On Tue, 22 Nov 2022 at 09:06, Sonal Santan <sonal.santan@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 11/19/22 12:44, Oded Gabbay wrote: > > This is the fourth (and hopefully last) version of the patch-set to add the > > new subsystem for compute accelerators. I removed the RFC headline as > > I believe it is now ready for merging. > > > > Compare to v3, this patch-set contains one additional patch that adds > > documentation regarding the accel subsystem. I hope it's good enough for > > this stage. In addition, there were few very minor fixes according to > > comments received on v3. > > > > The patches are in the following repo: > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ogabbay/accel.git/log/?h=accel_v4 > > > > As in v3, The HEAD of that branch is a commit adding a dummy driver that > > registers an accel device using the new framework. This can be served > > as a simple reference. > > > > v1 cover letter: > > https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/10/22/544 > > > > v2 cover letter: > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221102203405.1797491-1-ogabbay@xxxxxxxxxx/T/ > > > > v3 cover letter: > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221106210225.2065371-1-ogabbay@xxxxxxxxxx/T/ > > Thanks for defining the new accel subsystem. We are currently working on > DRM based drivers for unannounced acceleration devices. I am fine with > these changes with the assumption that the choice of using classic DRM > or accel is left up to the individual driver. I don't think that decision should be up to any individual driver author. It will have to be consensus with me/Daniel/Oded and the driver authors. Dave.
