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[v6,5/8] drm/i915: add some kernel-doc for shrink_pin and friends

Message ID 20211005182405.915100-5-matthew.auld@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series [v6,1/8] drm/i915/gem: Break out some shmem backend utils | expand

Commit Message

Matthew Auld Oct. 5, 2021, 6:24 p.m. UTC
Attempt to document shrink_pin and the other relevant interfaces that
interact with it, before we start messing with it.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@intel.com>
Cc: Thomas Hellström <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>
---
 .../gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h  | 24 +++++++++++++-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c  | 31 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Thomas Hellström Oct. 6, 2021, 8:03 a.m. UTC | #1
On 10/5/21 20:24, Matthew Auld wrote:
> Attempt to document shrink_pin and the other relevant interfaces that
> interact with it, before we start messing with it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@intel.com>
> Cc: Thomas Hellström <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellström <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>


> ---
>   .../gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h  | 24 +++++++++++++-
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c  | 31 +++++++++++++++++++
>   2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
> index 7dd5f804aab3..f4233c4e8d2e 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
> @@ -461,6 +461,28 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object {
>   		 * instead go through the pin/unpin interfaces.
>   		 */
>   		atomic_t pages_pin_count;
> +
> +		/**
> +		 * @shrink_pin: Prevents the pages from being made visible to
> +		 * the shrinker, while the shrink_pin is non-zero. Most users
> +		 * should pretty much never have to care about this, outside of
> +		 * some special use cases.
> +		 *
> +		 * By default most objects will start out as visible to the
> +		 * shrinker(if I915_GEM_OBJECT_IS_SHRINKABLE) as soon as the
> +		 * backing pages are attached to the object, like in
> +		 * __i915_gem_object_set_pages(). They will then be removed the
> +		 * shrinker list once the pages are released.
> +		 *
> +		 * The @shrink_pin is incremented by calling
> +		 * i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable(), which will also remove
> +		 * the object from the shrinker list, if the pin count was zero.
> +		 *
> +		 * Callers will then typically call
> +		 * i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable() or
> +		 * i915_gem_object_make_purgeable() to decrement the pin count,
> +		 * and make the pages visible again.
> +		 */
>   		atomic_t shrink_pin;
>   
>   		/**
> @@ -522,7 +544,7 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object {
>   		struct i915_gem_object_page_iter get_dma_page;
>   
>   		/**
> -		 * Element within i915->mm.unbound_list or i915->mm.bound_list,
> +		 * Element within i915->mm.shrink_list or i915->mm.purge_list,
>   		 * locked by i915->mm.obj_lock.
>   		 */
>   		struct list_head link;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c
> index ae2a8d54b7a4..66121fedc655 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c
> @@ -463,6 +463,16 @@ void i915_gem_shrinker_taints_mutex(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
>   
>   #define obj_to_i915(obj__) to_i915((obj__)->base.dev)
>   
> +/**
> + * i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable - Hide the object from the shrinker. By
> + * default all object types that support shrinking(see IS_SHRINKABLE), will also
> + * make the object visible to the shrinker after allocating the system memory
> + * pages.
> + * @obj: The GEM object.
> + *
> + * This is typically used for special kernel internal objects that can't be
> + * easily processed by the shrinker, like if they are perma-pinned.
> + */
>   void i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
>   {
>   	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = obj_to_i915(obj);
> @@ -513,12 +523,33 @@ static void __i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
>   	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i915->mm.obj_lock, flags);
>   }
>   
> +/**
> + * i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable - Move the object to the tail of the
> + * shrinkable list. Objects on this list might be swapped out. Used with
> + * WILLNEED objects.
> + * @obj: The GEM object.
> + *
> + * MUST only be called on objects which have backing pages.
> + *
> + * MUST be balanced with previous call to i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable().
> + */
>   void i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
>   {
>   	__i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable(obj,
>   					  &obj_to_i915(obj)->mm.shrink_list);
>   }
>   
> +/**
> + * i915_gem_object_make_purgeable - Move the object to the tail of the purgeable
> + * list. Used with DONTNEED objects. Unlike with shrinkable objects, the
> + * shrinker will attempt to discard the backing pages, instead of trying to swap
> + * them out.
> + * @obj: The GEM object.
> + *
> + * MUST only be called on objects which have backing pages.
> + *
> + * MUST be balanced with previous call to i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable().
> + */
>   void i915_gem_object_make_purgeable(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
>   {
>   	__i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable(obj,
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diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
index 7dd5f804aab3..f4233c4e8d2e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
@@ -461,6 +461,28 @@  struct drm_i915_gem_object {
 		 * instead go through the pin/unpin interfaces.
 		 */
 		atomic_t pages_pin_count;
+
+		/**
+		 * @shrink_pin: Prevents the pages from being made visible to
+		 * the shrinker, while the shrink_pin is non-zero. Most users
+		 * should pretty much never have to care about this, outside of
+		 * some special use cases.
+		 *
+		 * By default most objects will start out as visible to the
+		 * shrinker(if I915_GEM_OBJECT_IS_SHRINKABLE) as soon as the
+		 * backing pages are attached to the object, like in
+		 * __i915_gem_object_set_pages(). They will then be removed the
+		 * shrinker list once the pages are released.
+		 *
+		 * The @shrink_pin is incremented by calling
+		 * i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable(), which will also remove
+		 * the object from the shrinker list, if the pin count was zero.
+		 *
+		 * Callers will then typically call
+		 * i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable() or
+		 * i915_gem_object_make_purgeable() to decrement the pin count,
+		 * and make the pages visible again.
+		 */
 		atomic_t shrink_pin;
 
