Hi Andrzej, > > Make version of the request creation that doesn't hold any > > lock. > > > > Signed-off-by: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Reviewed-by: Nirmoy Das <nirmoy.das@xxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++-------- > > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h | 2 ++ > > 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c > > index 630a732aaecca..58662360ac34e 100644 > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c > > @@ -1028,15 +1028,11 @@ __i915_request_create(struct intel_context *ce, gfp_t gfp) > > return ERR_PTR(ret); > > } > > -struct i915_request * > > -i915_request_create(struct intel_context *ce) > > +static struct i915_request * > > +__i915_request_create_locked(struct intel_context *ce) > > { > > + struct intel_timeline *tl = ce->timeline; > > struct i915_request *rq; > > - struct intel_timeline *tl; > > - > > - tl = intel_context_timeline_lock(ce); > > - if (IS_ERR(tl)) > > - return ERR_CAST(tl); > > /* Move our oldest request to the slab-cache (if not in use!) */ > > rq = list_first_entry(&tl->requests, typeof(*rq), link); > > @@ -1046,16 +1042,38 @@ i915_request_create(struct intel_context *ce) > > intel_context_enter(ce); > > rq = __i915_request_create(ce, GFP_KERNEL); > > intel_context_exit(ce); /* active reference transferred to request */ > > + > > if (IS_ERR(rq)) > > - goto err_unlock; > > + return rq; > > /* Check that we do not interrupt ourselves with a new request */ > > rq->cookie = lockdep_pin_lock(&tl->mutex); > > return rq; > > +} > > + > > +struct i915_request * > > +i915_request_create_locked(struct intel_context *ce) > > +{ > > + intel_context_assert_timeline_is_locked(ce->timeline); > > + > > + return __i915_request_create_locked(ce); > > +} > > I wonder if we really need to have such granularity? Leaving only > i915_request_create_locked and removing __i915_request_create_locked would > simplify little bit the code, > I guess the cost of calling intel_context_assert_timeline_is_locked twice > sometimes is not big, or maybe it can be re-arranged, up to you. There is some usage of such granularity in patch 4. I am adding here the throttle on the timeline. I am adding it in the "_locked" version to avoid potential deadlocks coming from selftests (and from realworld?). Here I'd love to have some comments from Chris and Matt. I might still add this in the commit message: "i915_request_create_locked() is now empty but will be used in later commits where a throttle on the ringspace will be executed to ensure exclusive ownership of the timeline." > Reviewed-by: Andrzej Hajda <andrzej.hajda@xxxxxxxxx> Thanks! Andi