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authorDaniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>2016-12-29 15:48:23 -0500
committerDaniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>2016-12-30 06:53:51 -0500
commit05fc03217e08b90bff1ff22792d5f86dd32f15a6 (patch)
tree6d8b566bfe4eec689beefd4a91b963b0eefe9fa0 /drivers/gpu
parenta8182863438232dce79f76cc511d752a219ff33a (diff)
drm/mm: Some doc polish
Added some boilerplate for the structs, documented members where they are relevant and plenty of markup for hyperlinks all over. And a few small wording polish. Note that the intro needs some more love after the DRM_MM_INSERT_* patch from Chris has landed. v2: Spelling fixes (Chris). v3: Use &struct foo instead of &foo structure (Chris). Cc: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk> Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@linux.intel.com> Reviewed-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@intel.com> Link: http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/1483044517-5770-3-git-send-email-daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/gpu')
-rw-r--r--drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c41
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
index e54aa3fa538f..229b3f525dee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
59 * 59 *
60 * The main data struct is &drm_mm, allocations are tracked in &drm_mm_node. 60 * The main data struct is &drm_mm, allocations are tracked in &drm_mm_node.
61 * Drivers are free to embed either of them into their own suitable 61 * Drivers are free to embed either of them into their own suitable
62 * datastructures. drm_mm itself will not do any allocations of its own, so if 62 * datastructures. drm_mm itself will not do any memory allocations of its own,
63 * drivers choose not to embed nodes they need to still allocate them 63 * so if drivers choose not to embed nodes they need to still allocate them
64 * themselves. 64 * themselves.
65 * 65 *
66 * The range allocator also supports reservation of preallocated blocks. This is 66 * The range allocator also supports reservation of preallocated blocks. This is
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
78 * steep cliff not a real concern. Removing a node again is O(1). 78 * steep cliff not a real concern. Removing a node again is O(1).
79 * 79 *
80 * drm_mm supports a few features: Alignment and range restrictions can be 80 * drm_mm supports a few features: Alignment and range restrictions can be
81 * supplied. Further more every &drm_mm_node has a color value (which is just an 81 * supplied. Furthermore every &drm_mm_node has a color value (which is just an
82 * opaque unsigned long) which in conjunction with a driver callback can be used 82 * opaque unsigned long) which in conjunction with a driver callback can be used
83 * to implement sophisticated placement restrictions. The i915 DRM driver uses 83 * to implement sophisticated placement restrictions. The i915 DRM driver uses
84 * this to implement guard pages between incompatible caching domains in the 84 * this to implement guard pages between incompatible caching domains in the
@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ static void drm_mm_insert_helper(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node,
296 * @mm: drm_mm allocator to insert @node into 296 * @mm: drm_mm allocator to insert @node into
297 * @node: drm_mm_node to insert 297 * @node: drm_mm_node to insert
298 * 298 *
299 * This functions inserts an already set-up drm_mm_node into the allocator, 299 * This functions inserts an already set-up &drm_mm_node into the allocator,
300 * meaning that start, size and color must be set by the caller. This is useful 300 * meaning that start, size and color must be set by the caller. All other
301 * to initialize the allocator with preallocated objects which must be set-up 301 * fields must be cleared to 0. This is useful to initialize the allocator with
302 * before the range allocator can be set-up, e.g. when taking over a firmware 302 * preallocated objects which must be set-up before the range allocator can be
303 * framebuffer. 303 * set-up, e.g. when taking over a firmware framebuffer.
304 * 304 *
305 * Returns: 305 * Returns:
306 * 0 on success, -ENOSPC if there's no hole where @node is. 306 * 0 on success, -ENOSPC if there's no hole where @node is.
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_reserve_node);
375 * @sflags: flags to fine-tune the allocation search 375 * @sflags: flags to fine-tune the allocation search
376 * @aflags: flags to fine-tune the allocation behavior 376 * @aflags: flags to fine-tune the allocation behavior
377 * 377 *
378 * The preallocated node must be cleared to 0. 378 * The preallocated @node must be cleared to 0.
