[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915/selftests: Avoid repeatedly harming the same innocent context

Tvrtko Ursulin tvrtko.ursulin at linux.intel.com
Fri Apr 6 09:59:10 UTC 2018


On 06/04/2018 10:40, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Quoting Tvrtko Ursulin (2018-04-06 10:11:57)
>>
>> On 30/03/2018 14:18, Chris Wilson wrote:
>>>                        if (!wait_for_hang(&h, prev)) {
>>
>> This was confusing me a period since I was assuming the seqno check is
>> against the breadcrumb, but it is actually about the same number written
>> to a different place. So it actually means
>> wait_for_request_to_start_executing.
> 
> Bonus points for a better name than struct hang.
> 
> struct spinner;
> 
> spinner_wait_until_active() ?

Maybe just rename the helper to wait_until_running if you feel like it. 
To keep things simple and scope in check.

Regards,

Tvrtko


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