[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] intel: Drop aub dumping functionality

[Chris Wilson]

On Mon, Aug 03, 2015 at 09:28:01AM -0700, Kristian Høgsberg wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 2:06 AM, Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 10:53:26AM -0700, krh at bitplanet.net wrote:
> >> From: Kristian Høgsberg Kristensen <kristian.h.kristensen at intel.com>
> >>
> >> We now have a separate tool for this in intel-gpu-tools and we don't
> >> need to clutter up libdrm with this feature. We leave the entry points
> >> in there to avoid breaking API/ABI.
> >
> > A quick mention of the replacement would be a useful pointer.
> >
> >     To use the new aub dumping tool install intel-gpu-tools and run
> >
> >        $ intel_aubdump --output=the.aub -- glxgears
> >
> >     See intel_aubdump for further details.
> >
> > Yes, with the new tool that is more general than the aub writer here, we
> > no longer need the clutter in libdrm. (intel_aubdump looks really nice
> > btw, though I would like an "igt trace" :))
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
> 
> Thanks for taking a look. I realized I have to leave intel_aub.h in
> since it's an installed header and used by mesa. I added a pointer and
> example to the deprecation and commit messages.
> 
> By igt trace, do you mean something that captures and decodes all
> ioctls? That sounds useful too, could be a separate mode or even
> separate tool.

I just want a swiss army knife tool to combine testing, profiling and
debugging (so that I don't have to remember half a dozen tools with
inconsistent frontends).

wrt to mmio tracing "trace-cmd record -e i915 -e drm" is my go to.
-Chris

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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre