[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v2] drm/i915: Downgrade misleading "Memory usable" message
Chris Wilson
chris at chris-wilson.co.uk
Tue Dec 12 12:26:27 UTC 2017
Quoting Matthew Auld (2017-12-12 12:16:14)
> 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>
Ta, applied in anticipation that CI won't notice any difference.
-Chris
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