[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v2 0/5] drm/i915: Allow user to set cache at BO creation

[Yang, Fei]

> On 26/04/2023 16:41, Yang, Fei wrote:
>>> On 26/04/2023 07:24, fei.yang at intel.com wrote:
>>>> From: Fei Yang <fei.yang at intel.com>
>>>>
>>>> The first three patches in this series are taken from
>>>> https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/series/116868/
>>>> These patches are included here because the last patch
>>>> has dependency on the pat_index refactor.
>>>>
>>>> This series is focusing on uAPI changes,
>>>> 1. end support for set caching ioctl [PATCH 4/5]
>>>> 2. add set_pat extension for gem_create [PATCH 5/5]
>>>>
>>>> v2: drop one patch that was merged separately
>>>>      341ad0e8e254 drm/i915/mtl: Add PTE encode function
>>>
>>> Are the re-sends for stabilizing the series, or focusing on merge?
>>
>> v2 was sent just to drop one of patches that has already been merged.
>>
>>> If the latter then opens are:
>>>
>>> 1) Link to Mesa MR reviewed and ready to merge.
>>>
>>> 2) IGT reviewed.
>>>
>>> 3) I raised an open that get/set_caching should not "lie" but return an
>>> error if set pat extension has been used. I don't see a good reason not
>>> to do that.
>>
>> I don't think it's "lying" to the userspace. the comparison is only valid
>> for objects created by KMD because only such object uses the pat_index
>> from the cachelevel_to_pat table.
>
> Lets double check my understanding is correct. Userspace sequence of
> operations:
> 1)
> obj = gem_create()+set_pat(PAT_UC)
>
> 2a)
> get_caching(obj)
> What gets reported?

I see your point here. nice catch.
That should be handled by,
if (obj->cachel_level == I915_CACHE_INVAL) /* indicated pat-index is set by userspace */
      return -EOPNOTSUPP;
Will update the patch.

>
> 2b)
> set_caching(obj, I915_CACHE_LLC)
> What is the return code?

This will either return -EOPNOTSUPP, or ignored because set_pat extension was called.

>
> If answer to 2a is I915_CACHING_CACHED and to 2b) success, then please
> state a good reason why both shouldn't return an error.
>
>>
>>> + Joonas on this one.
>>>
>>> 4) Refactoring as done is not very pretty and I proposed an idea for a
>>> nicer approach. Feasible or not, open for discussion.
>>
>> Still digesting your proposal. but not sure how would you define things
>> like PAT_UC as that is platform dependent, not a constant.
>
> "PAT_UC" in my outline was purely a driver specific value, similarly as
> I915_CACHE_... are.

Okay. Then you were suggesting to add a translation table for pat_index-to-(PAT-UC/WB/WT)?
It's going to be a N:1 mapping.

> With the whole point that driver can ask if
> something is uncached, WT or whatever. Using the platform specific
> mapping table which converts platform specific obj->pat_index to driver
> representation of caching modes (PAT_UC etc).

Are you suggesting completely remove i915_cache_level and use (PAT-UC/WB/WT) instead?
Let's say a KMD object wants to be set as WB, how you get the exact pat_index to use?
Note that there are multiple PAT indices having caching mod WB, but they are different,
e.g. do you want just WB or WB with 1-way-coherency or WB with 2-way coherency?

Also, in case a checking of pat_index is needed, do we say WB with 1-way-coherency is
equal to WB or not?

BTW, isn't PAT-UC/WB/WT the same kind of abstraction as enum i915_cache_level, I'm not
sure how that would simplify anything.

> Quite possible I missed some detail, but if I haven't then it could be
> a neat and lightweight solution.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tvrtko
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