Re: [Nouveau] [PATCH drm-misc-next v6 4/6] drm/gpuvm: track/lock/validate external/evicted objects

["Thomas Hellström" <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>]

On 10/13/23 15:37, Thomas Hellström wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 2023-10-09 at 01:32 +0200, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
>> Currently the DRM GPUVM offers common infrastructure to track GPU VA
>> allocations and mappings, generically connect GPU VA mappings to
>> their
>> backing buffers and perform more complex mapping operations on the
>> GPU VA
>> space.
>>
>> However, there are more design patterns commonly used by drivers,
>> which
>> can potentially be generalized in order to make the DRM GPUVM
>> represent
>> a basis for GPU-VM implementations. In this context, this patch aims
>> at generalizing the following elements.
>>
>> 1) Provide a common dma-resv for GEM objects not being used outside
>> of
>>     this GPU-VM.
>>
>> 2) Provide tracking of external GEM objects (GEM objects which are
>>     shared with other GPU-VMs).
>>
>> 3) Provide functions to efficiently lock all GEM objects dma-resv the
>>     GPU-VM contains mappings of.
>>
>> 4) Provide tracking of evicted GEM objects the GPU-VM contains
>> mappings
>>     of, such that validation of evicted GEM objects is accelerated.
>>
>> 5) Provide some convinience functions for common patterns.
>>
>> Big thanks to Boris Brezillon for his help to figure out locking for
>> drivers updating the GPU VA space within the fence signalling path.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c | 646
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   include/drm/drm_gpuvm.h     | 246 ++++++++++++++
>>   2 files changed, 892 insertions(+)
>>
> There's a checkpatch.pl warning and a number of random macro CHECKs if
> using --strict.
>
> Also the overall s/Returns:/Return/ (and possibly function line break).
>
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c
>> b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c
>> index 28282283ddaf..6977bd30eca5 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c
>> @@ -82,6 +82,21 @@
>>    * &drm_gem_object list of &drm_gpuvm_bos for an existing instance
>> of this
>>    * particular combination. If not existent a new instance is created
>> and linked
>>    * to the &drm_gem_object.
>> + *
>> + * &drm_gpuvm_bo structures, since unique for a given &drm_gpuvm,
>> are also used
>> + * as entry for the &drm_gpuvm's lists of external and evicted
>> objects. Those
>> + * list are maintained in order to accelerate locking of dma-resv
>> locks and
> s/list/lists/
>> + * validation of evicted objects bound in a &drm_gpuvm. For
>> instance, all
>> + * &drm_gem_object's &dma_resv of a given &drm_gpuvm can be locked
>> by calling
>> + * drm_gpuvm_exec_lock(). Once locked drivers can call
>> drm_gpuvm_validate() in
>> + * order to validate all evicted &drm_gem_objects. It is also
>> possible to lock
>> + * additional &drm_gem_objects by providing the corresponding
>> parameters to
>> + * drm_gpuvm_exec_lock() as well as open code the &drm_exec loop
>> while making
>> + * use of helper functions such as drm_gpuvm_prepare_range() or
>> + * drm_gpuvm_prepare_objects().
>> + *
>> + * Every bound &drm_gem_object is treated as external object when
>> its &dma_resv
>> + * structure is different than the &drm_gpuvm's common &dma_resv
>> structure.
>>    */
>>   
>>   /**
>> @@ -429,6 +444,20 @@
>>    * Subsequent calls to drm_gpuvm_bo_obtain() for the same &drm_gpuvm
>> and
>>    * &drm_gem_object must be able to observe previous creations and
>> destructions
>>    * of &drm_gpuvm_bos in order to keep instances unique.
>> + *
>> + * The &drm_gpuvm's lists for keeping track of external and evicted
>> objects are
>> + * protected against concurrent insertion / removal and iteration
>> internally.
>> + *
>> + * However, drivers still need ensure to protect concurrent calls to
>> functions
>> + * iterating those lists, namely drm_gpuvm_prepare_objects() and
>> + * drm_gpuvm_validate().
>
>> + *
>> + * Alternatively, drivers can set the &DRM_GPUVM_RESV_PROTECTED flag
>> to indicate
>> + * that the corresponding &dma_resv locks are held in order to
>> protect the
>> + * lists. If &DRM_GPUVM_RESV_PROTECTED is set, internal locking is
>> disabled and
>> + * the corresponding lockdep checks are enabled. This is an
>> optimization for
>> + * drivers which are capable of taking the corresponding &dma_resv
>> locks and
>> + * hence do not require internal locking.
>>    */
>>   
>>   /**
>> @@ -641,6 +670,195 @@
>>    *     }
>>    */
>>   
>> +/**
>> + * get_next_vm_bo_from_list() - get the next vm_bo element
> macros use a different kerneldoc syntax:
> https://return42.github.io/linuxdoc/linuxdoc-howto/kernel-doc-syntax.html#macro

The syntax for macros in that page does not appear to be valid from what 
I can tell. Please ignore that.

/Thomas