[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 8/8] drm/i915: Expose RPCS (SSEU) configuration to userspace

Lionel Landwerlin lionel.g.landwerlin at intel.com
Wed May 9 15:35:48 UTC 2018


On 08/05/18 21:56, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Quoting Tvrtko Ursulin (2018-05-03 18:18:43)
>> On 25/04/2018 12:45, Lionel Landwerlin wrote:
>>> From: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
>>>
>>> We want to allow userspace to reconfigure the subslice configuration for
>>> its own use case. To do so, we expose a context parameter to allow
>>> adjustment of the RPCS register stored within the context image (and
>>> currently not accessible via LRI). If the context is adjusted before
>>> first use, the adjustment is for "free"; otherwise if the context is
>>> active we flush the context off the GPU (stalling all users) and forcing
>>> the GPU to save the context to memory where we can modify it and so
>>> ensure that the register is reloaded on next execution.
>>>
>>> The overhead of managing additional EU subslices can be significant,
>>> especially in multi-context workloads. Non-GPGPU contexts should
>>> preferably disable the subslices it is not using, and others should
>>> fine-tune the number to match their workload.
>>>
>>> We expose complete control over the RPCS register, allowing
>>> configuration of slice/subslice, via masks packed into a u64 for
>>> simplicity. For example,
>>>
>>>        struct drm_i915_gem_context_param arg;
>>>        struct drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu sseu = { .flags = I915_EXEC_RENDER };
>>>
>>>        memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(arg));
>>>        arg.ctx_id = ctx;
>>>        arg.param = I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU;
>>>        arg.value = (uintptr_t) &sseu;
>>>        if (drmIoctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &arg) == 0) {
>>>                sseu.packed.subslice_mask = 0;
>>>
>>>                drmIoctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM, &arg);
>>>        }
>>>
>>> could be used to disable all subslices where supported.
>>>
>>> v2: Fix offset of CTX_R_PWR_CLK_STATE in intel_lr_context_set_sseu() (Lionel)
>>>
>>> v3: Add ability to program this per engine (Chris)
>>>
>>> v4: Move most get_sseu() into i915_gem_context.c (Lionel)
>>>
>>> Bugzilla: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100899
>>> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
>>> Signed-off-by: Lionel Landwerlin <lionel.g.landwerlin at intel.com>
>>> c: Dmitry Rogozhkin <dmitry.v.rogozhkin at intel.com>
>>> CC: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at intel.com>
>>> CC: Zhipeng Gong <zhipeng.gong at intel.com>
>>> CC: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen at linux.intel.com>
>>> ---
>>>    drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>>    drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c        | 55 +++++++++++++++++
>>>    drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h        |  4 ++
>>>    include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h             | 28 +++++++++
>>>    4 files changed, 168 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
>>> index bdf050beeb94..b97ddcf47514 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
>>> @@ -740,6 +740,26 @@ int i915_gem_context_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
>>>        return 0;
>>>    }
>>>    
>>> +static struct i915_gem_context_sseu
>>> +i915_gem_context_sseu_from_user_sseu(const struct sseu_dev_info *sseu,
>>> +                                  const struct drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu *user_sseu)
>>> +{
>>> +     struct i915_gem_context_sseu value = {
>>> +             .slice_mask = user_sseu->packed.slice_mask == 0 ?
>>> +                           sseu->slice_mask :
>>> +                           (user_sseu->packed.slice_mask & sseu->slice_mask),
>>> +             .subslice_mask = user_sseu->packed.subslice_mask == 0 ?
>>> +                              sseu->subslice_mask[0] :
>>> +                              (user_sseu->packed.subslice_mask & sseu->subslice_mask[0]),
>>> +             .min_eus_per_subslice = min(user_sseu->packed.min_eus_per_subslice,
>>> +                                         sseu->max_eus_per_subslice),
>>> +             .max_eus_per_subslice = min(user_sseu->packed.max_eus_per_subslice,
>>> +                                         sseu->max_eus_per_subslice),
>>> +     };
>>> +
>>> +     return value;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>    int i915_gem_context_getparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
>>>                                    struct drm_file *file)
>>>    {
>>> @@ -777,6 +797,37 @@ int i915_gem_context_getparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
>>>        case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_PRIORITY:
>>>                args->value = ctx->sched.priority;
>>>                break;
>>> +     case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU: {
>>> +             struct drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu param_sseu;
>>> +             struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
>>> +
>>> +             if (copy_from_user(&param_sseu, u64_to_user_ptr(args->value),
>>> +                                sizeof(param_sseu))) {
>>> +                     ret = -EFAULT;
>>> +                     break;
