From: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@intel.com>
To: intel-xe@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org,
"Thomas Hellström" <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>,
"Matthew Brost" <matthew.brost@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] drm/xe/dma-buf: keep non-p2p imported buffers in system memory
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:48:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260928164820.1237049-5-matthew.auld@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260928164820.1237049-4-matthew.auld@intel.com>
When an exported buffer is mapped by a foreign device lacking peer-to-peer
DMA support (such as an integrated GPU for display offload),
xe_dma_buf_map() migrates the buffer to XE_PL_TT so that system memory
pages can be accessed by the importer.
However, since commit 5c87fee3c96c ("drm/xe: Attempt to bring bos back to
VRAM after eviction"), XE_PL_TT is marked with TTM_PL_FLAG_FALLBACK in
the buffer's placement. When DMABUF_MOVE_NOTIFY was enabled by default
(meaning dynamic attachments are no longer pinned on map), the next
xe_bo_validate() during render submission sees TT as a fallback placement
and attempts to migrate the buffer back to VRAM.
On the next frame, the foreign importer accesses the buffer, requiring
another migration to TT, resulting in a continuous ping-pong between
VRAM and system memory every frame and causing severe rendering performance
degradations.
To fix this, introduce xe_bo_migrate_tt_sticky() which records a
temporary sticky placement in XE_PL_TT on successful migration. Subsequent
validations use this sticky placement to keep the buffer in system memory
until the non-p2p attachment is detached or memory pressure forces a
fallback to the default placement.
User is reporting what looks to be exactly this, with horrible
performance when DMABUF_MOVE_NOTIFY was enabled by default.
Assisted-by: LLM
Link: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/xe/kernel/-/work_items/9415
Fixes: 5c87fee3c96c ("drm/xe: Attempt to bring bos back to VRAM after eviction")
Signed-off-by: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@intel.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.12+
Cc: Thomas Hellström <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@intel.com>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h | 3 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h | 4 +++
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c | 16 ++++++++-
4 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
index 6921b6967330..1c1eab0a7434 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
@@ -3324,6 +3324,9 @@ int xe_bo_validate(struct xe_bo *bo, struct xe_vm *vm, bool allow_res_evict,
.no_wait_gpu = false,
.gfp_retry_mayfail = true,
};
+ struct ttm_placement *placement = bo->sticky_placement.num_placement ?
+ &bo->sticky_placement :
+ &bo->placement;
int ret;
if (xe_bo_is_pinned(bo))
@@ -3340,7 +3343,12 @@ int xe_bo_validate(struct xe_bo *bo, struct xe_vm *vm, bool allow_res_evict,
xe_vm_set_validating(vm, allow_res_evict);
trace_xe_bo_validate(bo);
xe_validation_assert_exec(xe_bo_device(bo), exec, &bo->ttm.base);
- ret = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->ttm, &bo->placement, &ctx);
+ ret = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->ttm, placement, &ctx);
+ if (ret && ret != -EINTR && ret != -ERESTARTSYS &&
+ bo->sticky_placement.num_placement) {
+ xe_bo_reset_sticky_placement(bo);
+ ret = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->ttm, &bo->placement, &ctx);
+ }
xe_vm_clear_validating(vm, allow_res_evict);
return ret;
@@ -3891,6 +3899,7 @@ int xe_bo_migrate(struct xe_bo *bo, u32 mem_type, struct ttm_operation_ctx *tctx
};
struct ttm_placement placement;
struct ttm_place requested;
+ int ret;
xe_bo_assert_held(bo);
tctx = tctx ? tctx : &ctx;
@@ -3922,7 +3931,53 @@ int xe_bo_migrate(struct xe_bo *bo, u32 mem_type, struct ttm_operation_ctx *tctx
if (!tctx->no_wait_gpu)
xe_validation_assert_exec(xe_bo_device(bo), exec, &bo->ttm.base);
- return ttm_bo_validate(&bo->ttm, &placement, tctx);
+ ret = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->ttm, &placement, tctx);
+ if (!ret)
+ xe_bo_reset_sticky_placement(bo);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xe_bo_migrate_tt_sticky - Migrate an object to TT and record its placement as sticky
+ * @bo: The buffer object to migrate.
+ * @tctx: The ttm_operation_ctx to use for migration, or NULL for default.
+ * @exec: The drm_exec transaction to use for exhaustive eviction.
+ *
+ * Like xe_bo_migrate() to XE_PL_TT, but on success records the resulting placement
+ * so that subsequent validations try to keep the object in TT instead of falling
+ * back to the default placement. The stickiness is removed if validation falls
+ * back to the default placement (e.g. under memory pressure), on any non-sticky
+ * migration, or via an explicit call to xe_bo_reset_sticky_placement().
