Re: [RFC 0/2] drm/i915/ttm: Evict and store of compressed object

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On 2022-02-07 at 15:37:09 +0100, Christian König wrote:
> Am 07.02.22 um 14:53 schrieb Ramalingam C:
> > On 2022-02-07 at 12:41:59 +0100, Christian König wrote:
> > > Am 07.02.22 um 10:37 schrieb Ramalingam C:
> > > > On flat-ccs capable platform we need to evict and resore the ccs data
> > > > along with the corresponding main memory.
> > > > 
> > > > This ccs data can only be access through BLT engine through a special
> > > > cmd ( )
> > > > 
> > > > To support above requirement of flat-ccs enabled i915 platforms this
> > > > series adds new param called ccs_pages_needed to the ttm_tt_init(),
> > > > to increase the ttm_tt->num_pages of system memory when the obj has the
> > > > lmem placement possibility.
> > > Well question is why isn't the buffer object allocated with the extra space
> > > in the first place?
> > Hi Christian,
> > 
> > On Xe-HP and later devices, we use dedicated compression control state (CCS)
> > stored in local memory for each surface, to support the 3D and media
> > compression formats.
> > 
> > The memory required for the CCS of the entire local memory is 1/256 of the
> > local memory size. So before the kernel boot, the required memory is reserved
> > for the CCS data and a secure register will be programmed with the CCS base
> > address
> > 
> > So when we allocate a object in local memory we dont need to explicitly
> > allocate the space for ccs data. But when we evict the obj into the smem
> >   to hold the compression related data along with the obj we need smem
> >   space of obj_size + (obj_size/256).
> > 
> >   Hence when we create smem for an obj with lmem placement possibility we
> >   create with the extra space.
> 
> Exactly that's what I've been missing in the cover letter and/or commit
> messages, comments etc..
> 
> Over all sounds like a valid explanation to me, just one comment on the
> code/naming:
> 
> >   int ttm_tt_init(struct ttm_tt *ttm, struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
> > -		uint32_t page_flags, enum ttm_caching caching)
> > +		uint32_t page_flags, enum ttm_caching caching,
> > +		unsigned long ccs_pages)
> 
> Please don't try to leak any i915 specific stuff into common TTM code.
> 
> For example use the wording extra_pages instead of ccs_pages here.
> 
> Apart from that looks good to me,

Thank you. I will address the comments on naming.

Ram
> Christian.
> 
> > 
> >   Ram.
> > > Regards,
> > > Christian.
> > > 
> > > > This will be on top of the flat-ccs enabling series
> > > > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatchwork.freedesktop.org%2Fseries%2F95686%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cchristian.koenig%40amd.com%7Ce54bb7576a334a76cab008d9ea4138e5%7C3dd8961fe4884e608e11a82d994e183d%7C0%7C0%7C637798388115252727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=V9wQZvb0JwtplIBSYYXGzrg%2BEMvn4hfkscziPFDvZDY%3D&reserved=0
> > > > 
> > > > For more about flat-ccs feature please have a look at
> > > > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatchwork.freedesktop.org%2Fpatch%2F471777%2F%3Fseries%3D95686%26rev%3D5&data=04%7C01%7Cchristian.koenig%40amd.com%7Ce54bb7576a334a76cab008d9ea4138e5%7C3dd8961fe4884e608e11a82d994e183d%7C0%7C0%7C637798388115252727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=aYjoTKMbZvi%2Fnr7hkSH4SYGxZIv8Dj210dNrBnUNpQw%3D&reserved=0
> > > > 
> > > > Testing of the series is WIP and looking forward for the early review on
> > > > the amendment to ttm_tt_init and the approach.
> > > > 
> > > > Ramalingam C (2):
> > > >     drm/i915/ttm: Add extra pages for handling ccs data
> > > >     drm/i915/migrate: Evict and restore the ccs data
> > > > 
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_vram_helper.c      |   2 +-
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_ttm.c    |  23 +-
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_migrate.c    | 283 +++++++++++----------
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c              |   2 +-
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_agp_backend.c      |   2 +-
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c               |  12 +-
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_buffer.c |   2 +-
> > > >    include/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.h                   |   4 +-
> > > >    8 files changed, 191 insertions(+), 139 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> 




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