[Intel-gfx] [PATCH RESEND 1/6] drm/atomic: initial support for asynchronous plane update

Eric Anholt eric at anholt.net
Thu Jun 1 00:47:31 UTC 2017


Gustavo Padovan <gustavo at padovan.org> writes:

> From: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo.padovan at collabora.com>
>
> In some cases, like cursor updates, it is interesting to update the
> plane in an asynchronous fashion to avoid big delays. The current queued
> update could be still waiting for a fence to signal and thus block any
> subsequent update until its scan out. In cases like this if we update the
> cursor synchronously through the atomic API it will cause significant
> delays that would even be noticed by the final user.
>
> This patch creates a fast path to jump ahead the current queued state and
> do single planes updates without going through all atomic steps in
> drm_atomic_helper_commit(). We take this path for legacy cursor updates.
>
> For now only single plane updates are supported, but we plan to support
> multiple planes updates and async PageFlips through this interface as well
> in the near future.

Sorry for taking so long to do some review for this.

> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c             | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c      | 35 +++++++++++++++++
>  include/drm/drm_atomic.h                 |  2 +
>  include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h          |  2 +
>  include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  5 files changed, 152 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
> index be62774..2a0c297 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
> @@ -631,6 +631,68 @@ static int drm_atomic_crtc_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static bool drm_atomic_async_check(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
> +{
> +	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
> +	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
> +	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
> +	struct drm_plane *__plane, *plane = NULL;
> +	struct drm_plane_state *__plane_state, *plane_state = NULL;
> +	const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs *funcs;
> +	int i, j, n_planes = 0;
> +
> +	for_each_new_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
> +		if (drm_atomic_crtc_needs_modeset(crtc_state))
> +			return false;
> +	}
> +
> +	for_each_new_plane_in_state(state, __plane, __plane_state, i) {
> +		n_planes++;
> +		plane = __plane;
> +		plane_state = __plane_state;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* FIXME: we support only single plane updates for now */
> +	if (!plane || n_planes != 1)
> +		return false;
> +
> +	if (!plane_state->crtc)
> +		return false;
> +
> +	funcs = plane->helper_private;
> +	if (!funcs->atomic_async_update)
> +		return false;
> +
> +	if (plane_state->fence)
> +		return false;
> +

Could you add a comment here like:

/* Don't do an async update if there is an outstanding commit modifying
 * the plane.  This prevents our async update's changes from getting
 * overridden by a previous synchronous update's state.
 */

(assuming I understand its intent correctly)

I don't understand KMS locking enough to say if this loop is actually
safely guaranteeing that.  If you're convinced of that, then with my
little cleanups this patch will be:

Acked-by: Eric Anholt <eric at anholt.net>

> +	for_each_new_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
> +		if (plane->crtc != crtc)
> +			continue;
> +
> +		spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
> +		commit = list_first_entry_or_null(&crtc->commit_list,
> +						  struct drm_crtc_commit,
> +						  commit_entry);
> +		if (!commit) {
> +			spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
> +			continue;
> +		}
> +		spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
> +
> +		if (!crtc->state->state)
> +			continue;
> +
> +		for_each_plane_in_state(crtc->state->state, __plane,
> +					__plane_state, j) {
> +			if (__plane == plane)
> +				return false;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	return !funcs->atomic_async_check(plane, plane_state);
> +}
> +
>  static void drm_atomic_crtc_print_state(struct drm_printer *p,
>  		const struct drm_crtc_state *state)
>  {
> @@ -1591,6 +1653,9 @@ int drm_atomic_check_only(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> +	if (state->legacy_cursor_update)
> +		state->async_update = drm_atomic_async_check(state);
> +
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_check_only);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
> index 5a3c9c0..a8efdfe 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
> @@ -1235,6 +1235,30 @@ static void commit_work(struct work_struct *work)
>  }
>  
>  /**
> + * drm_atomic_helper_async_commit - commit state asynchronously
> + *
> + * This function commits a state asynchronously, i.e., not vblank
> + * synchronized. It should be used on a state only when
> + * drm_atomic_async_check() succeeds. Async commits are not supposed to swap
> + * the states like normal sync commits, but just do in-place changes on the
> + * current state.
> + */
> +void drm_atomic_helper_async_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
> +				    struct drm_atomic_state *state)
> +{
> +	struct drm_plane *plane;
> +	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state;
> +	const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs *funcs;
> +	int i;
> +
> +	for_each_new_plane_in_state(state, plane, plane_state, i) {
> +		funcs = plane->helper_private;
> +		funcs->atomic_async_update(plane, plane_state);
> +	}
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_async_commit);
> +
> +/**
>   * drm_atomic_helper_commit - commit validated state object
>   * @dev: DRM device
>   * @state: the driver state object
> @@ -1258,6 +1282,17 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
>  {
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	if (state->async_update) {
> +		ret = drm_atomic_helper_prepare_planes(dev, state);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +
> +		drm_atomic_helper_async_commit(dev, state);
> +		drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes(dev, state);
> +
> +		return 0;
> +	}
> +
>  	ret = drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit(state, nonblock);
>  	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
> index 788daf7..70ca279 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
> @@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct __drm_connnectors_state {
>   * @dev: parent DRM device
>   * @allow_modeset: allow full modeset
>   * @legacy_cursor_update: hint to enforce legacy cursor IOCTL semantics
> + * @async_update: hint for asynchronous plane update
>   * @planes: pointer to array of structures with per-plane data
>   * @crtcs: pointer to array of CRTC pointers
>   * @num_connector: size of the @connectors and @connector_states arrays
> @@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ struct drm_atomic_state {
>  	struct drm_device *dev;
>  	bool allow_modeset : 1;
>  	bool legacy_cursor_update : 1;
> +	bool async_update : 1;
>  	struct __drm_planes_state *planes;
>  	struct __drm_crtcs_state *crtcs;
>  	int num_connector;
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
> index f0a8678..8571b51 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
> @@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
>  int drm_atomic_helper_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
>  			     struct drm_atomic_state *state,
>  			     bool nonblock);
> +void drm_atomic_helper_async_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
> +				    struct drm_atomic_state *state);
>  
>  int drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences(struct drm_device *dev,
>  					struct drm_atomic_state *state,
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
> index c01c328..7964a78 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
> @@ -1048,6 +1048,54 @@ struct drm_plane_helper_funcs {
>  	 */
>  	void (*atomic_disable)(struct drm_plane *plane,
>  			       struct drm_plane_state *old_state);
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @atomic_async_check:
> +	 *
> +	 * Drivers should set this function pointer to check if the plane state
> +	 * can be updated in a async fashion. Here async means "not vblank
> +	 * synchronized".
> +	 *
> +	 * This hook is called by drm_atomic_async_check() to establish if a
> +	 * given update can be committed asynchronously, that is, if it can
> +	 * jump ahead the state currently queued for update.
> +	 *
> +	 * RETURNS:
> +	 *
> +	 * Return 0 on success and any error returned indicates that the update
> +	 * can not be applied in asynchronous manner.
> +	 */
> +	int (*atomic_async_check)(struct drm_plane *plane,
> +				  struct drm_plane_state *state);
> +
> +	/**
> +	 * @atomic_async_update:
> +	 *
> +	 * Drivers should set this function pointer to perform asynchronous
> +	 * updates of planes, that is, jump ahead the currently queued

"jump ahead of the"

> +	 * state for and update the plane. Here async means "not vblank

s/for //

> +	 * synchronized".
> +	 *
> +	 * This hook is called by drm_atomic_helper_async_commit().
> +	 *
> +	 * An async update will happen on legacy cursor updates.
> +	 *
> +	 * Note that unlike &drm_plane_helper_funcs.atomic_update this hook
> +	 * takes the new &drm_plane_state as parameter. When doing async_update
> +	 * drivers shouldn't replace the &drm_plane_state but update the
> +	 * current one with the new plane configurations in the new
> +	 * plane_state.

Also maybe document that this won't be called if there is an outstanding
commit modifying the plane?

> +	 *
> +	 * FIXME:
> +	 *  - It only works for single plane updates
> +	 *  - Async Pageflips are not supported yet
> +	 *  - Some hm might still scan out the old buffer until the next

"Some hw"?

> +	 *  vblank, however we let go of the fb references as soon as
> +	 *  we run this hook. For now drivers must implement their own workers
> +	 *  for defering if needed, until a common solution is created.
> +	 */

"deferring"

> +	void (*atomic_async_update)(struct drm_plane *plane,
> +				    struct drm_plane_state *new_state);

Is there a simple list of what parts of drm_plane_state may change in
this hook?  I noticed that vc4 wasn't checking that the format doesn't
change, for example.  I'm also not sure if we're guaranteed that the
plane-is-enabled state isn't changing, either.

If it's "everything", we'll need to improve the vc4 async check before
we expose this under anything but the cursor ioctl.
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