[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 4/5] drm/i915: Implement GGTT update method with MI_UPDATE_GTT

Andi Shyti andi.shyti at linux.intel.com
Thu Sep 7 13:48:29 UTC 2023


Hi Nirmoy,

On Wed, Sep 06, 2023 at 01:31:20PM +0200, Nirmoy Das wrote:
> Implement GGTT update method with blitter command, MI_UPDATE_GTT
> and install those handlers if a platform requires that.
> 
> v2: Make sure we hold the GT wakeref and Blitter engine wakeref before
> we call mutex_lock/intel_context_enter below. When GT/engine are not
> awake, the intel_context_enter calls into some runtime pm function which
> can end up with kmalloc/fs_reclaim. But trigger fs_reclaim holding a
> mutex lock is not allowed because shrinker can also try to hold the same
> mutex lock. It is a circular lock. So hold the GT/blitter engine wakeref
> before calling mutex_lock, to fix the circular lock.

Thanks for the explanation here.

> Signed-off-by: Nirmoy Das <nirmoy.das at intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Oak Zeng <oak.zeng at intel.com>

[...]

all looks good

[...]

> +#define for_each_sgt_daddr_next(__dp, __iter) \
> +	__for_each_daddr_next(__dp, __iter, I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE)
> +

should this go in the previous patch?

Andi


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