[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915: Error out when trying to set a y-tiled as a sprite

Lespiau, Damien damien.lespiau at intel.com
Mon Oct 29 16:20:15 CET 2012


On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk> wrote:
> We do. However, we don't catch userspace changing the tiling on an
> existing fb (unless actually pinned)... The extra level of defense is
> certainly welcome, and provides documentation at all levels on the known
> capabilities of the hw. (The only downside is that we have more guards to
> fixup if those ever change, but unlikely ;)

I've sent a new version of this one then, turns out it be useful to
catch cases where one changes the tiling mode after the creation of
the fb.

-- 
Damien



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