[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915: Always load guc by default.

Tvrtko Ursulin tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com
Thu Nov 24 08:15:31 UTC 2016


On 24/11/2016 07:13, Chris Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 04:52:38PM -0800, Anusha Srivatsa wrote:
>> Remove the enable_guc_loading parameter. Load the GuC on
>> plaforms that have GuC. All issues we found so far are related
>> to GuC features like the command submission, but no bug is related
>> to the guc loading itself.
>>
>> This addresses the case when we need GuC loaded even with no GuC feature
>> in use, like - GuC  authenticating HuC loading.
>
> Why not just load the firmware if it may be used?

It was discussed briefly in the other thread, but I suppose as soon as 
the HuC patches go in that would be always so it may not be that useful.

Unless there is a reason to add a HuC enable/disable parameter in 
general. I have no idea on that one.

Regards,

Tvrtko



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