[Intel-gfx] [PATCH v2 17/19] drm/i915/dsb: Use DEwake to combat PkgC latency

Shankar, Uma uma.shankar at intel.com
Wed Sep 27 16:11:19 UTC 2023



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 9:22 PM
> To: Shankar, Uma <uma.shankar at intel.com>
> Cc: intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org
> Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH v2 17/19] drm/i915/dsb: Use DEwake to combat
> PkgC latency
> 
> On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 06:08:42PM +0000, Shankar, Uma wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Intel-gfx <intel-gfx-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org> On Behalf
> > > Of Ville Syrjala
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 12:45 AM
> > > To: intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org
> > > Subject: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH v2 17/19] drm/i915/dsb: Use DEwake to
> > > combat PkgC latency
> > >
> > > From: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
> > >
> > > Normally we could be in a deep PkgC state all the way up to the
> > > point when DSB starts its execution at the transcoders undelayed
> > > vblank. The DSB will then have to wait for the hardware to wake up
> > > before it can execute anything. This will waste a huge chunk of the
> > > vblank time just waiting, and risks the DSB execution spilling into
> > > the vertical active period. That will be very bad, especially when
> > > programming the LUTs as the anti-collision logic will cause DSB to corrupt LUT
> writes during vertical active.
> > >
> > > To avoid these problems we can instruct the DSB to pre-wake the
> > > display engined on a specific scanline so that everything will be
> > > 100% ready to go when we hit the transcoder's undelayed vblank.
> > >
> > > One annoyance is that the scanline is specified as just that, a
> > > single scanline. So if we happen to start the DSB execution after
> > > passing said scanline no DEwake will happen and we may drop back
> > > into some PkgC state before reaching the transcoder's undelayed
> > > vblank. To prevent that we'll use the "force DEwake" bit to manually
> > > force the display engined to stay awake. We'll then have to clear
> > > the
> >
> > Nit: Typo in engine
> >
> > > force bit again after the DSB is done (the force bit remains
> > > effective even when the DSB is otherwise disabled).
> >
> > Approach looks good, this will help hardware be ready and maximize the
> > chance of update within the vblank.
> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_color.c |  2 +-
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.c   | 91 +++++++++++++++++++---
> > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.h   |  3 +-
> > >  3 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_color.c
> > > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_color.c
> > > index b3dd4013d058..c5a9ea53a718 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_color.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_color.c
> > > @@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ void intel_color_prepare_commit(struct
> > > intel_crtc_state *crtc_state)
> > >  	if (!crtc_state->pre_csc_lut && !crtc_state->post_csc_lut)
> > >  		return;
> > >
> > > -	crtc_state->dsb = intel_dsb_prepare(crtc, 1024);
> > > +	crtc_state->dsb = intel_dsb_prepare(crtc_state, 1024);
> > >  	if (!crtc_state->dsb)
> > >  		return;
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.c
> > > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.c
> > > index 73d609507f24..3e32aa49b8eb 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.c
> > > @@ -7,11 +7,16 @@
> > >  #include "gem/i915_gem_internal.h"
> > >
> > >  #include "i915_drv.h"
> > > +#include "i915_irq.h"
> > >  #include "i915_reg.h"
> > > +#include "intel_crtc.h"
> > >  #include "intel_de.h"
> > >  #include "intel_display_types.h"
> > >  #include "intel_dsb.h"
> > >  #include "intel_dsb_regs.h"
> > > +#include "intel_vblank.h"
> > > +#include "intel_vrr.h"
> > > +#include "skl_watermark.h"
> > >
> > >  struct i915_vma;
> > >
> > > @@ -47,6 +52,8 @@ struct intel_dsb {
> > >  	 * register.
> > >  	 */
> > >  	unsigned int ins_start_offset;
> > > +
> > > +	int dewake_scanline;
> > >  };
> > >
> > >  /**
> > > @@ -297,17 +304,40 @@ static void intel_dsb_align_tail(struct
> > > intel_dsb *dsb)
> > >
> > >  void intel_dsb_finish(struct intel_dsb *dsb)  {
> > > +	struct intel_crtc *crtc = dsb->crtc;
> > > +
> > > +	/*
> > > +	 * DSB_FORCE_DEWAKE remains active even after DSB is
> > > +	 * disabled, so make sure to clear it (if set during
> > > +	 * intel_dsb_commit()).
> > > +	 */
> > > +	intel_dsb_reg_write_masked(dsb, DSB_PMCTRL_2(crtc->pipe, dsb->id),
> > > +				   DSB_FORCE_DEWAKE, 0);
> >
> > We should also keep DSB_BLOCK_DEWAKE_EXTENSION set to 1, the default .
> 
> This is a masked write that doesn't touch that bit.

Oh ok, yeah got it.

