From: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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"Joel Fernandes" <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>,
"Nikola Djukic" <ndjukic@nvidia.com>
Subject: [PATCH v7 22/23] nova-core: mm: Use usable VRAM region for buddy allocator
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:20:19 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260218212020.800836-23-joelagnelf@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260218212020.800836-1-joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
The buddy allocator manages the actual usable VRAM. On my GA102 Ampere
with 24GB video memory, that is ~23.7GB on a 24GB GPU enabling proper
GPU memory allocation for driver use.
Cc: Nikola Djukic <ndjukic@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
---
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs | 7 ++-
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs | 2 -
3 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
index af5a0ffe78aa..670a2a89c6ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+use core::cell::Cell;
+
use kernel::{
device,
devres::Devres,
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@
gpu::buddy::GpuBuddyParams,
pci,
prelude::*,
- sizes::{SZ_1M, SZ_4K},
+ sizes::SZ_4K,
sync::Arc, //
};
@@ -28,6 +30,13 @@
regs,
};
+/// Parameters extracted from GSP boot for initializing memory subsystems.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct BootParams {
+ usable_vram_start: u64,
+ usable_vram_size: u64,
+}
+
macro_rules! define_chipset {
({ $($variant:ident = $value:expr),* $(,)* }) =>
{
@@ -271,6 +280,13 @@ pub(crate) fn new<'a>(
devres_bar: Arc<Devres<Bar0>>,
bar: &'a Bar0,
) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> + 'a {
+ // Cell to share boot parameters between GSP boot and subsequent initializations.
+ // Contains usable VRAM region from FbLayout and BAR1 PDE base from GSP info.
+ let boot_params: Cell<BootParams> = Cell::new(BootParams {
+ usable_vram_start: 0,
+ usable_vram_size: 0,
+ });
+
try_pin_init!(Self {
spec: Spec::new(pdev.as_ref(), bar).inspect(|spec| {
dev_info!(pdev.as_ref(),"NVIDIA ({})\n", spec);
@@ -292,18 +308,42 @@ pub(crate) fn new<'a>(
sec2_falcon: Falcon::new(pdev.as_ref(), spec.chipset)?,
- // Create GPU memory manager owning memory management resources.
- // This will be initialized with the usable VRAM region from GSP in a later
- // patch. For now, we use a placeholder of 1MB.
- mm <- GpuMm::new(devres_bar.clone(), &GpuBuddyParams {
- base_offset_bytes: 0,
- physical_memory_size_bytes: SZ_1M as u64,
- chunk_size_bytes: SZ_4K as u64,
- })?,
-
gsp <- Gsp::new(pdev),
- gsp_static_info: { gsp.boot(pdev, bar, spec.chipset, gsp_falcon, sec2_falcon)?.0 },
+ // Boot GSP and extract usable VRAM region for buddy allocator.
+ gsp_static_info: {
+ let (info, fb_layout) = gsp.boot(pdev, bar, spec.chipset, gsp_falcon, sec2_falcon)?;
+
+ let usable_vram = fb_layout.usable_vram.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
+ dev_err!(pdev.as_ref(), "No usable FB regions found from GSP\n");
+ ENODEV
+ })?;
+
+ dev_info!(
+ pdev.as_ref(),
+ "Using FB region: {:#x}..{:#x}\n",
+ usable_vram.start,
+ usable_vram.end
+ );
+
+ boot_params.set(BootParams {
+ usable_vram_start: usable_vram.start,
+ usable_vram_size: usable_vram.end - usable_vram.start,
+ });
+
+ info
+ },
+
+ // Create GPU memory manager owning memory management resources.
+ // Uses the usable VRAM region from GSP for buddy allocator.
+ mm <- {
+ let params = boot_params.get();
+ GpuMm::new(devres_bar.clone(), GpuBuddyParams {
+ base_offset_bytes: params.usable_vram_start,
+ physical_memory_size_bytes: params.usable_vram_size,
+ chunk_size_bytes: SZ_4K as u64,
+ })?
