[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 08/53] drm/i915/bdw: Macro for LRCs and module option for Execlists

oscar.mateo at intel.com oscar.mateo at intel.com
Fri Jun 13 17:37:26 CEST 2014


From: Oscar Mateo <oscar.mateo at intel.com>

GEN8 brings an expansion of the HW contexts: "Logical Ring Contexts".
These expanded contexts enable a number of new abilities, especially
"Execlists".

The macro is defined to off until we have things in place to hope to
work. In dev_priv, lrc_enabled will reflect the state of whether or
not we've actually properly initialized these new contexts. This helps
the transition in the code but is a candidate for removal at some point.

v2: Rename "advanced contexts" to the more correct "logical ring
contexts".

v3: Add a module parameter to enable execlists. Execlist are relatively
new, and so it'd be wise to be able to switch back to ring submission
to debug subtle problems that will inevitably arise.

v4: Add an intel_enable_execlists function.

Signed-off-by: Ben Widawsky <ben at bwidawsk.net> (v1)
Signed-off-by: Damien Lespiau <damien.lespiau at intel.com> (v3)
Signed-off-by: Oscar Mateo <oscar.mateo at intel.com> (v2 & v4)
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h    | 6 ++++++
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c | 6 ++++++
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c   | 8 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index ccc1ba6..dac0db1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1519,6 +1519,7 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 
 	uint32_t hw_context_size;
 	struct list_head context_list;
+	bool lrc_enabled;
 
 	u32 fdi_rx_config;
 
@@ -1944,6 +1945,7 @@ struct drm_i915_cmd_table {
 #define I915_NEED_GFX_HWS(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->need_gfx_hws)
 
 #define HAS_HW_CONTEXTS(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6)
+#define HAS_LOGICAL_RING_CONTEXTS(dev)	0
 #define HAS_ALIASING_PPGTT(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6)
 #define HAS_PPGTT(dev)		(INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 7 && !IS_GEN8(dev))
 #define USES_PPGTT(dev)		intel_enable_ppgtt(dev, false)
@@ -2029,6 +2031,7 @@ struct i915_params {
 	int enable_rc6;
 	int enable_fbc;
 	int enable_ppgtt;
+	int enable_execlists;
 	int enable_psr;
 	unsigned int preliminary_hw_support;
 	int disable_power_well;
@@ -2420,6 +2423,9 @@ struct intel_context *
 i915_gem_context_validate(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
 			  struct intel_engine_cs *ring, const u32 ctx_id);
 
+/* intel_lrc.c */
+bool intel_enable_execlists(struct drm_device *dev);
+
 /* i915_gem_render_state.c */
 int i915_gem_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 /* i915_gem_evict.c */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
index d05a2af..b7455f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct i915_params i915 __read_mostly = {
 	.enable_fbc = -1,
 	.enable_hangcheck = true,
 	.enable_ppgtt = -1,
+	.enable_execlists = -1,
 	.enable_psr = 0,
 	.preliminary_hw_support = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_PRELIMINARY_HW_SUPPORT),
 	.disable_power_well = 1,
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_ppgtt,
 	"Override PPGTT usage. "
 	"(-1=auto [default], 0=disabled, 1=aliasing, 2=full)");
 
+module_param_named(enable_execlists, i915.enable_execlists, int, 0400);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_execlists,
+	"Override execlists usage. "
+	"(-1=auto [default], 0=disabled, 1=enabled)");
+
 module_param_named(enable_psr, i915.enable_psr, int, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_psr, "Enable PSR (default: false)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 49bb6fc..58cead1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@
 #include <drm/drmP.h>
 #include <drm/i915_drm.h>
 #include "i915_drv.h"
+
+bool intel_enable_execlists(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	if (!i915.enable_execlists)
+		return false;
+
+	return HAS_LOGICAL_RING_CONTEXTS(dev) && USES_PPGTT(dev);
+}
-- 
1.9.0




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