[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 5/6] drm/i915: Kconfig for extra driver debugging

Tvrtko Ursulin tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com
Tue Feb 2 11:09:15 UTC 2016


On 02/02/16 09:40, Jani Nikula wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Feb 2016, Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com> wrote:
>> On 02/02/16 09:18, Jani Nikula wrote:
>>> On Mon, 01 Feb 2016, Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com> wrote:
>>>> From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>    drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++++
>>>>    1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
>>>> index 051eab33e4c7..7636bf918d97 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
>>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
>>>> @@ -47,3 +47,15 @@ config DRM_I915_PRELIMINARY_HW_SUPPORT
>>>>    	  option changes the default for that module option.
>>>>
>>>>    	  If in doubt, say "N".
>>>> +
>>>> +config DRM_I915_DEBUG
>>>> +	bool "Enable additional driver debugging"
>>>> +	depends on DRM_I915
>>>> +	default n
>>>> +	help
>>>> +	  Choose this option to turn on extra driver debugging that may affect
>>>> +	  performance but will catch some internal issues.
>>>> +
>>>> +	  Recommended for driver developers only.
>>>> +
>>>> +	  If in doubt, say "N".
>>>
>>> I kind of liked Chris' approach of adding a submenu
>>> http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/1451902412-25459-1-git-send-email-chris@chris-wilson.co.uk
>>
>> I don't mind either way - what was decided for that patch - is it
>> going in?
>
> I think we'd like to have it, but last time it blew up on
> randconfig. Chris, do we avoid that now?
>
> Tvrtko, in any case, you could pick up the submenu part from there.

I have - and also respun the enlarged series of misc fixes and debugging 
infrastructure. Reviewers welcome. :)

Regards,

Tvrtko


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