From: Junhua Shen <Junhua.Shen@amd.com>
To: <igt-dev@lists.freedesktop.org>
Cc: Vitaly Prosyak <vitaly.prosyak@amd.com>,
Jesse Zhang <Jesse.Zhang@amd.com>,
Sunil Khatri <sunil.khatri@amd.com>,
Honglei Huang <honglei1.huang@amd.com>,
Huang Rui <ray.huang@amd.com>, Yiru Ma <yiru.ma@amd.com>,
Junhua Shen <Junhua.Shen@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH i-g-t v1 1/4] lib/amdgpu: document amdgpu_ring_context field contract
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:41:49 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260821124152.19670-2-Junhua.Shen@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260821124152.19670-1-Junhua.Shen@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Junhua Shen <Junhua.Shen@amd.com>
---
lib/amdgpu/amd_ip_blocks.h | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/amdgpu/amd_ip_blocks.h b/lib/amdgpu/amd_ip_blocks.h
index 40a9735be..37f38ed44 100644
--- a/lib/amdgpu/amd_ip_blocks.h
+++ b/lib/amdgpu/amd_ip_blocks.h
@@ -272,26 +272,59 @@ amdgpu_dma_default_bytes(const struct amdgpu_dma_limits *lim,
}
}
-/* aux struct to hold misc parameters for convenience to maintain */
+/*
+ * struct amdgpu_ring_context - hand-off structure shared by the packet builder
+ * and submitter roles.
+ *
+ * Builder role: the ip_block->funcs PM4 callbacks declared in struct
+ * amdgpu_ip_funcs (write_linear, copy_linear, const_fill, ...). A builder
+ * reads only the IN fields, populates pm4[], and reports the produced length
+ * in pm4_dw. It does not access the device, allocate buffer objects, or
+ * submit.
+ *
+ * Submitter role: the caller that drives a builder. It populates the IN fields
+ * required by the target packet type prior to invocation, then consumes the
+ * OUT fields (pm4[]/pm4_dw) to perform the command submission.
+ *
+ * This structure is the sole interface between the two roles; each field is
+ * annotated with a direction:
+ * IN set by the submitter before invocation; read by the builder.
+ * OUT set by the builder; read by the submitter.
+ * INTERNAL owned by the submitter; the builder populates its contents only.
+ */
struct amdgpu_ring_context {
int ring_id; /* ring_id from amdgpu_query_hw_ip_info */
- int res_cnt; /* num of bo in amdgpu_bo_handle resources[2] */
+ int res_cnt; /* IN: number of valid entries in resources[] */
- uint64_t write_length; /* transfer size in bytes */
- uint64_t write_length2; /* transfer size in bytes, second packet */
- uint32_t *pm4; /* data of the packet */
- uint32_t pm4_size; /* max allocated packet size */
- bool secure; /* secure or not */
+ /*
+ * IN: per-packet transfer size in bytes. The builder interprets it
+ * per packet type:
+ * write_linear/atomic - inlined as write_length/4 dwords into pm4[]
+ * (grows pm4_dw; pm4_size must accommodate it);
+ * copy_linear/const_fill - HW DMA transfer data count;
+ * compare/compare_pattern - verification span (num_compare = write_length/div).
+ */
+ uint64_t write_length;
+ uint64_t write_length2; /* IN: transfer size in bytes, second packet */
+ uint32_t *pm4; /* INTERNAL: packet buffer (submitter-owned, builder fills) */
+ uint32_t pm4_size; /* IN: capacity of pm4[] in dwords (required, non-zero) */
+ bool secure; /* IN: secure or not */
uint32_t priority; /* user queue priority */
- uint64_t bo_mc; /* GPU address of first buffer */
- uint64_t bo_mc2; /* GPU address for p4 packet */
+ /*
+ * Operand GPU virtual addresses, assigned per packet type by the
+ * submitter prior to builder invocation:
+ * WRITE/ATOMIC/FILL: bo_mc = destination VA
+ * COPY: bo_mc = source VA, bo_mc2 = destination VA
+ */
+ uint64_t bo_mc; /* IN: GPU VA, primary operand (destination, or source for copy) */
+ uint64_t bo_mc2; /* IN: GPU VA, secondary operand (destination for copy) */
uint64_t bo_mc3; /* GPU address of second buffer */
uint64_t bo_mc4; /* GPU address of second p4 packet */
- uint32_t pm4_dw; /* actual size of pm4 */
- uint32_t pm4_dw2; /* actual size of second pm4 */
+ uint32_t pm4_dw; /* OUT: actual packet size in dwords */
+ uint32_t pm4_dw2; /* OUT: actual size of second pm4 in dwords */
volatile uint32_t *bo_cpu; /* cpu adddress of mapped GPU buf */
volatile uint32_t *bo2_cpu; /* cpu adddress of mapped pm4 */
@@ -311,7 +344,7 @@ struct amdgpu_ring_context {
amdgpu_context_handle context_handle;
struct drm_amdgpu_info_hw_ip hw_ip_info; /* result of amdgpu_query_hw_ip_info */
- amdgpu_bo_handle resources[4]; /* amdgpu_bo_alloc_and_map */
+ amdgpu_bo_handle resources[4]; /* IN: bo_list residency set, maintained by the submitter */
amdgpu_va_handle va_handle; /* amdgpu_bo_alloc_and_map */
amdgpu_va_handle va_handle2; /* amdgpu_bo_alloc_and_map */
amdgpu_va_handle va_handle3; /* amdgpu_bo_alloc_and_map */
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-24 8:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-21 12:41 [PATCH i-g-t v1 0/4] lib/amdgpu: refactor cmd_context ownership and packet operands Junhua Shen
2026-08-21 12:41 ` Junhua Shen [this message]
2026-08-21 12:41 ` [PATCH i-g-t v1 2/4] lib/amdgpu: drop external BO from cmd_context Junhua Shen
2026-08-25 10:18 ` Zhang, Jesse(Jie)
2026-09-09 7:59 ` Junhua Shen
2026-08-21 12:41 ` [PATCH i-g-t v1 3/4] lib/amdgpu: source packet operands from params and size the IB from pm4_size Junhua Shen
2026-08-21 12:41 ` [PATCH i-g-t v1 4/4] lib/amdgpu: add CONST_FILL packet type and pass caller fill value through Junhua Shen
2026-08-25 0:05 ` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: success for lib/amdgpu: refactor cmd_context ownership and packet operands Patchwork
2026-08-25 0:17 ` ✓ i915.CI.BAT: " Patchwork
2026-08-25 3:57 ` ✓ Xe.CI.FULL: " Patchwork
2026-08-25 4:31 ` ✗ i915.CI.Full: failure " Patchwork
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