[Intel-gfx] Is MI_FLUSH_ENABLE bit 12?

Eric Anholt eric at anholt.net
Wed Nov 30 01:47:57 CET 2011


On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:48:04 -0800, "Keith Packard" <keithp at keithp.com> wrote:
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> Just reading through vol1c.4 of the bspec  this evening and found something odd.
> 
> Bit 11 of MI_MODE is "Invalidate UHPTR enable".
> Bit 12 of MI_MODE is "MI_FLUSH Enable"
> 
> And, yet, in i915_reg.h:
> 
> #define MI_MODE		0x0209c
> # define VS_TIMER_DISPATCH				(1 << 6)
> # define MI_FLUSH_ENABLE				(1 << 11)
> 
> Are we off-by-one on MI_FLUSH_ENABLE? Seems like this would cause
> serious problems...

I think we are.  On the other hand, based on actual behavior plus
reading of simulator, I believe that the bit does nothing, regardless.
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