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success. Negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int xe_bo_migrate_tt_sticky(struct xe_bo *bo,
+ struct ttm_operation_ctx *tctx,
+ struct drm_exec *exec)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = xe_bo_migrate(bo, XE_PL_TT, tctx, exec);
+ if (!ret) {
+ xe_place_from_ttm_type(XE_PL_TT, &bo->sticky_place);
+ bo->sticky_placement = (struct ttm_placement){
+ .num_placement = 1,
+ .placement = &bo->sticky_place,
+ };
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xe_bo_reset_sticky_placement - Reset sticky placement for an object
+ * @bo: The buffer object whose sticky placement should be cleared.
+ *
+ * Clear any sticky placement recorded by xe_bo_migrate_tt_sticky(),
+ * returning subsequent validations to the default placement.
+ */
+void xe_bo_reset_sticky_placement(struct xe_bo *bo)
+{
+ bo->sticky_placement.num_placement = 0;
}
/**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
index 861b1be231de..7327628070f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ bool xe_bo_can_migrate(struct xe_bo *bo, u32 mem_type);
int xe_bo_migrate(struct xe_bo *bo, u32 mem_type, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctc,
struct drm_exec *exec);
+int xe_bo_migrate_tt_sticky(struct xe_bo *bo, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctc,
+ struct drm_exec *exec);
+void xe_bo_reset_sticky_placement(struct xe_bo *bo);
int xe_bo_evict(struct xe_bo *bo, struct drm_exec *exec);
int xe_bo_evict_pinned(struct xe_bo *bo);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
index 8ec4a01a0092..253a1dba55a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ struct xe_bo {
struct ttm_place placements[XE_BO_MAX_PLACEMENTS];
/** @placement: current placement for this BO */
struct ttm_placement placement;
+ /** @sticky_placement: target placement from forced migration */
+ struct ttm_placement sticky_placement;
+ /** @sticky_place: place for sticky_placement */
+ struct ttm_place sticky_place;
/** @ggtt_node: Array of GGTT nodes if this BO is mapped in the GGTTs */
struct xe_ggtt_node *ggtt_node[XE_MAX_TILES_PER_DEVICE];
/** @vmap: iosys map of this buffer */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
index 6a85b292dee7..b973579a69b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ static void xe_dma_buf_detach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
struct dma_buf_attachment *attach)
{
struct drm_gem_object *obj = attach->dmabuf->priv;
+ struct xe_bo *bo = gem_to_xe_bo(obj);
+ bool has_non_p2p = false;
+ struct dma_buf_attachment *a;
+
+ dma_resv_lock(dmabuf->resv, NULL);
+ list_for_each_entry(a, &dmabuf->attachments, node) {
+ if (!a->peer2peer) {
+ has_non_p2p = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ if (!has_non_p2p)
+ xe_bo_reset_sticky_placement(bo);
+ dma_resv_unlock(dmabuf->resv);
xe_pm_runtime_put(to_xe_device(obj->dev));
}
@@ -129,7 +143,7 @@ static struct sg_table *xe_dma_buf_map(struct dma_buf_attachment *attach,
if (!xe_bo_is_pinned(bo)) {
if (!attach->peer2peer)
- r = xe_bo_migrate(bo, XE_PL_TT, NULL, exec);
+ r = xe_bo_migrate_tt_sticky(bo, NULL, exec);
else
r = xe_bo_validate(bo, NULL, false, exec);
if (r)
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-28 16:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-28 16:48 [PATCH 0/2] sticky TT Matthew Auld
2026-09-28 16:48 ` Matthew Auld [this message]
2026-09-28 22:01 ` [PATCH 1/2] drm/xe/dma-buf: keep non-p2p imported buffers in system memory Matthew Brost
2026-09-29 7:56 ` Thomas Hellström
2026-09-29 16:11 ` Matthew Brost
2026-10-02 12:40 ` Thomas Hellström
2026-09-28 16:48 ` [PATCH 2/2] drm/xe/vm: make PREFETCH to TT sticky Matthew Auld
2026-10-02 12:43 ` Thomas Hellström
2026-10-02 13:32 ` Matthew Auld
2026-09-28 17:30 ` ✗ CI.checkpatch: warning for sticky TT Patchwork
2026-09-28 17:32 ` ✓ CI.KUnit: success " Patchwork
2026-09-28 18:54 ` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: " Patchwork
2026-09-28 23:28 ` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure " Patchwork
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