[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 01/15] drm/i915: really simple gemfs

[Chris Wilson]

On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 07:51:56PM +0100, Matthew Auld wrote:
> Not a fully blown gemfs, just our very own tmpfs kernel mount. Doing so
> moves us away from the shmemfs shm_mnt, and gives us the much needed
> flexibility to do things like set our own mount options, namely huge=
> which should allow us to enable the use of transparent-huge-pages for
> our shmem backed objects.

After we get the kinks worked out, this should be in drm_gem.c With a
default mountpoint, it should present the same interface to the existing
users. But we will not be the only ones who will custom mount options.
Even for ttm who may only use shmemfs for swap, with the advent of fast
swapping for huge pages that will be win (if any improvement to swap
hell can be a win!).

Just food for thought, not the actual review.
-Chris

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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre