[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v2] drm/i915: Downgrade misleading "Memory usable" message

Matthew Auld matthew.william.auld at gmail.com
Tue Dec 12 12:16:14 UTC 2017


On 12 December 2017 at 11:35, Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk> wrote:
> It never meant what it said, as it was always the total size of the
> Global GTT and not a limit upon memory usage. Originally it served as a
> quick guide to the largest batch that could be submitted by userspace,
> an approximation to its maximum RSS, but was phrased badly. Today with
> the 48b ppgtt, it is even more meaningless. Replace with a more specific
> debug message; those wanting to know how much "video ram" they have
> should consult the userspace libraries for the relevant approximation.
>
> v2: Rebase
>
> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
> Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen at linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>
> Cc: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld at intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld at intel.com>


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