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* [PATCH v4 0/4] Support for creating/using Stolen memory backed objects
@ 2015-07-01  9:25 ankitprasad.r.sharma
  2015-07-01  9:25 ` [PATCH 1/4] drm/i915: Clearing buffer objects via blitter engine ankitprasad.r.sharma
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  0 siblings, 4 replies; 26+ messages in thread
From: ankitprasad.r.sharma @ 2015-07-01  9:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: intel-gfx; +Cc: Ankitprasad Sharma, akash.goel, shashidhar.hiremath

From: Ankitprasad Sharma <ankitprasad.r.sharma@intel.com>

This patch series adds support for creating/using Stolen memory backed
objects.

Despite being a unified memory architecture (UMA) some bits of memory
are more equal than others. In particular we have the thorny issue of
stolen memory, memory stolen from the system by the BIOS and reserved
for igfx use. Stolen memory is required for some functions of the GPU
and display engine, but in general it goes wasted. Whilst we cannot
return it back to the system, we need to find some other method for
utilising it. As we do not support direct access to the physical address
in the stolen region, it behaves like a different class of memory,
closer in kin to local GPU memory. This strongly suggests that we need a
placement model like TTM if we are to fully utilize these discrete
chunks of differing memory.

To add support for creating Stolen memory backed objects, we extend the
drm_i915_gem_create structure, by adding a new flag through which user
can specify the preference to allocate the object from stolen memory,
which if set, an attempt will be made to allocate the object from stolen
memory subject to the availability of free space in the stolen region.

This patch series adds support for clearing buffer objects via blitter
engines. This is particularly useful for clearing out the memory from
stolen region, but can also be used for other shmem allocated objects.
Also adding support for stealing purgable stolen pages, if we run out
of stolen memory when trying to allocate an object.

v2: Added support for read/write from/to objects not backed by
shmem using the pread/pwrite interface.
Also extended the current get_aperture ioctl to retrieve the
total and available size of the stolen region

v3: Removed the extended get_aperture ioctl patch 5 (to be submitted as
part of other patch series), addressed comments by Chris about pread/pwrite
for non shmem backed objects

v4: Rebased to the latest drm-intel-nightly

This can be verified using IGT tests: igt/gem_stolen

Ankitprasad Sharma (3):
  drm/i915: Clearing buffer objects via blitter engine
  drm/i915: Support for creating Stolen memory backed objects
  drm/i915: Support for pread/pwrite from/to non shmem backed objects

Chris Wilson (1):
  drm/i915: Add support for stealing purgable stolen pages

 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile           |   1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c         |   3 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h         |   4 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c         | 168 ++++++++++++++++++++++----
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_exec.c    | 201 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c  | 121 +++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c        |   4 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h        |   3 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c |   2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h |   1 +
 include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h             |  15 +++
 11 files changed, 488 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_exec.c

-- 
1.9.1

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* [PATCH v3 0/4] Support for creating/using Stolen memory backed objects
@ 2015-05-06 10:15 ankitprasad.r.sharma
  2015-05-06 10:16 ` [PATCH 1/4] drm/i915: Clearing buffer objects via blitter engine ankitprasad.r.sharma
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread
From: ankitprasad.r.sharma @ 2015-05-06 10:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: intel-gfx; +Cc: Ankitprasad Sharma, akash.goel, shashidhar.hiremath

From: Ankitprasad Sharma <ankitprasad.r.sharma@intel.com>

This patch series adds support for creating/using Stolen memory backed
objects.

Despite being a unified memory architecture (UMA) some bits of memory
are more equal than others. In particular we have the thorny issue of
stolen memory, memory stolen from the system by the BIOS and reserved
for igfx use. Stolen memory is required for some functions of the GPU
and display engine, but in general it goes wasted. Whilst we cannot
return it back to the system, we need to find some other method for
utilising it. As we do not support direct access to the physical address
in the stolen region, it behaves like a different class of memory,
closer in kin to local GPU memory. This strongly suggests that we need a
placement model like TTM if we are to fully utilize these discrete
chunks of differing memory.

