Re: [PATCH v2] Visible VRAM Management Improvements

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On 28/06/17 11:33 AM, John Brooks wrote:
> Changes in this version:
> - Dropped former patch 1 ("Separate placements and busy placements") as it was
>   no longer necessary
> - Dropped former patch 4 ("Don't force BOs into visible VRAM if they can go to
>   GTT instead") as it was unnecessary and had too many side effects (Thanks
>   Christian)
> - Dropped former patches 8 and 9 ("Asynchronously move BOs to visible VRAM" and
>   an associated optimization), as there may be better ways to address the root
>   of the problem
> - Added a u64 cast to patch 1 (Thanks Christian)
> - Optimized patch 2 in the case where visible VRAM is not smaller than total
>   VRAM (Thanks Michel)
> 
> The series as it is now fixes Dying Light and improves DiRT Rally frame times.
> Without the asynchronous moves, there is still occasional stalling in DiRT
> Rally.
> 
> 
> The "Set/clear CPU_ACCESS_REQUIRED flag on page fault and CS" patch received
> objections, but I have not removed it yet as there seems to be some support for
> the idea. The precise details of when to set and clear the flag may need further
> discussion.

Have you tried my idea of only clearing the flag when a BO is moved to
VRAM? If that works well enough, patch 3 should not be necessary either.


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Earthling Michel Dänzer               |               http://www.amd.com
Libre software enthusiast             |             Mesa and X developer
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