Re: [PATCH 12/15] drm/i915: Interrupt routing for GuC submission

[Yu Dai <yu.dai@intel.com>]

On 06/23/2015 04:33 AM, Dave Gordon wrote:
> On 17/06/15 13:41, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 02:22:19PM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> >> On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 09:20:44AM +0100, Dave Gordon wrote:
> >>> On 16/06/15 10:24, Chris Wilson wrote:
> >>>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 07:36:30PM +0100, Dave Gordon wrote:
> >>>>> +static void direct_interrupts_to_guc(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> >>>>> +{
> >>>>> +	struct intel_engine_cs *ring;
> >>>>> +	int i, irqs;
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> +	/* tell all command streamers to forward interrupts and vblank to GuC */
> >>>>> +	irqs = _MASKED_FIELD(GFX_FORWARD_VBLANK_MASK, GFX_FORWARD_VBLANK_ALWAYS);
> >>>>> +	irqs |= _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(GFX_INTERRUPT_STEERING);
> >>>>> +	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i)
> >>>>> +		I915_WRITE(RING_MODE_GEN7(ring), irqs);
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> +	/* tell DE to send (all) flip_done to GuC */
> >>>>> +	irqs = DERRMR_PIPEA_PRI_FLIP_DONE | DERRMR_PIPEA_SPR_FLIP_DONE |
> >>>>> +	       DERRMR_PIPEB_PRI_FLIP_DONE | DERRMR_PIPEB_SPR_FLIP_DONE |
> >>>>> +	       DERRMR_PIPEC_PRI_FLIP_DONE | DERRMR_PIPEC_SPR_FLIP_DONE;
> >>>>> +	/* Unmasked bits will cause GuC response message to be sent */
> >>>>> +	I915_WRITE(DE_GUCRMR, ~irqs);
> >>>>
> >>>> That's scary since userspace depends on a few more DERRMR events
> >>>> (wait-for-scanline). Where will they end up?
> >>>> -Chris
> >>>
> >>> This doesn't change any bits in DE_RRMR, or set the VBLANK or SCANLINE
> >>> bits in the DE_GUCRMR, so those events should be unaffected. The GuC
> >>> isn't interested in those, only in flip done.
> >>
> >> Why does the guc care about flip_done? With atomic it'll get exactly none
> >> of those, ever ...
> >
> > Well I forgot that mmio writes also generate interrupts. Still strange
> > that GuC is interested in this. Would be really interesting to know what
> > GuC is up to here.
> > -Daniel
>
> Maybe Alex knows ... otherwise we can ask the GuC f/w team ...
>
The SLPC (Single Loop Power Control) within GuC needs these. However, to 
enable it or not is yet determined because architecture review is not done.

Alex
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