[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 02/26] drm/i915: don't stop+start FBC at every flip

Zanoni, Paulo R paulo.r.zanoni at intel.com
Wed Oct 28 09:56:39 PDT 2015


Em Ter, 2015-10-27 às 20:32 +0200, Ville Syrjälä escreveu:
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 02:50:04PM -0200, Paulo Zanoni wrote:
> > The hardware already takes care of disabling and recompressing FBC
> > when we do a page flip, so all we need to do is to update the fence
> > registers and move on.
> > 
> > One of the important things to notice is that on the pre-gen6
> > platforms the fence is programmed on the FBC control register and
> > the
> > documentation says we can't update the control register while FBC
> > is
> > enabled. This would basically mean we'd have to to disable+enable
> > FBC
> > at every flip in order to make sure the hardware tracking still
> > works,
> > which doesn't seem to make too much sense. So I sent an email to
> > the
> > hardware team requesting some clarification. The information I got
> > was
> > this:
> > 
> > "I don't think any hardware is latching on to 0x100100, 0x100104,
> > or
> > the old fence number in FBC_CTL. Instructions against changing on
> > the
> > fly would be to simplify testing and ensure you don't miss any
> > invalidation that happened right at that time."
> > 
> > So I guess we're fine for flips. But I can't really say I tested
> > FBC
> > on these ancient platforms - nor that I'll ever propose enabling
> > FBC
> > by default on them exactly because of problems like these.
> 
> Yeah, I did this in my patches too, and IIRC it seemed to work just
> fine
> back then.
> 
> > 
> > v2: Add comment at flush() (Chris).
> > 
> > Testcase: igt/kms_frontbuffer_tracking/fbc*-fliptrack
> > Signed-off-by: Paulo Zanoni <paulo.r.zanoni at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h          |   1 +
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h          |   3 +
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c     |   1 -
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h         |   2 +
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c         | 103
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.c |   1 +
> >  6 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> > index ee14962..77da500 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
> > @@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ struct i915_fbc {
> >  	bool (*fbc_enabled)(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
> >  	void (*enable_fbc)(struct intel_crtc *crtc);
> >  	void (*disable_fbc)(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
> > +	void (*flip_prepare)(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
> >  };
> >  
> >  /**
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
> > index 8942532..3d598a2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
> > @@ -2028,6 +2028,7 @@ enum skl_disp_power_wells {
> >  #define   FBC_CTL_C3_IDLE	(1<<13)
> >  #define   FBC_CTL_STRIDE_SHIFT	(5)
> >  #define   FBC_CTL_FENCENO_SHIFT	(0)
> > +#define   FBC_CTL_FENCENO_MASK	0xF
> 
> It's only three bits on gen2. But bit 3 is MBZ and there are only 8
> fence registers on those platforms, so this is OK.
> 
> >  #define FBC_COMMAND		0x0320c
> >  #define   FBC_CMD_COMPRESS	(1<<0)
> >  #define FBC_STATUS		0x03210
> > @@ -2064,6 +2065,7 @@ enum skl_disp_power_wells {
> >  #define   DPFC_CTL_LIMIT_1X	(0<<6)
> >  #define   DPFC_CTL_LIMIT_2X	(1<<6)
> >  #define   DPFC_CTL_LIMIT_4X	(2<<6)
> > +#define   DPFC_CTL_FENCE_MASK	0xF
> >  #define DPFC_RECOMP_CTL		0x320c
> >  #define   DPFC_RECOMP_STALL_EN	(1<<27)
> >  #define   DPFC_RECOMP_STALL_WM_SHIFT (16)
> > @@ -2086,6 +2088,7 @@ enum skl_disp_power_wells {
> >  #define   FBC_CTL_FALSE_COLOR	(1<<10)
> >  /* The bit 28-8 is reserved */
> >  #define   DPFC_RESERVED		(0x1FFFFF00)
> > +#define   ILK_DPFC_FENCE_MASK	0xF
> >  #define ILK_DPFC_RECOMP_CTL	0x4320c
> >  #define ILK_DPFC_STATUS		0x43210
> >  #define ILK_DPFC_FENCE_YOFF	0x43218
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
> > index bc1907e..d9378c3 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
> > @@ -11502,7 +11502,6 @@ static int intel_crtc_page_flip(struct
> > drm_crtc *crtc,
> >  			  to_intel_plane(primary)-
> > >frontbuffer_bit);
> >  	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
> >  
> > -	intel_fbc_disable_crtc(intel_crtc);
> >  	intel_frontbuffer_flip_prepare(dev,
> >  				       to_intel_plane(primary)-
> > >frontbuffer_bit);
> >  
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
> > index 08847d0..9065a8f 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
> > @@ -1305,6 +1305,8 @@ void intel_fbc_invalidate(struct
> > drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
> >  			  enum fb_op_origin origin);
> >  void intel_fbc_flush(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
> >  		     unsigned int frontbuffer_bits, enum
> > fb_op_origin origin);
> > +void intel_fbc_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
> > +			    unsigned int frontbuffer_bits);
> >  void intel_fbc_cleanup_cfb(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
> >  
> >  /* intel_hdmi.c */
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
> > index d9d7e54..62f158b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
> > @@ -82,6 +82,22 @@ static void i8xx_fbc_disable(struct
> > drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> >  	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("disabled FBC\n");
