[PATCH 7/7] drm/xe: Waste fewer instructions in emit_wa_job()

Matthew Brost matthew.brost at intel.com
Tue Jul 8 07:54:08 UTC 2025


On Thu, Jul 03, 2025 at 03:41:16PM -0700, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
> From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at igalia.com>
> 
> I was debugging some unrelated issue and noticed the current code was
> very verbose. We can improve it easily by using the more common batch
> buffer building pattern.
> 

This patch doesn't touch a hot path, but it's still a good cleanup.

xe_ring_ops.c uses this coding pattern and is a hot path, so we should
likely apply the same pattern there as well.

Anyway:
Reviewed-by: Matthew Brost matthew.brost at intel.com

Matt

> Before:
>                 bb->cs[bb->len++] = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_REG | MI_LRR_DST_CS_MMIO;
>      c4d:       41 8b 56 10             mov    0x10(%r14),%edx
>      c51:       49 8b 4e 08             mov    0x8(%r14),%rcx
>      c55:       8d 72 01                lea    0x1(%rdx),%esi
>      c58:       41 89 76 10             mov    %esi,0x10(%r14)
>      c5c:       c7 04 91 01 00 08 15    movl   $0x15080001,(%rcx,%rdx,4)
>                         bb->cs[bb->len++] = entry->reg.addr;
>      c63:       8b 08                   mov    (%rax),%ecx
>      c65:       41 8b 56 10             mov    0x10(%r14),%edx
>      c69:       49 8b 76 08             mov    0x8(%r14),%rsi
>      c6d:       81 e1 ff ff 3f 00       and    $0x3fffff,%ecx
>      c73:       8d 7a 01                lea    0x1(%rdx),%edi
>      c76:       41 89 7e 10             mov    %edi,0x10(%r14)
>      c7a:       89 0c 96                mov    %ecx,(%rsi,%rdx,4)
>  ..etc..
> 
> After:
>                 *cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_REG | MI_LRR_DST_CS_MMIO;
>      c52:       41 c7 04 24 01 00 08    movl   $0x15080001,(%r12)
>      c59:       15
>                         *cs++ = entry->reg.addr;
>      c5a:       8b 10                   mov    (%rax),%edx
>  ..etc..
> 
> Resulting in the following binary change:
> 
> 	add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/2 up/down: 0/-348 (-348)
> 	Function                                     old     new   delta
> 	xe_gt_record_default_lrcs.cold               304     296      -8
> 	xe_gt_record_default_lrcs                   2200    1860    -340
> 	Total: Before=13554, After=13206, chg -2.57%
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin at igalia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi at intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi at intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt.c  | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c | 12 ++++---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.h |  2 +-
>  3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt.c
> index 439e7c703ed84..92c92f8aeae05 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt.c
> @@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ static int emit_wa_job(struct xe_gt *gt, struct xe_exec_queue *q)
>  	unsigned long idx;
>  	struct xe_bb *bb;
>  	size_t bb_len;
> +	u32 *cs;
>  
>  	/* count RMW registers as those will be handled separately */
>  	xa_for_each(&sr->xa, idx, entry) {
> @@ -221,10 +222,12 @@ static int emit_wa_job(struct xe_gt *gt, struct xe_exec_queue *q)
>  	if (IS_ERR(bb))
>  		return PTR_ERR(bb);
>  
> +	cs = bb->cs;
> +
>  	if (count) {
>  		/* Emit single LRI with all non RMW regs: 2 dw per reg */
>  
> -		bb->cs[bb->len++] = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM | MI_LRI_NUM_REGS(count);
> +		*cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM | MI_LRI_NUM_REGS(count);
>  
>  		xa_for_each(&sr->xa, idx, entry) {
>  			struct xe_reg reg = entry->reg;
> @@ -239,8 +242,8 @@ static int emit_wa_job(struct xe_gt *gt, struct xe_exec_queue *q)
>  
>  			val |= entry->set_bits;
>  
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = reg.addr;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = val;
> +			*cs++ = reg.addr;
> +			*cs++ = val;
>  			xe_gt_dbg(gt, "REG[0x%x] = 0x%08x", reg.addr, val);
>  		}
>  	}
> @@ -252,46 +255,49 @@ static int emit_wa_job(struct xe_gt *gt, struct xe_exec_queue *q)
>  			if (entry->reg.masked || entry->clr_bits == ~0)
>  				continue;
>  
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_REG | MI_LRR_DST_CS_MMIO;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = entry->reg.addr;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_GPR_REG(0, 0).addr;
> -
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM | MI_LRI_NUM_REGS(2) |
> -					    MI_LRI_LRM_CS_MMIO;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_GPR_REG(0, 1).addr;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = entry->clr_bits;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_GPR_REG(0, 2).addr;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = entry->set_bits;
> -
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = MI_MATH(8);
