On Fri, 16 Feb 2018, kevin.rogovin@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: Kevin Rogovin <kevin.rogovin@xxxxxxxxx> > > This patch attempts to provide text for the kernel documentation on the > subject of batchbuffer submission. The contents of the patch are essentially: > - explain the nature of (PP)GTT and relocation with respect to GPU executing > batchbuffers (as narrative) and > - add a little more text on the implementation of batchbuffer submission > (a little text and also including to i915.rst the already existing text > in i915_gem_execbuffer.c). That part belongs in the actual patch commit message. BR, Jani. > > In coming weeks I want to also provide documentation on the rules for handling > the lists, the breadcumb jazz, locking rules to be followed in i915 and what > the IRQ's handled by i915 end up triggering with respect to GEM. > > Comments (even flames) are welcome, especially for checking the truth to text > written. I freely confess that I am using the act of writing the documentation > to get myself deeply familiar with the way i915 GEM works. > > Any requests to write documentation for how GEM works I will gladly take up > as well. > > Kevin Rogovin (1): > drivers/gpu/drm/i915:Documentation for batchbuffer submission > > Documentation/gpu/i915.rst | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c | 10 +++ > 2 files changed, 119 insertions(+) -- Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center _______________________________________________ Intel-gfx mailing list Intel-gfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/intel-gfx