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void i8xx_fbc_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private
> > *dev_priv)
> > +{
> > +	struct intel_crtc *crtc = dev_priv->fbc.crtc;
> > +	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = crtc->base.primary->fb;
> > +	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = intel_fb_obj(fb);
> > +	uint32_t val;
> > +
> > +	/* Although the documentation suggests we can't change
> > DPFC_CONTROL
> > +	 * while compression is enabled, the hardware guys said
> > that updating
> > +	 * the fence register bits during a flip is fine. */
> > +	val = I915_READ(FBC_CONTROL);
> > +	val &= ~FBC_CTL_FENCENO_MASK;
> > +	val |= obj->fence_reg;
> > +	I915_WRITE(FBC_CONTROL, val);
> > +}
> 
> IIRC I just called the enable function to reconstruct the entire
> register contents to avoid code duplication. But maybe that's not
> possible without reowrking the fbc state handling entirely
> (which I had done).
> > +
> >  static void i8xx_fbc_enable(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
> >  {
> >  	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = crtc->base.dev-
> > >dev_private;
> > @@ -161,6 +177,22 @@ static void g4x_fbc_enable(struct intel_crtc
> > *crtc)
> >  	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("enabled fbc on plane %c\n",
> > plane_name(crtc->plane));
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void g4x_fbc_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private
> > *dev_priv)
> > +{
> > +	struct intel_crtc *crtc = dev_priv->fbc.crtc;
> > +	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = crtc->base.primary->fb;
> > +	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = intel_fb_obj(fb);
> > +	uint32_t val;
> > +
> > +	/* Although the documentation suggests we can't change
> > DPFC_CONTROL
> > +	 * while compression is enabled, the hardware guys said
> > that updating
> > +	 * the fence register bits during a flip is fine. */
> > +	val = I915_READ(DPFC_CONTROL);
> > +	val &= ~DPFC_CTL_FENCE_MASK;
> > +	val |= obj->fence_reg;
> > +	I915_WRITE(DPFC_CONTROL, val);
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void g4x_fbc_disable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> >  {
> >  	u32 dpfc_ctl;
> > @@ -236,6 +268,31 @@ static void ilk_fbc_enable(struct intel_crtc
> > *crtc)
> >  	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("enabled fbc on plane %c\n",
> > plane_name(crtc->plane));
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void ilk_fbc_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private
> > *dev_priv)
> > +{
> > +	struct intel_crtc *crtc = dev_priv->fbc.crtc;
> > +	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = crtc->base.primary->fb;
> > +	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = intel_fb_obj(fb);
> > +	uint32_t val;
> > +
> > +	/* Although the documentation suggests we can't change
> > DPFC_CONTROL
> > +	 * while compression is enabled, the hardware guys said
> > that updating
> > +	 * the fence register bits during a flip is fine. */
> > +	val = I915_READ(ILK_DPFC_CONTROL);
> > +	val &= ~ILK_DPFC_FENCE_MASK;
> > +	val |= obj->fence_reg;
> > +	I915_WRITE(ILK_DPFC_CONTROL, val);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void snb_fbc_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private
> > *dev_priv)
> > +{
> > +	struct intel_crtc *crtc = dev_priv->fbc.crtc;
> > +	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = crtc->base.primary->fb;
> > +	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = intel_fb_obj(fb);
> > +
> > +	I915_WRITE(SNB_DPFC_CTL_SA, SNB_CPU_FENCE_ENABLE | obj-
> > >fence_reg);
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void ilk_fbc_disable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> >  {
> >  	u32 dpfc_ctl;
> > @@ -1021,13 +1078,48 @@ void intel_fbc_flush(struct
> > drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
> >  	if (origin == ORIGIN_GTT)
> >  		return;
> >  
> > +	/* Hardware tracking already recompresses the CFB (nuke)
> > for us if FBC
> > +	 * is enabled and we do a page flip, so we can safely
> > ignore it here.
> > +	 * FBC may be disabled in case we got an invalidate()
> > before the
> > +	 * flush(), so we'll still have to check that case below.
> > */
> > +	if (origin == ORIGIN_FLIP && dev_priv->fbc.enabled)
> > +		return;
> > +
> >  	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->fbc.lock);
> >  
> >  	dev_priv->fbc.busy_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
> >  
> >  	if (!dev_priv->fbc.busy_bits) {
> > -		__intel_fbc_disable(dev_priv);
> > -		__intel_fbc_update(dev_priv);
> > +		if (origin == ORIGIN_FLIP) {
> > +			__intel_fbc_update(dev_priv);
> > +		} else {
> > +			__intel_fbc_disable(dev_priv);
> > +			__intel_fbc_update(dev_priv);
> > +		}
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->fbc.lock);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void intel_fbc_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
> > +			    unsigned int frontbuffer_bits)
> > +{
> > +	unsigned int fbc_bits;
> > +
> > +	if (!fbc_supported(dev_priv))
> > +		return;
> > +
> > +	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->fbc.lock);
> > +
> > +	if (dev_priv->fbc.enabled) {
> > +		fbc_bits = INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_PRIMARY(dev_priv-
> > >fbc.crtc->pipe);
> 
> primary->frontbuffer_bit would seem better.

