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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl index 0387970234b3..c358367f9f85 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl | |||
| @@ -709,9 +709,13 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev) | |||
| 709 | read & write, mapping, and domain ownership transfers. | 709 | read & write, mapping, and domain ownership transfers. |
| 710 | </para> | 710 | </para> |
| 711 | <para> | 711 | <para> |
| 712 | On a fundamental level, GEM involves several operations: memory | 712 | On a fundamental level, GEM involves several operations: |
| 713 | allocation and freeing, command execution, and aperture management | 713 | <itemizedlist> |
| 714 | at command execution time. Buffer object allocation is relatively | 714 | <listitem>Memory allocation and freeing</listitem> |
| 715 | <listitem>Command execution</listitem> | ||
| 716 | <listitem>Aperture management at command execution time</listitem> | ||
| 717 | </itemizedlist> | ||
| 718 | Buffer object allocation is relatively | ||
| 715 | straightforward and largely provided by Linux's shmem layer, which | 719 | straightforward and largely provided by Linux's shmem layer, which |
| 716 | provides memory to back each object. When mapped into the GTT | 720 | provides memory to back each object. When mapped into the GTT |
| 717 | or used in a command buffer, the backing pages for an object are | 721 | or used in a command buffer, the backing pages for an object are |