[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] i965: Skip register write checks if cmd_parser_version >= 2.

[Chris Wilson]

On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 12:25:51PM -0700, Kenneth Graunke wrote:
> If the kernel advertises a new enough command parser version, then we
> can just assume that register writes will work and not bother executing
> commands on the GPU to test it.

We do not guarantee that capabilities will not be removed, especially
whitelisted registers, or that all platforms will implement the same set.
-Chris

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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre