[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/guc: Disable automatic GuC firmware loading

[Tvrtko Ursulin]

On 24/05/16 12:12, Chris Wilson wrote:
> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 04:34:35PM +0100, Tvrtko Ursulin wrote:
>> From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
>>
>> New GuC code is logging errors at runtime suspend and resume which
>> causes CI testing to log "orange" status. Default to not trying to
>> load the firmware until this is resolved.
>>
>> Example of the log:
>>
>>   [drm] RC6 on
>>   [drm:intel_runtime_suspend] Suspending device
>>   [drm:host2guc_action [i915]] *ERROR* GUC: host2guc action 0x501 failed. ret=-110 status=0x00000501 response=0x40000000
>>   ...
>>   [drm:intel_runtime_resume] Resuming device
>>   [drm:host2guc_action [i915]] *ERROR* GUC: host2guc action 0x502 failed. ret=-110 status=0x00000502 response=0x40000000
>>   [drm:intel_runtime_resume] Device resumed
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
>> Cc: Dave Gordon <david.s.gordon at intel.com>
>> Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
>> Cc: Chris Harris <chris.harris at intel.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c | 4 ++--
>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
>> index 21a323c01cdb..9a5d58b251f5 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
>> @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct i915_params i915 __read_mostly = {
>>   	.verbose_state_checks = 1,
>>   	.nuclear_pageflip = 0,
>>   	.edp_vswing = 0,
>> -	.enable_guc_loading = -1,
>> +	.enable_guc_loading = 0,
>>   	.enable_guc_submission = 0,
>>   	.guc_log_level = -1,
>>   	.enable_dp_mst = true,
>> @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(edp_vswing,
>>   module_param_named_unsafe(enable_guc_loading, i915.enable_guc_loading, int, 0400);
>>   MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_guc_loading,
>>   		"Enable GuC firmware loading "
>> -		"(-1=auto [default], 0=never, 1=if available, 2=required)");
>> +		"(-1=auto, 0=never [default], 1=if available, 2=required)");
>>
>>   module_param_named_unsafe(enable_guc_submission, i915.enable_guc_submission, int, 0400);
>>   MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_guc_submission,
>
> Patch does what it says on the tin,
> Reviewed-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
>
> Not thrilled by the [soft] ABI of i915.enable_guc_loading though.
> That looks like an internal dependency of various GuC enabled features
> and not a standalone feature that the user should be controlling.

Merged, thanks for the patch and review.

Wider discussion on params I suppose when Dave gets back.

Regards,

Tvrtko