On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 02:06:56PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Sep 2021, Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 04:53:35PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
> >> On Fri, 10 Sep 2021, Daniele Ceraolo Spurio <daniele.ceraolospurio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.h
> >> > new file mode 100644
> >> > index 000000000000..e87550fb9821
> >> > --- /dev/null
> >> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp.h
> >> > @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
> >> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
> >> > +/*
> >> > + * Copyright(c) 2020, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
> >> > + */
> >> > +
> >> > +#ifndef __INTEL_PXP_H__
> >> > +#define __INTEL_PXP_H__
> >> > +
> >> > +#include "gt/intel_gt_types.h"
> >>
> >> I've been trying to promote the idea that we don't include headers from
> >> headers, unless really necessary. It helps with build times by reducing
> >> rebuilds due to changes, but more importantly, it helps with coming up
> >> with abstractions that don't need to look at the guts of other
> >> components.
> >>
> >> The above include line pulls in 67 other includes. And it has to look at
> >> the same files a *lot* more times to know not to include them again.
> >>
> >> Maybe we need to start being more aggressive about hiding the
> >> abstractions behind the interfaces and headers. Static inlines are
> >> nothing but micro-optimizations that leak abstractions. Do we need
> >> these?
> >
> > Yeap, we have a few cases where this is already happening...
> >
> > Should we start using the container_of more directly and avoid the a_to_b()
> > helpers?
> >
> > Should we create the a_to_b() helpers only inside .c files like we have
> > in a few other cases?
> >
> > In this pxp case here it looks like using the container of directly is
> > everywhere is better... is this your recommendation?
>
> Either that, or make it a non-inline function that's actually
> abstracted. Yes, it leads to a function call, but I'm really starting to
> wonder about the costs of a function call vs. maintainability across the
> board.
Alan, could you please address this? With that addressed and CI happy
we will merge to the already created topic/pxp and do the proper
pull requests.
if your change only touches this patch don't need to resend the whole
series but just in-reply-to. But if changes everything to container-of
please resend it entirely.
Thanks,
Rodrigo.
>
> Static inlines considered harmful.
>
>
> BR,
> Jani.
>
>
> >
> >>
> >> > +#include "intel_pxp_types.h"
> >> > +
> >> > +static inline struct intel_gt *pxp_to_gt(const struct intel_pxp *pxp)
> >> > +{
> >> > + return container_of(pxp, struct intel_gt, pxp);
> >> > +}
> >>
> >> I think it's questionable to claim the parameter is const, when you can
> >> do:
> >>
> >> const struct intel_pxp *const_pxp = something;
> >> struct intel_pxp *pxp = &pxp_to_gt(const_pxp)->pxp;
> >>
> >> BR,
> >> Jani.
> >>
> >> > +
> >> > +static inline bool intel_pxp_is_enabled(const struct intel_pxp *pxp)
> >> > +{
> >> > + return pxp->ce;
> >> > +}
> >> > +
> >> > +#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_I915_PXP
> >> > +void intel_pxp_init(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
> >> > +void intel_pxp_fini(struct intel_pxp *pxp);
> >> > +#else
> >> > +static inline void intel_pxp_init(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
> >> > +{
> >> > +}
> >> > +
> >> > +static inline void intel_pxp_fini(struct intel_pxp *pxp)
> >> > +{
> >> > +}
> >> > +#endif
> >> > +
> >> > +#endif /* __INTEL_PXP_H__ */
> >> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_types.h
> >> > new file mode 100644
> >> > index 000000000000..bd12c520e60a
> >> > --- /dev/null
> >> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_types.h
> >> > @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
> >> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
> >> > +/*
> >> > + * Copyright(c) 2020, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
> >> > + */
> >> > +
> >> > +#ifndef __INTEL_PXP_TYPES_H__
> >> > +#define __INTEL_PXP_TYPES_H__
> >> > +
> >> > +struct intel_context;
> >> > +
> >> > +struct intel_pxp {
> >> > + struct intel_context *ce;
> >> > +};
> >> > +
> >> > +#endif /* __INTEL_PXP_TYPES_H__ */
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center
>
> --
> Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center
