[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/execlists: WaDisableCtxRestoreArbitration is only needed in gen8

[Joonas Lahtinen]

On Thu, 2017-10-05 at 11:54 -0700, Michel Thierry wrote:
> On 10/5/2017 11:28 AM, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > Quoting Michel Thierry (2017-10-05 19:19:27)
> > > WaDisableCtxRestoreArbitration was only applied for bdw and chv, but
> > > this changed after the code got moved to gen8_emit_bb_start (and, at
> > > least in my tree, there is no gen9_emit_bb_start).
> > 
> > But I need to make sure we enable arbitration at some point. :)
> > It may not need the w/a name, but I was making very sure we didn't start
> > a BB without ARB, or context-switch into the middle of a batch without
> > ARB. That was my thinking, that there was no harm in overkill if we set
> > it more often than strictly necessary.
> 
> Ok, thanks for the detailed explanation and yes, probably no harm in 
> setting MI_ARB_ON.

Please add a comment if this is the case. W/As implementing required
logic for platforms not covered by the W/A is confusing when they are
being reviewed or double-checked.

Regards, Joonas
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Joonas Lahtinen
Open Source Technology Center
Intel Corporation