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From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@linux.intel.com>
To: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>,
	Anusha Srivatsa <anusha.srivatsa@intel.com>,
	intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	Jeff McGee <jeff.mcgee@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/i915: Always load guc by default.
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 08:31:22 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <44beca7c-f187-dbb0-241c-ae24df971cae@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20161124082123.GD6546@nuc-i3427.alporthouse.com>


On 24/11/2016 08:21, Chris Wilson wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 08:15:31AM +0000, Tvrtko Ursulin wrote:
>>
>> On 24/11/2016 07:13, Chris Wilson wrote:
>>> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 04:52:38PM -0800, Anusha Srivatsa wrote:
>>>> Remove the enable_guc_loading parameter. Load the GuC on
>>>> plaforms that have GuC. All issues we found so far are related
>>>> to GuC features like the command submission, but no bug is related
>>>> to the guc loading itself.
>>>>
>>>> This addresses the case when we need GuC loaded even with no GuC feature
>>>> in use, like - GuC  authenticating HuC loading.
>>>
>>> Why not just load the firmware if it may be used?
>>
>> It was discussed briefly in the other thread, but I suppose as soon
>> as the HuC patches go in that would be always so it may not be that
>> useful.
>>
>> Unless there is a reason to add a HuC enable/disable parameter in
>> general. I have no idea on that one.
>
> In hindsight, we should have had i915.enable_dmc to easily protect users
> against failures. History says we will regret enabling a new piece of
> hw/fw without a feature option.

So..

  1. Add i915.enable_huc, default to enabled
  2. Unexport i915.enable_guc_loading
  3. Gate enable_guc_loading by i915.enable_huc and 
i915.enable_guc_submission

?

Regards,

Tvrtko
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  reply	other threads:[~2016-11-24  8:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-11-24  0:52 [PATCH] drm/i915: Always load guc by default Anusha Srivatsa
2016-11-24  7:13 ` Chris Wilson
2016-11-24  8:15   ` Tvrtko Ursulin
2016-11-24  8:21     ` Chris Wilson
2016-11-24  8:31       ` Tvrtko Ursulin [this message]
2016-11-24  8:41         ` Chris Wilson
2016-12-02 18:11           ` Srivatsa, Anusha
2016-12-03 16:39             ` Chris Wilson
2016-11-24  8:31       ` Jani Nikula

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