & Neural Accelerator

Thomas Zimmermann tzimmermann at suse.de
Mon Oct 24 11:29:18 UTC 2022


Hi

Am 20.10.22 um 19:53 schrieb Maciej Kwapulinski:
> Dear kernel maintainers,
> 
> This submission is a kernel driver to support Intel(R) Gaussian & Neural
> Accelerator (Intel(R) GNA). Intel(R) GNA is a PCI-based neural co-processor
> available on multiple Intel platforms. AI developers and users can offload
> continuous inference workloads to an Intel(R) GNA device in order to free
> processor resources and save power. Noise reduction and speech recognition
> are the examples of the workloads Intel(R) GNA deals with while its usage
> is not limited to the two.
> 
> For a list of processors equipped with Intel(R) GNA device, please refer to
> this link:
> https://docs.openvinotoolkit.org/latest/openvino_docs_IE_DG_supported_plugins_GNA.html
> 
> We think contributing this driver to the upstream kernel project is the
> best way for developers and users to get the latest Intel(R) GNA support in
> a Linux kernel, through the mainline to any Linux distributions installed
> on their systems. Upstreaming also enables contribution from developers
> around the world to the driver once it is merged.
> 
> The driver works with Intel(R) libraries in user space. The Intel(R) driver
> exposes a few IOCTL interfaces for use by libraries in user space. The
> libraries are open sourced and are available at:
> https://github.com/intel/gna

This driver appears to be a candidate for the accel subsystem that has 
been proposed here. [1] At a minimum, you'd now get standardized file 
names. Longterm, I'd expect dedicated helpers for accel devices.

Best regards
Thomas


[1] 
https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/Y1VMX9J44FJZp0dl@kroah.com/T/#m977efaeb39fc5be581ae05e1dccbd896546db943

> 
> ---
> 
> Changelogs:
> 
>   v1->v2:
>   - driver's new layout:
>     - driver name: gna -> intel_gna
>     - module name: gna -> intel_gna
>     - device file name: /dev/gnaN -> /dev/intel_gnaN
>     - driver's source directory: drivers/misc/gna/ -> drivers/misc/intel/gna/
>     - UAPI: include/uapi/misc/gna.h -> include/uapi/misc/intel/gna.h
>     - DOC: Documentation/misc-devices/gna.rst ->
>         Documentation/misc-devices/intel/gna.rst
>   - 'MISC' device framework used
>   - fixes throughout GNA device's PCI management
>   - header files' includes and forward declarations cleanup
>   - ISR made static
>   - unused comments cleanup
>   - "_priv_" segment removed from function names
>   - tested: v5.11-rc3 -> v5.11
>   - number of other/minor fixes
> 
>   v2->v3:
>   - PCI glue driver part split.
>   - GNA probe fail path made fully implicit.
>   - 'recovery_timeout' module parameter present under 'CONFIG_DEBUG_INTEL_GNA' flag only.
>   - build for X86_32 enabled.
>   - module initialization through 'module_pci_driver()'.
>   - gna_priv->file_list cleanup.
>   - 'gna_' prefix removed from source files' names.
>   - power management handling added.
>   - number of other/minor fixes
>   - tests performed on kernel v5.12
> 
>   v3->v4:
>   - GNA driver adapted to DRM framework (+userspace GNA library adapted to use the driver)
>     - drm_managed (drmm) feature is used for objects lifetime management
>     - GNA memory objects use ~drm_gem_shmem_object~ objects as a base
>   - patches reorganized to meet symbols' usage with their declarations/definitions
>   - 'recovery_timeout' module parameter removed
>   - number of other/minor fixes from v3 review
>   - tests performed on kernel v6.0
> 
>   v4->v5:
>   - indentation fixed in drivers/gpu/drm/gna/Kconfig
> 
> Maciej Kwapulinski (4):
>    gna: add PCI driver module
>    gna: add GNA DRM device
>    gna: add GNA_GEM_NEW and GNA_GEM_FREE ioctls
>    gna: add power management
> 
> Tomasz Jankowski (6):
>    gna: read hardware info
>    gna: initialize MMU
>    gna: add GNA_GET_PARAMETER ioctl
>    gna: add GNA_COMPUTE ioctl
>    gna: add GNA_WAIT ioctl
>    gna: add open and close operations on GNA device
> 
>   Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst     |   1 +
>   Documentation/gpu/gna.rst         |  64 +++++
>   MAINTAINERS                       |   7 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig           |   2 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile          |   1 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/Kbuild        |   5 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/Kconfig       |  15 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_device.c  | 317 +++++++++++++++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_device.h  | 114 ++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_gem.h     |  22 ++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_hw.c      | 110 ++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_hw.h      | 107 ++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_ioctl.c   | 208 ++++++++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_mem.c     | 249 +++++++++++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_mem.h     |  58 ++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_pci.c     | 148 ++++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_pci.h     |  12 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_request.c | 441 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_request.h |  64 +++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_score.c   | 222 +++++++++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_score.h   |  11 +
>   include/uapi/drm/gna_drm.h        | 169 ++++++++++++
>   22 files changed, 2347 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 Documentation/gpu/gna.rst
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/Kbuild
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/Kconfig
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_device.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_device.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_gem.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_hw.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_hw.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_ioctl.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_mem.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_mem.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_pci.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_pci.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_request.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_request.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_score.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/gna/gna_score.h
>   create mode 100644 include/uapi/drm/gna_drm.h
> 

-- 
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
(HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
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