Hi
Am 06.05.19 um 14:43 schrieb Gerd Hoffmann:
> On Mon, May 06, 2019 at 10:26:30AM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>> Several simple framebuffer drivers copy most of the TTM code from each
>> other. The implementation is always the same; except for the name of
>> some data structures.
>>
>> As recently discussed, this patch set provides generic memory-management
>> code for simple framebuffers with dedicated video memory. It further
>> converts the respective drivers to the generic code. The shared code
>> is basically the same implementation as the one copied among individual
>> drivers.
>>
>> The patch set contains two major changes: first, it introduces
>> |struct drm_gem_vram_object| and helpers (GEM VRAM). It's a GEM object
>> that is backed by VRAM. The type's purpose is somewhat similar to
>> |struct drm_gem_{cma, shmem}_object|: it provides an commom implementation
>> that handles all the basic cases. Second, the patch set introduces
>> |struct drm_vram_mm| and helpers (VRAM MM). It's an implementation of a
>> basic memory manager for VRAM.
>>
>> Both, GEM VRAM and VRAM MM, support buffer placement in VRAM and system
>> memory. Both can be used independedly from each other if desired by the
>> DRM driver.
>
> Looks good to me overall, some small nits in replies to patches.
>
>> Currently ast, bochs, mgag200, vboxvideo and hisilicon/hibmc can use
>> these helpers.
>
> I've tested bochs on qemu, works fine.
Thank you!
> What is the testing status of the other drivers?
I've tested ast and mgag200 on hardware. I only compiled the others,
including bochs. I did verify that the code I replaced is basically the
same as in the new helpers.
Best regards
Thomas
> cheers,
> Gerd
>
> _______________________________________________
> dri-devel mailing list
> dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
>
--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Linux GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany
GF: Felix Imendörffer, Mary Higgins, Sri Rasiah
HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg)
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
_______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
