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drm/i915: fix comment on I915_{READ,WRITE}_FW

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Arkadiusz Hiler Oct. 25, 2016, 12:32 p.m. UTC
Comment mentioned use of intel_uncore_forcewake_irq{unlock, lock}
functions which are nonexistent (and never were).

The description was also incomplete and could cause confusion. Updated
comment is more elaborate on usage and caveats.

v2: mention __locked variant of intel_uncore_forcewake_{get,put} instead
    of plain ones

Cc: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
Cc: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@intel.com>
Cc: Mika Kuoppala <mika.kuoppala@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Arkadiusz Hiler <arkadiusz.hiler@intel.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index b4cb1f0..e0f3fa4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3840,11 +3840,33 @@  __raw_write(64, q)
 #undef __raw_write
 
 /* These are untraced mmio-accessors that are only valid to be used inside
- * critical sections inside IRQ handlers where forcewake is explicitly
+ * critical sections, such as inside IRQ handlers, where forcewake is explicitly
  * controlled.
+ *
  * Think twice, and think again, before using these.
- * Note: Should only be used between intel_uncore_forcewake_irqlock() and
- * intel_uncore_forcewake_irqunlock().
+ *
+ * As an example, these accessors can possibly be used between:
+ *
+ * spin_lock_irq(&dev_priv->uncore.lock);
+ * intel_uncore_forcewake_get__locked();
+ *
+ * and
+ *
+ * intel_uncore_forcewake_put__locked();
+ * spin_unlock_irq(&dev_priv->uncore.lock);
+ *
+ *
+ * Note: some registers may not need forcewake held, so
+ * intel_uncore_forcewake_{get,put} can be omitted, see
+ * intel_uncore_forcewake_for_reg().
+ *
+ * Certain architectures will die if the same cacheline is concurrently accessed
+ * by different clients (e.g. Ivybridge). Access to registers should therefore
+ * generally be serialised, by either the dev_priv->uncore.lock or a more
+ * localised lock guarding all access to that bank of registers.
+ *
+ * Code may be serialised by different lock, so immediate
+ * spin_{lock,unlock}_irq() may not be necessary.
  */
 #define I915_READ_FW(reg__) __raw_i915_read32(dev_priv, (reg__))
 #define I915_WRITE_FW(reg__, val__) __raw_i915_write32(dev_priv, (reg__), (val__))