[PATCH v2] drm/xe: Support for mmap-ing mmio regions

Ilia Levi ilia.levi at intel.com
Mon Jun 9 09:59:38 UTC 2025


Allow the driver to expose hardware register spaces to userspace
through GEM objects with fake mmap offsets. This can be useful
for userspace-firmware communication, debugging, etc.

v2: Minor doc fix (CI)

Signed-off-by: Ilia Levi <ilia.levi at intel.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h |  14 +++
 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.c         | 142 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.h         |   4 +
 3 files changed, 160 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h
index ac27389ccb8b..78542de0d48d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <drm/drm_device.h>
 #include <drm/drm_file.h>
+#include <drm/drm_gem.h>
 #include <drm/drm_pagemap.h>
 #include <drm/ttm/ttm_device.h>
 
@@ -161,6 +162,19 @@ struct xe_mmio {
 	u32 adj_offset;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct xe_mmio_gem - GEM wrapper for xe_mmio
+ *
+ * A GEM object for exposing xe_mmio instance to userspace via mmap.
+ */
+struct xe_mmio_gem {
+	/** @base: GEM object base */
+	struct drm_gem_object base;
+
+	/** @mmio: The MMIO region to expose */
+	struct xe_mmio mmio;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct xe_tile - hardware tile structure
  *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.c
index 7357458bc0d2..6bfa915a9602 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.c
@@ -408,3 +408,145 @@ int xe_mmio_wait32_not(struct xe_mmio *mmio, struct xe_reg reg, u32 mask, u32 va
 {
 	return __xe_mmio_wait32(mmio, reg, mask, val, timeout_us, out_val, atomic, false);
 }
+
+/**
+ * DOC: Exposing MMIO regions to userspace
+ *
+ * In certain cases, the driver may allow userspace to mmap a portion of the hardware registers.
+ *
+ * This can be done as follows:
+ * 1. Define an xe_mmio instance that represents this portion.
+ * 2. Call xe_mmio_gem_create() to create a GEM object with an mmap-able fake offset.
+ * 3. Use drm_vma_node_offset_addr() on the created GEM object to retrieve the fake offset.
+ * 4. Provide the fake offset to userspace.
+ * 5. Userspace can call mmap with the fake offset. The length provided to mmap
+ *    must match the size of the xe_mmio instance.
+ * 6. When the region is no longer needed, call xe_mmio_gem_destroy() to release the GEM object.
+ *
+ * Limitations: The exposed xe_mmio must be page-aligned with regards to its BAR offset and size.
+ *
+ * WARNING: Exposing MMIO regions to userspace can have security and stability implications.
+ * Make sure not to expose any sensitive registers.
+ */
+
+static void xe_mmio_gem_free(struct drm_gem_object *);
+static int xe_mmio_gem_mmap(struct drm_gem_object *, struct vm_area_struct *);
+
+static const struct vm_operations_struct vm_ops = {
+	.open = drm_gem_vm_open,
+	.close = drm_gem_vm_close,
+};
+
+static const struct drm_gem_object_funcs xe_mmio_gem_funcs = {
+	.free = xe_mmio_gem_free,
+	.mmap = xe_mmio_gem_mmap,
+	.vm_ops = &vm_ops,
+};
+
+static inline struct xe_mmio_gem *to_xe_mmio_gem(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	return container_of(obj, struct xe_mmio_gem, base);
+}
+
+static inline phys_addr_t xe_mmio_phys_addr(struct xe_mmio *mmio)
+{
+	struct xe_device *xe = tile_to_xe(mmio->tile);
+
+	/*
+	 * All MMIO instances are currently on PCI BAR 0, so we can do the trick below.
+	 * In the future we may want to store the physical address in struct xe_mmio.
+	 */
+	return pci_resource_start(to_pci_dev(xe->drm.dev), GTTMMADR_BAR) +
+		(uintptr_t)(mmio->regs - xe->mmio.regs);
+}
+
+/**
+ * xe_mmio_gem_create - Expose an MMIO region to userspace
+ * @mmio: xe_mmio instance
+ * @file: DRM file descriptor
+ *
+ * This function creates a GEM object with an mmap-able fake offset that wraps
+ * the provided xe_mmio instance.
+ *
+ * See: "Exposing MMIO regions to userspace"
+ */
+struct xe_mmio_gem *
+xe_mmio_gem_create(struct xe_mmio *mmio, struct drm_file *file)
+{
+	struct xe_device *xe = tile_to_xe(mmio->tile);
+	size_t size = mmio->regs_size;
+	struct xe_mmio_gem *obj;
+	struct drm_gem_object *base;
+	int err;
+
+	if ((xe_mmio_phys_addr(mmio) % PAGE_SIZE != 0) || (size % PAGE_SIZE != 0))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	obj = kzalloc(sizeof(*obj), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!obj)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	base = &obj->base;
+	base->funcs = &xe_mmio_gem_funcs;
+	obj->mmio = *mmio;
+
+	drm_gem_private_object_init(&xe->drm, base, size);
+
+	err = drm_gem_create_mmap_offset(base);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_gem;
+
+	err = drm_vma_node_allow(&base->vma_node, file);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_gem;
+
+	return obj;
+
+free_gem:
+	xe_mmio_gem_free(base);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+static void xe_mmio_gem_free(struct drm_gem_object *base)
+{
+	struct xe_mmio_gem *obj = to_xe_mmio_gem(base);
+
+	drm_gem_object_release(base);
+	kfree(obj);
+}
+
+/**
+ * xe_mmio_gem_destroy - Destroy the GEM object wrapping xe_mmio
+ * @gem: the GEM object to destroy
+ *
+ * This function releases resources associated with the GEM object created by
+ * xe_mmio_gem_create().
+ *
+ * See: "Exposing MMIO regions to userspace"
+ */
+void xe_mmio_gem_destroy(struct xe_mmio_gem *gem)
+{
+	xe_mmio_gem_free(&gem->base);
+}
+
+static int xe_mmio_gem_mmap(struct drm_gem_object *base, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	struct xe_mmio_gem *obj = to_xe_mmio_gem(base);
+	struct xe_mmio *mmio = &obj->mmio;
+
+	if (vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start != base->size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Set vm_pgoff (used as a fake buffer offset by DRM) to 0 and map the
+	 * whole buffer from the start.
+	 */
+	vma->vm_pgoff = 0;
+	vma->vm_page_prot = pgprot_noncached(vma->vm_page_prot);
+
+	vm_flags_set(vma, VM_IO | VM_PFNMAP | VM_DONTEXPAND | VM_DONTDUMP |
+		     VM_DONTCOPY | VM_NORESERVE);
+
+	return remap_pfn_range(vma, vma->vm_start, xe_mmio_phys_addr(mmio) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+			       base->size, vma->vm_page_prot);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.h
index c151ba569003..2990bbcef24d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "xe_gt_types.h"
 
+struct drm_file;
 struct xe_device;
 struct xe_reg;
 
@@ -42,4 +43,7 @@ static inline struct xe_mmio *xe_root_tile_mmio(struct xe_device *xe)
 	return &xe->tiles[0].mmio;
 }
 
+struct xe_mmio_gem *xe_mmio_gem_create(struct xe_mmio *mmio, struct drm_file *file);
+void xe_mmio_gem_destroy(struct xe_mmio_gem *gem);
+
 #endif
-- 
2.43.0



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