Why?

> 
> > +		if (fbc_bits & frontbuffer_bits)
> > +			dev_priv->fbc.flip_prepare(dev_priv);
> 
> You would still have to disable+reenable if you need to eg.
> reallocate
> the compressed buffer, of if the new fb isn't suitable for fbc, or
> maybe
> if you need to change anything else in the control register.

Yes, but as far as I understand the frontbuffer tracking, this case
won't happen here. I'm assuming we'll always go through
intel_fbc_update() on these cases.

> 
> What I had was:
> "
> static bool intel_fbc_need_reinit(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
> {
> 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = crtc->base.dev-
> >dev_private;
> 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = crtc->base.primary->fb;
> 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = to_intel_framebuffer(fb)-
> >obj;
> 
> 	return crtc != dev_priv->fbc.crtc ||
> 	       obj->base.size > dev_priv->fbc.size ||
> 	       drm_format_plane_cpp(fb->pixel_format, 0) !=
> 	       drm_format_plane_cpp(dev_priv->fbc.pixel_format, 0) ||
> 	       fb->pitches[0] != dev_priv->fbc.pitch;
> }
> intel_fbc_pre_page_flip()
> {
> 	...
> 	intel_fbc_update_pending_score(crtc);
> 
> 	/*
> 	 * If fbc was already possible we can update immediately,
> 	 * otherwise we will wait until the flip is finished.
> 	 */
> 	if (crtc->fbc.score != 0)
> 		crtc->fbc.score = crtc->fbc.pending_score;
> 
> 	/*
> 	 * Disable fbc if we're not (yet) capable, or if
> 	 * we just need a full disable+enable reinit.
> 	 */
> 	if (crtc->fbc.score == 0 || intel_fbc_need_reinit(crtc))
> 		__intel_fbc_disable(crtc);
> 	...
> }
> "
> 
> > +	} else if (dev_priv->fbc.fbc_work) {
> > +		fbc_bits = INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_PRIMARY(
> > +				dev_priv->fbc.fbc_work->crtc-
> > >pipe);
> > +		if (fbc_bits & frontbuffer_bits)
> > +			__intel_fbc_disable(dev_priv);
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->fbc.lock);
> > @@ -1063,18 +1155,25 @@ void intel_fbc_init(struct drm_i915_private
> > *dev_priv)
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.fbc_enabled = ilk_fbc_enabled;
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.enable_fbc = gen7_fbc_enable;
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.disable_fbc = ilk_fbc_disable;
> > +		dev_priv->fbc.flip_prepare = snb_fbc_flip_prepare;
> >  	} else if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen >= 5) {
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.fbc_enabled = ilk_fbc_enabled;
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.enable_fbc = ilk_fbc_enable;
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.disable_fbc = ilk_fbc_disable;
> > +		if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen == 5)
> > +			dev_priv->fbc.flip_prepare =
> > ilk_fbc_flip_prepare;
> > +		else
> > +			dev_priv->fbc.flip_prepare =
> > snb_fbc_flip_prepare;
> >  	} else if (IS_GM45(dev_priv)) {
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.fbc_enabled = g4x_fbc_enabled;
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.enable_fbc = g4x_fbc_enable;
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.disable_fbc = g4x_fbc_disable;
> > +		dev_priv->fbc.flip_prepare = g4x_fbc_flip_prepare;
> >  	} else {
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.fbc_enabled = i8xx_fbc_enabled;
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.enable_fbc = i8xx_fbc_enable;
> >  		dev_priv->fbc.disable_fbc = i8xx_fbc_disable;
> > +		dev_priv->fbc.flip_prepare =
> > i8xx_fbc_flip_prepare;
> >  
> >  		/* This value was pulled out of someone's hat */
> >  		I915_WRITE(FBC_CONTROL, 500 <<
> > FBC_CTL_INTERVAL_SHIFT);
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.c
> > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.c
> > index ac85357..31a1ad3 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.c
> > @@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ void intel_frontbuffer_flip_prepare(struct
> > drm_device *dev,
> >  	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
> >  
> >  	intel_psr_single_frame_update(dev, frontbuffer_bits);
> > +	intel_fbc_flip_prepare(dev_priv, frontbuffer_bits);
> >  }
> >  
> >  /**
> > -- 
> > 2.6.1
> > 
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