[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 1/2] drm/i915: Pre-calculate engine context size

[Joonas Lahtinen]

On ke, 2017-04-26 at 17:10 +0800, Zhi Wang wrote:
> Hi Joonas:
>      Can you change GEN8_LR_CONTEXT_RENDER_SIZE = (19 * PAGE_SIZE)?
> Then we don't need the hack in GVT-g. :P Actually it's 19 pages not
> 20 pages on BDW.

The exception is only made for BDW, not Gen8 overall. Has the change
been verified for CHV too?

Why hasn't a patch to fix above been sent for i915 in the past? Just
like in the stolen memory disabling case, bugs should be root caused
and then fixed, not just worked around quickly.

Regards, Joonas
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Joonas Lahtinen
Open Source Technology Center
Intel Corporation