[Intel-gfx] TIMESTAMP register

[Lawrynowicz, Jacek]

ARB_timer_query allows client read TIMESTAMP both asynchronously and synchronously.
The former can be implemented as you said but the latter requires support from the KMD.
This must be a simple MMIO read as this is the only way to report "current" GPU time.
Implementing synchronous TIMESTAMP query using pipe control would render the third example from ARB_timer_query spec useless.

Regards,
Jacek

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Vetter [mailto:daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch] On Behalf Of Daniel Vetter
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:40 PM
To: Lawrynowicz, Jacek
Cc: intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] TIMESTAMP register

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 07:12:40PM +0000, Lawrynowicz, Jacek wrote:
> Starting from IVB the main TIMESTAMP register is longer than 32 bits 
> (it’s 36 bits long).
> 
> How should we pass its 36 bit value from i915 to user space?
> 
> GET_PARAM ioctls supports only 32 bit params. Should we add 
> GET_PARAM64 or create separate ioctl to access the TIMESTAMP?
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
>  
> 
> This functionality is required for any OpenGL driver which implements GL_ARB_timer_query.

Like occlusion queries I presume this should be done with a pipe control qword write issued from a batch. GETPARAM makes absolutely no sense, that is for driver features, not hw features and just used so that a new driver also can work on an older kernel.

-Daniel
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