 		/**
@@ -522,7 +544,7 @@  struct drm_i915_gem_object {
 		struct i915_gem_object_page_iter get_dma_page;
 
 		/**
-		 * Element within i915->mm.unbound_list or i915->mm.bound_list,
+		 * Element within i915->mm.shrink_list or i915->mm.purge_list,
 		 * locked by i915->mm.obj_lock.
 		 */
 		struct list_head link;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c
index ae2a8d54b7a4..66121fedc655 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -463,6 +463,16 @@  void i915_gem_shrinker_taints_mutex(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 
 #define obj_to_i915(obj__) to_i915((obj__)->base.dev)
 
+/**
+ * i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable - Hide the object from the shrinker. By
+ * default all object types that support shrinking(see IS_SHRINKABLE), will also
+ * make the object visible to the shrinker after allocating the system memory
+ * pages.
+ * @obj: The GEM object.
+ *
+ * This is typically used for special kernel internal objects that can't be
+ * easily processed by the shrinker, like if they are perma-pinned.
+ */
 void i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = obj_to_i915(obj);
@@ -513,12 +523,33 @@  static void __i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i915->mm.obj_lock, flags);
 }
 
+/**
+ * i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable - Move the object to the tail of the
+ * shrinkable list. Objects on this list might be swapped out. Used with
+ * WILLNEED objects.
+ * @obj: The GEM object.
+ *
+ * MUST only be called on objects which have backing pages.
+ *
+ * MUST be balanced with previous call to i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable().
+ */
 void i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	__i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable(obj,
 					  &obj_to_i915(obj)->mm.shrink_list);
 }
 
+/**
+ * i915_gem_object_make_purgeable - Move the object to the tail of the purgeable
+ * list. Used with DONTNEED objects. Unlike with shrinkable objects, the
+ * shrinker will attempt to discard the backing pages, instead of trying to swap
+ * them out.
+ * @obj: The GEM object.
+ *
+ * MUST only be called on objects which have backing pages.
+ *
+ * MUST be balanced with previous call to i915_gem_object_make_unshrinkable().
+ */
 void i915_gem_object_make_purgeable(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	__i915_gem_object_make_shrinkable(obj,