> >
> > With this fixed or clarified, this is:
> > Reviewed-by: Uma Shankar <uma.shankar at intel.com>
> >
> > >  	intel_dsb_align_tail(dsb);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -/**
> > > - * intel_dsb_commit() - Trigger workload execution of DSB.
> > > - * @dsb: DSB context
> > > - * @wait_for_vblank: wait for vblank before executing
> > > - *
> > > - * This function is used to do actual write to hardware using DSB.
> > > - */
> > > -void intel_dsb_commit(struct intel_dsb *dsb, bool wait_for_vblank)
> > > +static int intel_dsb_dewake_scanline(const struct intel_crtc_state
> > > +*crtc_state) {
> > > +	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(crtc_state->uapi.crtc->dev);
> > > +	const struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode = &crtc_state-
> > > >hw.adjusted_mode;
> > > +	unsigned int latency = skl_watermark_max_latency(i915);
> > > +	int vblank_start;
> > > +
> > > +	if (crtc_state->vrr.enable) {
> > > +		vblank_start = intel_vrr_vmin_vblank_start(crtc_state);
> > > +	} else {
> > > +		vblank_start = adjusted_mode->crtc_vblank_start;
> > > +
> > > +		if (adjusted_mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_INTERLACE)
> > > +			vblank_start = DIV_ROUND_UP(vblank_start, 2);
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > +	return max(0, vblank_start -
> > > +intel_usecs_to_scanlines(adjusted_mode,
> > > +latency)); }
> > > +
> > > +static void _intel_dsb_commit(struct intel_dsb *dsb, u32 ctrl,
> > > +			      unsigned int dewake_scanline)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct intel_crtc *crtc = dsb->crtc;
> > >  	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(crtc->base.dev); @@ -
> > > 325,14 +355,49 @@ void intel_dsb_commit(struct intel_dsb *dsb, bool
> > > wait_for_vblank)
> > >  	}
> > >
> > >  	intel_de_write_fw(dev_priv, DSB_CTRL(pipe, dsb->id),
> > > -			  (wait_for_vblank ? DSB_WAIT_FOR_VBLANK : 0) |
> > > -			  DSB_ENABLE);
> > > +			  ctrl | DSB_ENABLE);
> > > +
> > >  	intel_de_write_fw(dev_priv, DSB_HEAD(pipe, dsb->id),
> > >  			  i915_ggtt_offset(dsb->vma));
> > > +
> > > +	if (dewake_scanline >= 0) {
> > > +		int diff, hw_dewake_scanline;
> > > +
> > > +		hw_dewake_scanline = intel_crtc_scanline_to_hw(crtc,
> > > +dewake_scanline);
> > > +
> > > +		intel_de_write_fw(dev_priv, DSB_PMCTRL(pipe, dsb->id),
> > > +				  DSB_ENABLE_DEWAKE |
> > > +
> > > DSB_SCANLINE_FOR_DEWAKE(hw_dewake_scanline));
> > > +
> > > +		/*
> > > +		 * Force DEwake immediately if we're already past
> > > +		 * or close to racing past the target scanline.
> > > +		 */
> > > +		diff = dewake_scanline - intel_get_crtc_scanline(crtc);
> > > +		intel_de_write_fw(dev_priv, DSB_PMCTRL_2(pipe, dsb->id),
> > > +				  (diff >= 0 && diff < 5 ? DSB_FORCE_DEWAKE :
> > > 0) |
> > > +				  DSB_BLOCK_DEWAKE_EXTENSION);
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > >  	intel_de_write_fw(dev_priv, DSB_TAIL(pipe, dsb->id),
> > >  			  i915_ggtt_offset(dsb->vma) + tail);  }
> > >
> > > +/**
> > > + * intel_dsb_commit() - Trigger workload execution of DSB.
> > > + * @dsb: DSB context
> > > + * @wait_for_vblank: wait for vblank before executing
> > > + *
> > > + * This function is used to do actual write to hardware using DSB.
> > > + */
> > > +void intel_dsb_commit(struct intel_dsb *dsb,
> > > +		      bool wait_for_vblank)
> > > +{
> > > +	_intel_dsb_commit(dsb,
> > > +			  wait_for_vblank ? DSB_WAIT_FOR_VBLANK : 0,
> > > +			  wait_for_vblank ? dsb->dewake_scanline : -1); }
> > > +
> > >  void intel_dsb_wait(struct intel_dsb *dsb)  {
> > >  	struct intel_crtc *crtc = dsb->crtc; @@ -363,7 +428,7 @@ void
> > > intel_dsb_wait(struct intel_dsb *dsb)
> > >
> > >  /**
> > >   * intel_dsb_prepare() - Allocate, pin and map the DSB command buffer.
> > > - * @crtc: the CRTC
> > > + * @crtc_state: the CRTC state
> > >   * @max_cmds: number of commands we need to fit into command buffer
> > >   *
> > >   * This function prepare the command buffer which is used to store
> > > dsb @@ -
> > > 372,9 +437,10 @@ void intel_dsb_wait(struct intel_dsb *dsb)
> > >   * Returns:
> > >   * DSB context, NULL on failure
> > >   */
> > > -struct intel_dsb *intel_dsb_prepare(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
> > > +struct intel_dsb *intel_dsb_prepare(const struct intel_crtc_state
> > > +*crtc_state,
> > >  				    unsigned int max_cmds)
> > >  {
> > > +	struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc_state->uapi.crtc);
> > >  	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(crtc->base.dev);
> > >  	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
> > >  	intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
> > > @@ -420,6 +486,7 @@ struct intel_dsb *intel_dsb_prepare(struct
> > > intel_crtc *crtc,
> > >  	dsb->size = size / 4; /* in dwords */
> > >  	dsb->free_pos = 0;
> > >  	dsb->ins_start_offset = 0;
> > > +	dsb->dewake_scanline = intel_dsb_dewake_scanline(crtc_state);
> > >
> > >  	return dsb;
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.h
> > > b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.h
> > > index 54e9e1dc31ee..16d80f434356 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.h
> > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dsb.h
> > > @@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
> > >  #include "i915_reg_defs.h"
> > >
> > >  struct intel_crtc;
> > > +struct intel_crtc_state;
> > >  struct intel_dsb;
> > >
> > > -struct intel_dsb *intel_dsb_prepare(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
> > > +struct intel_dsb *intel_dsb_prepare(const struct intel_crtc_state
> > > +*crtc_state,
> > >  				    unsigned int max_cmds);
> > >  void intel_dsb_finish(struct intel_dsb *dsb);  void
> > > intel_dsb_cleanup(struct intel_dsb *dsb);
> > > --
> > > 2.39.3
> >
> 
> --
> Ville Syrjälä
> Intel


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