On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 09:45:17AM +0100, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 04:03:27PM +0000, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 03:54:23PM +0000, Tvrtko Ursulin wrote:
> > >
> > > On 16/11/2016 15:27, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > > >Avoid requiring struct_mutex for exclusive access to the temporary
> > > >dfs_link inside the i915_dependency as not all callers may want to touch
> > > >struct_mutex. So rather than force them to take a highly contended
> > > >lock, introduce a local lock for the execlists schedule operation.
> > > >
> > > >Reported-by: David Weinehall <david.weinehall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Fixes: 9a151987d709 ("drm/i915: Add execution priority boosting for mmioflips")
> > >
> > > Grumble grumble, sloppy review. :I
> >
> > Too busy living the good life with working atomic flips.
> >
> > > >Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Cc: David Weinehall <david.weinehall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >---
> > > > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c | 7 +++++--
> > > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > >diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
> > > >index e23b6a2600fb..10e59ff0d8f1 100644
> > > >--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
> > > >+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
> > > >@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ pt_lock_engine(struct i915_priotree *pt, struct intel_engine_cs *locked)
> > > >
> > > > static void execlists_schedule(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request, int prio)
> > > > {
> > > >+ static DEFINE_MUTEX(lock);
> > >
> > > Good enough for one GPU. :) Consider improving in the future as it
> > > is not in the spirit of the driver.
> >
> > Actually... Being able to PI across multiple GPUs is part of the dream.
> > In that case, it does need to be a global lock - just a bit iffy on
> > getting dependency tracking into a common layer.
>
> Why exactly does this need a global lock? And yes static mutex in a
> function looks evil, pls move right next to the data.
It is next to the data.
-Chris
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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre
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