[Mesa-dev] [PATCH 5/7] i965: Assert that we don't use CPU write maps to non-coherent buffers.

Kenneth Graunke kenneth at whitecape.org
Wed Jul 5 20:56:52 UTC 2017


Using CPU maps of non-coherent buffers can get us in a lot of trouble,
and WC maps are a reasonable alternative anyway.  Guard against shooting
ourselves in the foot by adding an assert, and comment.
---
 src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_bufmgr.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_bufmgr.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_bufmgr.c
index 74ed543eece..da50650d022 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_bufmgr.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_bufmgr.c
@@ -669,6 +669,12 @@ brw_bo_map_cpu(struct brw_context *brw, struct brw_bo *bo, unsigned flags)
 {
    struct brw_bufmgr *bufmgr = bo->bufmgr;
 
+   /* We disallow CPU maps for writing to non-coherent buffers, as the
+    * CPU map can become invalidated when a batch is flushed out, which
+    * can happen at unpredictable times.  You should use WC maps instead.
+    */
+   assert(bo->cache_coherent || !(flags & MAP_WRITE));
+
    if (!bo->map_cpu) {
       struct drm_i915_gem_mmap mmap_arg;
       void *map;
-- 
2.13.2



More information about the mesa-dev mailing list