[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v3] drm/i915/guc: don't ever forward VBlank to the GuC

[Dave Gordon]

If a context waiting for VBlank were switched out, switching
in the next context and generating a CSB event in the process,
then the GuC would have to put the context back in the queue,
and then observe the subsequent VBlank interrupt so that it
could resubmit the suspended context.

However, we always set the CTX_CTRL_INHIBIT_SYN_CTX_SWITCH bit
in the RING_CONTEXT_CONTROL register, so this case cannot occur.
Furthermore we don't use the GuC's internal scheduler or allow
it to auto-resubmit workloads.  Consequently, the GuC doesn't
need to see VBlanks, and by sending them to it we may be waking
it up unnecessarily, which might reduce RC6 residency and
increase power consumption.

So this patch removes the setting of the GFC_FORWARD_VBLANK
field from the code that diverts interrupts towards the GuC.
(The code to direct interrupts to the host, OTOH, continues to
explicitly set the field to "never send VBlanks to the GuC".)

v3:
    Remove the line of code completely (original set the field
    to ALWAYS forward, v1 changed it to CONDITIONAL forwarding,
    v2 explicitly set it to NEVER, v3 just doesn't touch it at
    all, as we know it's already set to NEVER).

Signed-off-by: Dave Gordon <david.s.gordon at intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch> (previous version)
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
index 8fe96a2..4f6311a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void direct_interrupts_to_host(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	int irqs;
 
-	/* tell all command streamers NOT to forward interrupts and vblank to GuC */
+	/* tell all command streamers NOT to forward interrupts or vblank to GuC */
 	irqs = _MASKED_FIELD(GFX_FORWARD_VBLANK_MASK, GFX_FORWARD_VBLANK_NEVER);
 	irqs |= _MASKED_BIT_DISABLE(GFX_INTERRUPT_STEERING);
 	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv)
@@ -105,9 +105,8 @@ static void direct_interrupts_to_guc(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	int irqs;
 	u32 tmp;
 
-	/* tell all command streamers to forward interrupts and vblank to GuC */
-	irqs = _MASKED_FIELD(GFX_FORWARD_VBLANK_MASK, GFX_FORWARD_VBLANK_ALWAYS);
-	irqs |= _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(GFX_INTERRUPT_STEERING);
+	/* tell all command streamers to forward interrupts (but not vblank) to GuC */
+	irqs = _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(GFX_INTERRUPT_STEERING);
 	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv)
 		I915_WRITE(RING_MODE_GEN7(engine), irqs);
 
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