[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 05/14] drm/i915: Handle log buffer flush interrupt event from GuC

[Goel, Akash]

On 7/3/2016 5:51 PM, Goel, Akash wrote:
>
>
> On 7/3/2016 2:45 PM, Chris Wilson wrote:
>> On Sun, Jul 03, 2016 at 12:21:22AM +0530, akash.goel at intel.com wrote:
>>> +static void guc_read_update_log_buffer(struct drm_device *dev, bool
>>> capture_all)
>>> +{
>>> +    struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
>>> +    struct intel_guc *guc = &dev_priv->guc;
>>> +    struct guc_log_buffer_state *log_buffer_state;
>>> +    struct guc_log_buffer_state *log_buffer_copy_state;
>>> +    void *src_ptr, *dst_ptr;
>>> +    u32 num_pages_to_copy;
>>> +    int i;
>>> +
>>> +    if (!guc->log.obj)
>>> +        return;
>>> +
>>> +    num_pages_to_copy = guc->log.obj->base.size / PAGE_SIZE;
>>> +    /* Don't really need to copy crash buffer area in regular cases
>>> as there
>>> +     * won't be any unread data there.
>>> +     */
>>> +    if (!capture_all)
>>> +        num_pages_to_copy -= (GUC_LOG_CRASH_PAGES + 1);
>>> +
>>> +    log_buffer_state = src_ptr =
>>> +        kmap_atomic(i915_gem_object_get_page(guc->log.obj, 0));
>>
>> So why not use i915_gem_object_pin_map() from the start?
>>
>> That will cut down on the churn later.
>
> Fine, will reorder the series and squash the other patch 'drm/i915: Use
> uncached(WC) mapping for accessing the GuC log buffer' with this patch.
>
Sorry got confused, will use the i915_gem_object_pin_map() here instead 
of kmap and keep the WC mapping patch at the end of series only. Then 
will just have to modify the call to i915_gem_object_pin_map() to pass 
the WC flag.


> Best regards
> Akash
>> -Chris
>>