+ },
bar: devres_bar,
})
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs
index 7a4a0c759267..bc4446282613 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ pub(crate) fn boot(
let gsp_fw = KBox::pin_init(GspFirmware::new(dev, chipset, FIRMWARE_VERSION), GFP_KERNEL)?;
- let fb_layout = FbLayout::new(chipset, bar, &gsp_fw)?;
+ let mut fb_layout = FbLayout::new(chipset, bar, &gsp_fw)?;
dev_dbg!(dev, "{:#x?}\n", fb_layout);
Self::run_fwsec_frts(dev, gsp_falcon, bar, &bios, &fb_layout)?;
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ pub(crate) fn boot(
Err(e) => dev_warn!(pdev.as_ref(), "GPU name unavailable: {:?}\n", e),
}
+ // Populate usable VRAM from GSP response.
+ if let Some((base, size)) = info.usable_fb_region() {
+ fb_layout.set_usable_vram(base, size);
+ }
+
Ok((info, fb_layout))
}
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs
index 44f8b08683f9..8b3fa29c57f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/commands.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ pub(crate) struct GetGspStaticInfoReply {
gpu_name: [u8; 64],
bar1_pde_base: u64,
/// First usable FB region `(base, size)` for memory allocation.
- #[expect(dead_code)]
usable_fb_region: Option<(u64, u64)>,
}
@@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ pub(crate) fn bar1_pde_base(&self) -> u64 {
/// Returns the usable FB region `(base, size)` for driver allocation which is
/// already retrieved from the GSP.
- #[expect(dead_code)]
pub(crate) fn usable_fb_region(&self) -> Option<(u64, u64)> {
self.usable_fb_region
}
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-18 21:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-18 21:19 [PATCH v7 00/23] nova-core: Add memory management support Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v7 01/23] nova-core: mm: Add support to use PRAMIN windows to write to VRAM Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v7 02/23] docs: gpu: nova-core: Document the PRAMIN aperture mechanism Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 03/23] nova-core: Add BAR1 aperture type and size constant Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 04/23] nova-core: gsp: Add BAR1 PDE base accessors Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 05/23] nova-core: mm: Add common memory management types Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 06/23] nova-core: mm: Add common types for all page table formats Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 07/23] nova-core: mm: Add MMU v2 page table types Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 08/23] nova-core: mm: Add MMU v3 " Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 09/23] nova-core: mm: Add unified page table entry wrapper enums Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 10/23] nova-core: mm: Add TLB flush support Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 11/23] nova-core: mm: Add GpuMm centralized memory manager Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 12/23] nova-core: mm: Add page table walker for MMU v2/v3 Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 13/23] nova-core: mm: Add Virtual Memory Manager Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 14/23] nova-core: mm: Add virtual address range tracking to VMM Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 15/23] nova-core: mm: Add multi-page mapping API " Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 16/23] nova-core: mm: Add BAR1 user interface Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 17/23] nova-core: gsp: Return GspStaticInfo and FbLayout from boot() Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 18/23] nova-core: mm: Add BAR1 memory management self-tests Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 19/23] nova-core: mm: Add PRAMIN aperture self-tests Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 20/23] nova-core: gsp: Extract usable FB region from GSP Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 21/23] nova-core: fb: Add usable_vram field to FbLayout Joel Fernandes
2026-02-18 21:20 ` Joel Fernandes [this message]
2026-02-18 21:20 ` [PATCH v7 23/23] nova-core: mm: Add BarUser to struct Gpu and create at boot Joel Fernandes
2026-02-19 15:20 ` [PATCH v7 00/23] nova-core: Add memory management support Alexandre Courbot
2026-02-19 19:48 ` Joel Fernandes
2026-02-20 1:54 ` Alexandre Courbot
2026-02-20 3:25 ` Alexandre Courbot
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