From: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@nvidia.com>
To: "Danilo Krummrich" <dakr@kernel.org>,
"Alice Ryhl" <aliceryhl@google.com>,
"Daniel Almeida" <daniel.almeida@collabora.com>,
"Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@kernel.org>,
"Boqun Feng" <boqun@kernel.org>, "Gary Guo" <gary@garyguo.net>,
"Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com>,
"Benno Lossin" <lossin@kernel.org>,
"Andreas Hindborg" <a.hindborg@kernel.org>,
"Trevor Gross" <tmgross@umich.edu>,
"Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@kernel.org>,
"Alexandre Courbot" <acourbot@nvidia.com>,
"Onur Özkan" <work@onurozkan.dev>,
"Yury Norov" <yury.norov@gmail.com>,
"David Airlie" <airlied@gmail.com>,
"Simona Vetter" <simona@ffwll.ch>,
"Maarten Lankhorst" <maarten.lankhorst@linux.intel.com>,
"Maxime Ripard" <mripard@kernel.org>,
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Cc: driver-core@lists.linux.dev, rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, nova-gpu@lists.linux.dev,
dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@nvidia.com>,
Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
Subject: [PATCH 08/12] gpu: nova-core: mm: Add support to use PRAMIN windows to write to VRAM
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:44:55 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260805-pramin-split-v1-8-ff3e84a75dac@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260805-pramin-split-v1-0-ff3e84a75dac@nvidia.com>
From: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
PRAMIN apertures are a crucial mechanism for direct CPU read/write to
VRAM. Add a `Pramin` manager whose `window_at()` returns a typed MMIO
view of VRAM through the 1 MiB PRAMIN aperture in BAR0, validating the
view against the VRAM region and repositioning the window as needed for
the accessed address.
A view borrows `Pramin` mutably, so the window cannot move while
the view is in use, and it inserts an ordering point on Drop.
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
[ecourtney: split the registers and HAL into the two preceding patches]
[ecourtney: rebase w.r.t. Bar0 lifetime changes]
[ecourtney: drop the window guard and mutex, use &mut self]
[ecourtney: position at init to avoid reads, reposition in window_offset]
[ecourtney: return typed MMIO views instead of read/write accessors]
[ecourtney: insert an ordering read when a view drops]
[ecourtney: rename the aperture constants, drop the doc examples]
[ecourtney: add the copyright header, doc and naming cleanups]
[ecourtney: the pramin module is mm-internal]
Co-developed-by: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@nvidia.com>
---
drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs | 1 +
drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm/pramin.rs | 156 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 157 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs
index 07dce4ce2473..ef5b1cad56c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
};
mod hal;
+mod pramin;
mod regs;
/// Physical VRAM address in GPU video memory.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm/pramin.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm/pramin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2aa1bca22fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm/pramin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+
+//! Utilities for accessing VRAM through the PRAMIN window.
+
+use core::ops::Range;
+
+use kernel::{
+ io::{
+ Io,
+ Mmio,
+ Region, //
+ },
+ prelude::*,
+ ptr::{
+ Alignable,
+ Alignment, //
+ },
+ sizes::{
+ SZ_1M,
+ SZ_64K, //
+ },
+};
+
+use crate::{
+ driver::Bar0,
+ gpu::Chipset,
+ mm::{
+ hal::{
+ self,
+ MmHal, //
+ },
+ VramAddress, //
+ },
+ num::IntoSafeCast, //
+};
+
+/// Size of the PRAMIN window (1 MiB).
+const WINDOW_SIZE: usize = SZ_1M;
+
+/// Owner of the PRAMIN window state.
+///
+/// [`Pramin::window_at()`] repositions the window as needed and returns a typed MMIO view into
+/// it, holding the manager borrowed for the lifetime of the view.
+pub(super) struct Pramin<'gpu> {
+ bar: Bar0<'gpu>,
+ hal: &'static dyn MmHal,
+ /// MMIO view of the PRAMIN window in BAR0.
+ window: Mmio<'gpu, Region<WINDOW_SIZE>>,
+ /// VRAM range to keep the PRAMIN window inside.
+ vram_range: Range<VramAddress>,
+ /// Cached window position.
+ window_range: Range<VramAddress>,
+}
+
+/// Typed view of VRAM through the PRAMIN window.
+///
+/// Inserts an ordering point after previous writes through the window on drop. Views returned
+/// by [`PraminWindow::view()`] cannot outlive this access, so the ordering point covers every
+/// write made through them.
+pub(super) struct PraminWindow<'a, T> {
+ view: Mmio<'a, T>,
+ window: Mmio<'a, Region<WINDOW_SIZE>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> PraminWindow<'_, T> {
+ /// Returns the MMIO view of the accessed location.
+ pub(super) fn view(&self) -> Mmio<'_, T> {
+ self.view
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T> Drop for PraminWindow<'_, T> {
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ // Insert an ordering point after previous writes through this window.
+ self.window.read32(0);
+ }
+}
+
+impl<'gpu> Pramin<'gpu> {
+ /// Location of the window inside BAR0.
+ const BAR0_OFFSET: usize = 0x700000;
+
+ /// Alignment required by the PRAMIN window.
+ const BASE_ALIGN: Alignment = Alignment::new::<SZ_64K>();
+
+ /// Creates the window manager for the given VRAM region.
+ pub(super) fn new(
+ bar: Bar0<'gpu>,
+ chipset: Chipset,
+ vram_range: Range<VramAddress>,
+ ) -> Result<Self> {
+ let hal = hal::mm_hal(chipset);
+ let window =
+ Region::try_subregion(bar, Self::BAR0_OFFSET..Self::BAR0_OFFSET + WINDOW_SIZE)?;
+ let base = vram_range.start.align_down(Self::BASE_ALIGN);
+ hal.write_pramin_window_base(bar, base)?;
+
+ Ok(Self {
+ bar,
+ hal,
+ window,
+ vram_range,
+ window_range: base..base + WINDOW_SIZE.into_safe_cast(),
+ })
+ }
+
+ /// Check the window covers `len` bytes at `addr`, moving it if needed.
+ ///
+ /// Returns the window offset at which to perform the access.
+ fn window_offset(&mut self, addr: VramAddress, len: usize) -> Result<usize> {
+ let end = addr.checked_add(len.into_safe_cast()).ok_or(EINVAL)?;
+
+ let inside = |r: &Range<VramAddress>| r.contains(&addr) && end <= r.end;
+ if !inside(&self.vram_range) {
+ return Err(EINVAL);
+ }
+
+ // Reposition the window if the access falls outside it.
+ if !inside(&self.window_range) {
+ let base = addr.align_down(Self::BASE_ALIGN);
+ let window_range = base..base + WINDOW_SIZE.into_safe_cast();
+ if !inside(&window_range) {
+ return Err(EINVAL);
+ }
+ self.hal.write_pramin_window_base(self.bar, base)?;
+ self.window_range = window_range;
+ }
+
+ Ok((addr - self.window_range.start).into_safe_cast())
+ }
+
+ /// Return a typed MMIO view of a `T` at `vram_addr`.
+ ///
+ /// The size of `T` must be a multiple of 4, as required by [`Region`]'s type invariant.
+ /// Returns an error if `vram_addr` is not aligned to 4 bytes and to `T`'s alignment, or if
+ /// a `T` at `vram_addr` does not fit within the VRAM region.
+ pub(super) fn window_at<'a, T>(
+ &'a mut self,
+ vram_addr: VramAddress,
+ ) -> Result<PraminWindow<'a, T>>
+ where
+ T: FromBytes + IntoBytes,
+ {
+ const_assert!(size_of::<T>() % 4 == 0);
+
+ let offset = self.window_offset(vram_addr, size_of::<T>())?;
+ let view: Mmio<'_, Region> =
+ Region::try_subregion(self.window, offset..offset + size_of::<T>())?;
+
+ Ok(PraminWindow {
+ view: view.try_cast()?,
+ window: self.window,
+ })
+ }
+}
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-05 5:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-05 5:44 [PATCH 00/12] gpu: nova-core: add PRAMIN window support Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 01/12] rust: io: add Region::try_subregion Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 10:43 ` Gary Guo
2026-08-07 5:39 ` Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 02/12] rust: num: reject Bounded::shr overshifts at build time Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:55 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 03/12] rust: num: add Bounded::shr_exact Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:51 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 04/12] gpu: nova-core: mm: Add VramAddress type Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:49 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 05/12] gpu: nova-core: mm: Implement Alignable and Debug for VramAddress Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 06/12] gpu: nova-core: mm: Add PRAMIN window registers Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 07/12] gpu: nova-core: mm: Add the memory management HAL Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:44 ` Eliot Courtney [this message]
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 09/12] docs: gpu: nova-core: Document the PRAMIN aperture mechanism Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 10/12] gpu: nova-core: mm: Add GpuMm centralized memory manager Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:52 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 11/12] gpu: nova-core: Add self-test assertion macros and config option Eliot Courtney
2026-08-05 5:44 ` [PATCH 12/12] gpu: nova-core: mm: Add PRAMIN aperture self-tests Eliot Courtney
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