[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v2 2/2] drm/i915: enable to read CSB and CSB write pointer from HWSP in GVT-g VM

Li, Weinan Z weinan.z.li at intel.com
Mon Oct 9 03:02:07 UTC 2017



On 10/2/2017 7:37 PM, Joonas Lahtinen wrote:
> On Mon, 2017-10-02 at 11:23 +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
>> Quoting Joonas Lahtinen (2017-10-02 11:03:30)
>>> On Sat, 2017-09-30 at 13:57 +0800, Weinan Li wrote:
>>>> Let GVT-g VM read the CSB and CSB write pointer from virtual HWSP, not all
>>>> the host support this feature, need to check the BIT(3) of caps in PVINFO.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Weinan Li <weinan.z.li at intel.com>
>>>> Cc: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
>>> <SNIP>
>>>
>>>> @@ -396,6 +393,12 @@ static bool csb_force_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
>>>>        if (intel_vtd_active())
>>>>                return true;
>>>>   
>>>> +     /* GVT emulation depends upon host kernel implementation, check
>>>> +      * support capbility by reading PV INFO before access HWSP.
>>>> +      */
>>> The comment can be dropped completely, the code is self-descriptive.
will remove it in next version.
>>>
>>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
>>>> @@ -722,7 +722,12 @@ static void intel_lrc_irq_handler(unsigned long data)
>>>>                        &engine->status_page.page_addr[I915_HWS_CSB_BUF0_INDEX];
>>>>                unsigned int head, tail;
>>>>   
>>>> -             /* However GVT emulation depends upon intercepting CSB mmio */
>>>> +             /* However GVT-g emulation depends upon host kernel
>>>> +              * implementation, need to check support capbility by reading PV
>>>> +              * INFO before access HWSP. Beside from this, another special
>>>> +              * configuration may also need to force use mmio, like IOMMU
>>>> +              * enabled.
>>>> +              */
>>> s/capbility/capability/ and please rephrase this to be a kerneldoc for
>>> csb_use_mmio at the declaration.
>> This is not a description of how to use the function or even on how
>> csb_use_mmio work, this is why we want certain logic paths. Just a regular
>> old comment.
> That's why I asked to "rephrase" :) Anyway, it seems like there already
> is kerneldoc for the csb_use_mmio, so this comment can be dropped.
will remove this comment in next version.
> Regards, Joonas



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