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UMA devices.
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The Translation Table Manager (TTM)
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+===================================
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TTM design background and information belongs here.
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TTM initialization
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+------------------
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**Warning**
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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ object, ttm_global_item_ref() is used to create an initial reference
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count for the TTM, which will call your initialization function.
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The Graphics Execution Manager (GEM)
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-------------------------------------
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+====================================
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The GEM design approach has resulted in a memory manager that doesn't
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provide full coverage of all (or even all common) use cases in its
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@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ read & write, mapping, and domain ownership transfers are left to
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driver-specific ioctls.
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GEM Initialization
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+------------------
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Drivers that use GEM must set the DRIVER_GEM bit in the struct
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:c:type:`struct drm_driver <drm_driver>` driver_features
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@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ typically not managed by GEM, and must be initialized separately into
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its own DRM MM object.
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GEM Objects Creation
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+--------------------
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GEM splits creation of GEM objects and allocation of the memory that
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backs them in two distinct operations.
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@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ a call to :c:func:`drm_gem_private_object_init()` instead of
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must be managed by drivers.
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GEM Objects Lifetime
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+--------------------
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All GEM objects are reference-counted by the GEM core. References can be
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acquired and release by :c:func:`calling
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@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ resources created by the GEM core, which need to be released with
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:c:func:`drm_gem_object_release()`.
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GEM Objects Naming
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+------------------
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Communication between userspace and the kernel refers to GEM objects
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using local handles, global names or, more recently, file descriptors.
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@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Furthermore PRIME also allows cross-device buffer sharing since it is
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based on dma-bufs.
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GEM Objects Mapping
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+-------------------
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Because mapping operations are fairly heavyweight GEM favours
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read/write-like access to buffers, implemented through driver-specific
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@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ Drivers that want to map the GEM object upfront instead of handling page
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faults can implement their own mmap file operation handler.
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Memory Coherency
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+----------------
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When mapped to the device or used in a command buffer, backing pages for
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an object are flushed to memory and marked write combined so as to be
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@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ blocks the client and waits for rendering to complete before performing
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any necessary flushing operations).
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Command Execution
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+-----------------
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Perhaps the most important GEM function for GPU devices is providing a
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command execution interface to clients. Client programs construct
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@@ -348,8 +348,20 @@ GEM Function Reference
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.. kernel-doc:: include/drm/drm_gem.h
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:internal:
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+GEM CMA Helper Functions Reference
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+----------------------------------
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+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
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+ :doc: cma helpers
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+
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+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
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+ :export:
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+.. kernel-doc:: include/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.h
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+ :internal:
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VMA Offset Manager
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+==================
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.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vma_manager.c
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:doc: vma offset manager
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@@ -361,14 +373,14 @@ VMA Offset Manager
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:internal:
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PRIME Buffer Sharing
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+====================
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PRIME is the cross device buffer sharing framework in drm, originally
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created for the OPTIMUS range of multi-gpu platforms. To userspace PRIME
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buffers are dma-buf based file descriptors.
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Overview and Driver Interface
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+-----------------------------
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Similar to GEM global names, PRIME file descriptors are also used to
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share buffer objects across processes. They offer additional security:
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@@ -406,7 +418,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object \*obj, int flags); struct drm_gem_object \*
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support PRIME.
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PRIME Helper Functions
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+----------------------
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.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
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:doc: PRIME Helpers
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:export:
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DRM MM Range Allocator
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-----------------------
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+======================
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Overview
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-~~~~~~~~
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+--------
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.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
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:doc: Overview
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LRU Scan/Eviction Support
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+-------------------------
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.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
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:doc: lru scan roaster
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@@ -440,15 +452,3 @@ DRM MM Range Allocator Function References
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.. kernel-doc:: include/drm/drm_mm.h
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:internal:
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-
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-CMA Helper Functions Reference
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-------------------------------
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-
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-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
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- :doc: cma helpers
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-
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-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
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- :export:
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-
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-.. kernel-doc:: include/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.h
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- :internal:
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