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_ALU_INSTR_LOAD(SRCA, REG0);
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_ALU_INSTR_LOADINV(SRCB, REG1);
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_ALU_INSTR_AND;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_ALU_INSTR_STORE(REG0, ACCU);
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_ALU_INSTR_LOAD(SRCA, REG0);
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_ALU_INSTR_LOAD(SRCB, REG2);
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_ALU_INSTR_OR;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_ALU_INSTR_STORE(REG0, ACCU);
> -
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_REG | MI_LRR_SRC_CS_MMIO;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_GPR_REG(0, 0).addr;
> -			bb->cs[bb->len++] = entry->reg.addr;
> +			*cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_REG | MI_LRR_DST_CS_MMIO;
> +			*cs++ = entry->reg.addr;
> +			*cs++ = CS_GPR_REG(0, 0).addr;
> +
> +			*cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM | MI_LRI_NUM_REGS(2) |
> +				MI_LRI_LRM_CS_MMIO;
> +			*cs++ = CS_GPR_REG(0, 1).addr;
> +			*cs++ = entry->clr_bits;
> +			*cs++ = CS_GPR_REG(0, 2).addr;
> +			*cs++ = entry->set_bits;
> +
> +			*cs++ = MI_MATH(8);
> +			*cs++ = CS_ALU_INSTR_LOAD(SRCA, REG0);
> +			*cs++ = CS_ALU_INSTR_LOADINV(SRCB, REG1);
> +			*cs++ = CS_ALU_INSTR_AND;
> +			*cs++ = CS_ALU_INSTR_STORE(REG0, ACCU);
> +			*cs++ = CS_ALU_INSTR_LOAD(SRCA, REG0);
> +			*cs++ = CS_ALU_INSTR_LOAD(SRCB, REG2);
> +			*cs++ = CS_ALU_INSTR_OR;
> +			*cs++ = CS_ALU_INSTR_STORE(REG0, ACCU);
> +
> +			*cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_REG | MI_LRR_SRC_CS_MMIO;
> +			*cs++ = CS_GPR_REG(0, 0).addr;
> +			*cs++ = entry->reg.addr;
>  
>  			xe_gt_dbg(gt, "REG[%#x] = ~%#x|%#x\n",
>  				  entry->reg.addr, entry->clr_bits, entry->set_bits);
>  		}
>  
>  		/* reset used GPR */
> -		bb->cs[bb->len++] = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM | MI_LRI_NUM_REGS(3) | MI_LRI_LRM_CS_MMIO;
> -		bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_GPR_REG(0, 0).addr;
> -		bb->cs[bb->len++] = 0;
> -		bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_GPR_REG(0, 1).addr;
> -		bb->cs[bb->len++] = 0;
> -		bb->cs[bb->len++] = CS_GPR_REG(0, 2).addr;
> -		bb->cs[bb->len++] = 0;
> +		*cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM | MI_LRI_NUM_REGS(3) |
> +			MI_LRI_LRM_CS_MMIO;
> +		*cs++ = CS_GPR_REG(0, 0).addr;
> +		*cs++ = 0;
> +		*cs++ = CS_GPR_REG(0, 1).addr;
> +		*cs++ = 0;
> +		*cs++ = CS_GPR_REG(0, 2).addr;
> +		*cs++ = 0;
>  	}
>  
> -	xe_lrc_emit_hwe_state_instructions(q, bb);
> +	cs = xe_lrc_emit_hwe_state_instructions(q, cs);
> +
> +	bb->len = cs - bb->cs;
>  
>  	if (bb->len)
>  		xe_gt_dbg(gt, "LRC WA %s save-restore batch: %u dw", sr->name, bb->len);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c
> index 2c735b3679f86..897aebaf4c1f6 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c
> @@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ static const struct instr_state xe_hpg_svg_state[] = {
>  	{ .instr = CMD_3DSTATE_DRAWING_RECTANGLE, .num_dw = 4 },
>  };
>  
> -void xe_lrc_emit_hwe_state_instructions(struct xe_exec_queue *q, struct xe_bb *bb)
> +u32 *xe_lrc_emit_hwe_state_instructions(struct xe_exec_queue *q, u32 *cs)
>  {
>  	struct xe_gt *gt = q->hwe->gt;
>  	struct xe_device *xe = gt_to_xe(gt);
> @@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ void xe_lrc_emit_hwe_state_instructions(struct xe_exec_queue *q, struct xe_bb *b
>  	if (!state_table) {
>  		xe_gt_dbg(gt, "No non-register state to emit on graphics ver %d.%02d\n",
>  			  GRAPHICS_VER(xe), GRAPHICS_VERx100(xe) % 100);
> -		return;
> +		return cs;
>  	}
>  
>  	for (int i = 0; i < state_table_size; i++) {
> @@ -1848,12 +1848,14 @@ void xe_lrc_emit_hwe_state_instructions(struct xe_exec_queue *q, struct xe_bb *b
>  		    instr == CMD_3DSTATE_DRAWING_RECTANGLE)
>  			instr = CMD_3DSTATE_DRAWING_RECTANGLE_FAST;
>  
> -		bb->cs[bb->len] = instr;
> +		*cs = instr;
>  		if (!is_single_dw)
> -			bb->cs[bb->len] |= (num_dw - 2);
> +			*cs |= (num_dw - 2);
>  
> -		bb->len += num_dw;
> +		cs += num_dw;
>  	}
> +
> +	return cs;
>  }
>  
>  struct xe_lrc_snapshot *xe_lrc_snapshot_capture(struct xe_lrc *lrc)
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.h
> index eb6e8de8c939e..b6c8053c581ba 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.h
> @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void xe_lrc_dump_default(struct drm_printer *p,
>  			 struct xe_gt *gt,
>  			 enum xe_engine_class);
>  
> -void xe_lrc_emit_hwe_state_instructions(struct xe_exec_queue *q, struct xe_bb *bb);
> +u32 *xe_lrc_emit_hwe_state_instructions(struct xe_exec_queue *q, u32 *cs);
>  
>  struct xe_lrc_snapshot *xe_lrc_snapshot_capture(struct xe_lrc *lrc);
>  void xe_lrc_snapshot_capture_delayed(struct xe_lrc_snapshot *snapshot);
> 
> -- 
> 2.49.0
> 


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