>>> +             }
>>> +
>>> +             engine = i915_gem_engine_from_flags(to_i915(dev), file,
>>> +                                                 param_sseu.flags);
>>> +             if (!engine) {
>>> +                     ret = -EINVAL;
>>> +                     break;
>>> +             }
>>> +
>>> +             param_sseu.packed.slice_mask =
>>> +                     ctx->engine[engine->id].sseu.slice_mask;
>>> +             param_sseu.packed.subslice_mask =
>>> +                     ctx->engine[engine->id].sseu.subslice_mask;
>>> +             param_sseu.packed.min_eus_per_subslice =
>>> +                     ctx->engine[engine->id].sseu.min_eus_per_subslice;
>>> +             param_sseu.packed.max_eus_per_subslice =
>>> +                     ctx->engine[engine->id].sseu.max_eus_per_subslice;
>>> +
>>> +             if (copy_to_user(u64_to_user_ptr(args->value), &param_sseu,
>>> +                              sizeof(param_sseu)))
>>> +                     ret = -EFAULT;
>>> +             break;
>>> +     }
>>>        default:
>>>                ret = -EINVAL;
>>>                break;
>>> @@ -832,7 +883,6 @@ int i915_gem_context_setparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
>>>                else
>>>                        i915_gem_context_clear_bannable(ctx);
>>>                break;
>>> -
>>>        case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_PRIORITY:
>>>                {
>>>                        s64 priority = args->value;
>>> @@ -851,7 +901,37 @@ int i915_gem_context_setparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
>>>                                ctx->sched.priority = priority;
>>>                }
>>>                break;
>>> +     case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU:
>>> +             if (args->size)
>>> +                     ret = -EINVAL;
>>> +             else if (!HAS_EXECLISTS(ctx->i915))
>>> +                     ret = -ENODEV;
>>> +             else {
>>> +                     struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
>>> +                     struct drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu user_sseu;
>>> +                     struct i915_gem_context_sseu ctx_sseu;
>>> +                     struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
>>> +
>>> +                     if (copy_from_user(&user_sseu, u64_to_user_ptr(args->value),
>>> +                                        sizeof(user_sseu))) {
>>> +                             ret = -EFAULT;
>>> +                             break;
>>> +                     }
>>> +
>>> +                     engine = i915_gem_engine_from_flags(dev_priv, file,
>>> +                                                         user_sseu.flags);
>>> +                     if (!engine) {
>>> +                             ret = -EINVAL;
>>> +                             break;
>>> +                     }
>>> +
>>> +                     ctx_sseu =
>>> +                             i915_gem_context_sseu_from_user_sseu(&INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->sseu,
>>> +                                                                  &user_sseu);
>>>    
>>> +                     ret = intel_lr_context_set_sseu(ctx, engine, &ctx_sseu);
>>> +             }
>>> +             break;
>>>        default:
>>>                ret = -EINVAL;
>>>                break;
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
>>> index dca17ef24de5..9caddcb1f234 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
>>> @@ -2711,6 +2711,61 @@ void intel_lr_context_resume(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
>>>        }
>>>    }
>>>    
>>> +int intel_lr_context_set_sseu(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
>>> +                           struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
>>> +                           struct i915_gem_context_sseu *sseu)
>>> +{
>>> +     struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ctx->i915;
>>> +     struct intel_context *ce;
>>> +     enum intel_engine_id id;
>>> +     int ret;
>>> +
>>> +     lockdep_assert_held(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
>>> +
>>> +     if (memcmp(sseu, &ctx->engine[engine->id].sseu, sizeof(*sseu)) == 0)
>>> +             return 0;
>>> +
>>> +     /*
>>> +      * We can only program this on render ring.
>>> +      */
>>> +     ce = &ctx->engine[RCS];
>>> +
>>> +     if (ce->pin_count) { /* Assume that the context is active! */
>>> +             ret = i915_gem_switch_to_kernel_context(dev_priv);
>>> +             if (ret)
>>> +                     return ret;
>>> +
>>> +             ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv,
>>> +                                          I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE |
>>> +                                          I915_WAIT_LOCKED);
>> Could we consider the alternative of only allowing this to be configured
>> on context create? That way we would not need to idle the GPU every time
>> userspace decides to fiddle with it. It is unprivileged so quite an easy
>> way for random app to ruin GPU performance for everyone.
> I think we can do dynamic reconfiguration of the context using LRI. And
> if we can't do so from within the context, we can use SDM from another.
> -Chris
>
Documentation says we can't LRI. So that leaves SDM from another context.
Should we use the kernel one?

Thanks,

-
Lionel


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