Re: [PATCH] drm/i915/execlists: Clear STOP_RING bit on reset

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Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Quoting Mika Kuoppala (2019-09-10 10:31:05)
>> Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>> > During reset, we try to ensure no forward progress of the CS prior to
>> > the reset by setting the STOP_RING bit in RING_MI_MODE. Since gen9, this
>> > register is context saved and do we end up in the odd situation where we
>> > save the STOP_RING bit and so try to stop the engine again immediately
>> > upon resume. This is quite unexpected and causes us to complain about an
>> > early CS completion event!
>> 
>> The completion event is a product of resume with a stop set?
>
> A completion event is the product of STOP_RING. Whether it is the
> completion event that we keep failing on...
>  
>> If my memory serves me well, we have fought this before.
>
> Exactly. We've reduced the frequency of when we apply the STOP_RING, but
> have not eliminated it.
>  
>> But I have still missing pieces. Why would we not want to
>> set this for all contexts primed for execution? In gen8 too.
>
> It's not in the gen8 context, afaict. I searched the context image for an
> LRI with the RING_MI_MODE register:
> https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/329919/?series=66468&rev=1
>  
>> I mean, queuing context with a ring stopped just doesn't
>> sound right on any gen.
>
> We clear the STOP_RING in the register on resume just in case, and that
> is being flagged on Icelake (which I put down to the reset not being very
> thorough!). The remaining question was whether we were restoring it from
> the context image.

Hmm yeah, I was confused of the sequence of setup. With that cleared
and with the context state being worked on, perhaps we can add
sanity checkers to the queuing path.

Reviewed-by: Mika Kuoppala <mika.kuoppala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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