To add support for creating Stolen memory backed objects, we extend the
drm_i915_gem_create structure, by adding a new flag through which user
can specify the preference to allocate the object from stolen memory,
which if set, an attempt will be made to allocate the object from stolen
memory subject to the availability of free space in the stolen region.

This patch series adds support for clearing buffer objects via blitter
engines. This is particularly useful for clearing out the memory from
stolen region, but can also be used for other shmem allocated objects.
Also adding support for stealing purgable stolen pages, if we run out
of stolen memory when trying to allocate an object.

v2: Added support for read/write from/to objects not backed by
shmem using the pread/pwrite interface.
Also extended the current get_aperture ioctl to retrieve the
total and available size of the stolen region

v3: Removed the extended get_aperture ioctl patch 5 (to be submitted as
part of other patch series), addressed comments by Chris about pread/pwrite
for non shmem backed objects

This can be verified using IGT tests: igt/gem_create_stolen

Ankitprasad Sharma (3):
  drm/i915: Clearing buffer objects via blitter engine
  drm/i915: Support for creating Stolen memory backed objects
  drm/i915: Support for pread/pwrite from/to non shmem backed objects

Chris Wilson (1):
  drm/i915: Add support for stealing purgable stolen pages

 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile          |   1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c        |   3 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h        |   4 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c        | 168 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_exec.c   | 197 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c | 121 ++++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c       |   2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h       |   2 +
 include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h            |  15 +++
 9 files changed, 480 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_exec.c

-- 
1.9.1

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* [PATCH 0/4] Introduce a new create ioctl for user specified
@ 2014-06-20 10:02 sourab.gupta
  2014-06-20 10:02 ` [PATCH 1/4] drm/i915: Clearing buffer objects via blitter engine sourab.gupta
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread
From: sourab.gupta @ 2014-06-20 10:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: intel-gfx; +Cc: Daniel Vetter, Akash Goel, Sourab Gupta

From: Sourab Gupta <sourab.gupta@intel.com>

This patch series introduces a new gem create ioctl for user specified
placement.

Despite being a unified memory architecture (UMA) some bits of memory
are more equal than others. In particular we have the thorny issue of
stolen memory, memory stolen from the system by the BIOS and reserved
for igfx use. Stolen memory is required for some functions of the GPU
and display engine, but in general it goes wasted. Whilst we cannot
return it back to the system, we need to find some other method for
utilising it. As we do not support direct access to the physical address
in the stolen region, it behaves like a different class of memory,
closer in kin to local GPU memory. This strongly suggests that we need a
placement model like TTM if we are to fully utilize these discrete
chunks of differing memory.
    
This new create ioctl therefore exists to allow the user to create these
second class buffer objects from stolen memory. At the moment direct
access by the CPU through mmaps and pread/pwrite are verboten on the
objects, and so the user must be aware of the limitations of the objects
created. Yet, those limitations rarely reduce the desired functionality
in many use cases and so the user should be able to easily fill the
stolen memory and so help to reduce overall memory pressure.
    
The most obvious use case for stolen memory is for the creation of objects
for the display engine which already have very similar restrictions on
access. However, we want a reasonably general ioctl in order to cater
for diverse scenarios beyond the author's imagination.

Chris Wilson (3):
  drm/i915: Clearing buffer objects via blitter engine
  drm/i915: Introduce a new create ioctl for user specified placement
  drm/i915: Add support for stealing purgable stolen pages

Deepak S (1):
  drm/i915: Clearing buffer objects via blitter engine for Gen8

 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile          |   1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c        |   5 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h        |  18 ++-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c        | 208 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_exec.c   | 139 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c | 121 +++++++++++++++++--
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c | 106 +++++++++--------
 include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h            | 107 +++++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 623 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_exec.c

-- 
1.8.5.1

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