379 * 379 *
380 * Returns: 380 * Returns:
381 * 0 on success, -ENOSPC if there's no suitable hole. 381 * 0 on success, -ENOSPC if there's no suitable hole.
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ void drm_mm_replace_node(struct drm_mm_node *old, struct drm_mm_node *new)
537EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_replace_node); 537EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_replace_node);
538 538
539/** 539/**
540 * DOC: lru scan roaster 540 * DOC: lru scan roster
541 * 541 *
542 * Very often GPUs need to have continuous allocations for a given object. When 542 * Very often GPUs need to have continuous allocations for a given object. When
543 * evicting objects to make space for a new one it is therefore not most 543 * evicting objects to make space for a new one it is therefore not most
@@ -549,9 +549,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_replace_node);
549 * The DRM range allocator supports this use-case through the scanning 549 * The DRM range allocator supports this use-case through the scanning
550 * interfaces. First a scan operation needs to be initialized with 550 * interfaces. First a scan operation needs to be initialized with
551 * drm_mm_scan_init() or drm_mm_scan_init_with_range(). The driver adds 551 * drm_mm_scan_init() or drm_mm_scan_init_with_range(). The driver adds
552 * objects to the roster (probably by walking an LRU list, but this can be 552 * objects to the roster, probably by walking an LRU list, but this can be
553 * freely implemented) (using drm_mm_scan_add_block()) until a suitable hole 553 * freely implemented. Eviction candiates are added using
554 * is found or there are no further evictable objects. 554 * drm_mm_scan_add_block() until a suitable hole is found or there are no
555 * further evictable objects. Eviction roster metadata is tracked in struct
556 * &drm_mm_scan.
555 * 557 *
556 * The driver must walk through all objects again in exactly the reverse 558 * The driver must walk through all objects again in exactly the reverse
557 * order to restore the allocator state. Note that while the allocator is used 559 * order to restore the allocator state. Note that while the allocator is used
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_replace_node);
559 * 561 *
560 * Finally the driver evicts all objects selected (drm_mm_scan_remove_block() 562 * Finally the driver evicts all objects selected (drm_mm_scan_remove_block()
561 * reported true) in the scan, and any overlapping nodes after color adjustment 563 * reported true) in the scan, and any overlapping nodes after color adjustment
562 * (drm_mm_scan_evict_color()). Adding and removing an object is O(1), and 564 * (drm_mm_scan_color_evict()). Adding and removing an object is O(1), and
563 * since freeing a node is also O(1) the overall complexity is 565 * since freeing a node is also O(1) the overall complexity is
564 * O(scanned_objects). So like the free stack which needs to be walked before a 566 * O(scanned_objects). So like the free stack which needs to be walked before a
565 * scan operation even begins this is linear in the number of objects. It 567 * scan operation even begins this is linear in the number of objects. It
@@ -705,14 +707,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_scan_add_block);
705 * @scan: the active drm_mm scanner 707 * @scan: the active drm_mm scanner
706 * @node: drm_mm_node to remove 708 * @node: drm_mm_node to remove
707 * 709 *
708 * Nodes _must_ be removed in exactly the reverse order from the scan list as 710 * Nodes **must** be removed in exactly the reverse order from the scan list as
709 * they have been added (e.g. using list_add as they are added and then 711 * they have been added (e.g. using list_add() as they are added and then
710 * list_for_each over that eviction list to remove), otherwise the internal 712 * list_for_each() over that eviction list to remove), otherwise the internal
711 * state of the memory manager will be corrupted. 713 * state of the memory manager will be corrupted.
712 * 714 *
713 * When the scan list is empty, the selected memory nodes can be freed. An 715 * When the scan list is empty, the selected memory nodes can be freed. An
714 * immediately following drm_mm_search_free with !DRM_MM_SEARCH_BEST will then 716 * immediately following drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic() or one of the
715 * return the just freed block (because its at the top of the free_stack list). 717 * simpler versions of that function with !DRM_MM_SEARCH_BEST will then return
718 * the just freed block (because its at the top of the free_stack list).
716 * 719 *
717 * Returns: 720 * Returns:
718 * True if this block should be evicted, false otherwise. Will always 721 * True if this block should be evicted, false otherwise. Will always