drm/doc/rfc: i915 DG1 uAPI

Add an entry for the new uAPI needed for DG1. Also add the overall
upstream plan, including some notes for the TTM conversion.

v2(Daniel):
- include the overall upstreaming plan
- add a note for mmap, there are differences here for TTM vs i915
- bunch of other suggestions from Daniel
v3:
(Daniel)
- add a note for set/get caching stuff
- add some more docs for existing query and extensions stuff
- add an actual code example for regions query
- bunch of other stuff
(Jason)
- uAPI change(!):
- try a simpler design with the placements extension
- rather than have a generic setparam which can cover multiple
use cases, have each extension be responsible for one thing
only
v4:
(Daniel)
- add some more notes for ttm conversion
- bunch of other stuff
(Jason)
- uAPI change(!):
- drop all the extra rsvd members for the region_query and
region_info, just keep the bare minimum needed for padding
v5:
(Jason)
- for the upstream plan, add a requirement that we send the uAPI bits
again for final sign off before turning it on for real
- document how we intend to extend the rsvd bits for the region query
(Kenneth)
- improve the comment for the smem+lmem mmap mode and caching

Signed-off-by: Matthew Auld <[e-mail]>
Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <[e-mail]>
Cc: Thomas Hellström <[e-mail]>
Cc: Daniele Ceraolo Spurio <[e-mail]>
Cc: Lionel Landwerlin <[e-mail]>
Cc: Jon Bloomfield <[e-mail]>
Cc: Jordan Justen <[e-mail]>
Cc: Daniel Vetter <[e-mail]>
Cc: Kenneth Graunke <[e-mail]>
Cc: Jason Ekstrand <[e-mail]>
Cc: Dave Airlie <[e-mail]>
Cc: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Acked-by: Daniel Vetter <[e-mail]>
Acked-by: Dave Airlie <[e-mail]>
Acked-by: Kenneth Graunke <[e-mail]>
Acked-by: Jon Bloomfield <[e-mail]>
Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/[e-mail]

Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h

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+/**
+ * enum drm_i915_gem_memory_class - Supported memory classes
+ */
+enum drm_i915_gem_memory_class {
+	/** @I915_MEMORY_CLASS_SYSTEM: System memory */
+	I915_MEMORY_CLASS_SYSTEM = 0,
+	/** @I915_MEMORY_CLASS_DEVICE: Device local-memory */
+	I915_MEMORY_CLASS_DEVICE,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance - Identify particular memory region
+ */
+struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance {
+	/** @memory_class: See enum drm_i915_gem_memory_class */
+	__u16 memory_class;
+
+	/** @memory_instance: Which instance */
+	__u16 memory_instance;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_i915_memory_region_info - Describes one region as known to the
+ * driver.
+ *
+ * Note that we reserve some stuff here for potential future work. As an example
+ * we might want expose the capabilities for a given region, which could include
+ * things like if the region is CPU mappable/accessible, what are the supported
+ * mapping types etc.
+ *
+ * Note that to extend struct drm_i915_memory_region_info and struct
+ * drm_i915_query_memory_regions in the future the plan is to do the following:
+ *
+ * .. code-block:: C
+ *
+ *	struct drm_i915_memory_region_info {
+ *		struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance region;
+ *		union {
+ *			__u32 rsvd0;
+ *			__u32 new_thing1;
+ *		};
+ *		...
+ *		union {
+ *			__u64 rsvd1[8];
+ *			struct {
+ *				__u64 new_thing2;
+ *				__u64 new_thing3;
+ *				...
+ *			};
+ *		};
+ *	};
+ *
+ * With this things should remain source compatible between versions for
+ * userspace, even as we add new fields.
+ *
+ * Note this is using both struct drm_i915_query_item and struct drm_i915_query.
+ * For this new query we are adding the new query id DRM_I915_QUERY_MEMORY_REGIONS
+ * at &drm_i915_query_item.query_id.
+ */
+struct drm_i915_memory_region_info {
+	/** @region: The class:instance pair encoding */
+	struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance region;
+
+	/** @rsvd0: MBZ */
+	__u32 rsvd0;
+
+	/** @probed_size: Memory probed by the driver (-1 = unknown) */
+	__u64 probed_size;
+
+	/** @unallocated_size: Estimate of memory remaining (-1 = unknown) */
+	__u64 unallocated_size;
+
+	/** @rsvd1: MBZ */
+	__u64 rsvd1[8];
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_i915_query_memory_regions
+ *
+ * The region info query enumerates all regions known to the driver by filling
+ * in an array of struct drm_i915_memory_region_info structures.
+ *
+ * Example for getting the list of supported regions:
+ *
+ * .. code-block:: C
+ *
+ *	struct drm_i915_query_memory_regions *info;
+ *	struct drm_i915_query_item item = {
+ *		.query_id = DRM_I915_QUERY_MEMORY_REGIONS;
+ *	};
+ *	struct drm_i915_query query = {
+ *		.num_items = 1,
+ *		.items_ptr = (uintptr_t)&item,
+ *	};
+ *	int err, i;
+ *
+ *	// First query the size of the blob we need, this needs to be large
+ *	// enough to hold our array of regions. The kernel will fill out the
+ *	// item.length for us, which is the number of bytes we need.
+ *	err = ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_QUERY, &query);
+ *	if (err) ...
+ *
+ *	info = calloc(1, item.length);
+ *	// Now that we allocated the required number of bytes, we call the ioctl
+ *	// again, this time with the data_ptr pointing to our newly allocated
+ *	// blob, which the kernel can then populate with the all the region info.
+ *	item.data_ptr = (uintptr_t)&info,
+ *
+ *	err = ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_QUERY, &query);
+ *	if (err) ...
+ *
+ *	// We can now access each region in the array
+ *	for (i = 0; i < info->num_regions; i++) {
+ *		struct drm_i915_memory_region_info mr = info->regions[i];
+ *		u16 class = mr.region.class;
+ *		u16 instance = mr.region.instance;
+ *
+ *		....
+ *	}
+ *
+ *	free(info);
+ */
+struct drm_i915_query_memory_regions {
+	/** @num_regions: Number of supported regions */
+	__u32 num_regions;
+
+	/** @rsvd: MBZ */
+	__u32 rsvd[3];
+
+	/** @regions: Info about each supported region */
+	struct drm_i915_memory_region_info regions[];
+};
+
+#define DRM_I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT		0xdeadbeaf
+#define DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT	DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT, struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext)
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext - Existing gem_create behaviour, with added
+ * extension support using struct i915_user_extension.
+ *
+ * Note that in the future we want to have our buffer flags here, at least for
+ * the stuff that is immutable. Previously we would have two ioctls, one to
+ * create the object with gem_create, and another to apply various parameters,
+ * however this creates some ambiguity for the params which are considered
+ * immutable. Also in general we're phasing out the various SET/GET ioctls.
+ */
+struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext {
+	/**
+	 * @size: Requested size for the object.
+	 *
+	 * The (page-aligned) allocated size for the object will be returned.
+	 *
+	 * Note that for some devices we have might have further minimum
+	 * page-size restrictions(larger than 4K), like for device local-memory.
+	 * However in general the final size here should always reflect any
+	 * rounding up, if for example using the I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS
+	 * extension to place the object in device local-memory.
+	 */
+	__u64 size;
+	/**
+	 * @handle: Returned handle for the object.
+	 *
+	 * Object handles are nonzero.
+	 */
+	__u32 handle;
+	/** @flags: MBZ */
+	__u32 flags;
+	/**
+	 * @extensions: The chain of extensions to apply to this object.
+	 *
+	 * This will be useful in the future when we need to support several
+	 * different extensions, and we need to apply more than one when
+	 * creating the object. See struct i915_user_extension.
+	 *
+	 * If we don't supply any extensions then we get the same old gem_create
+	 * behaviour.
+	 *
+	 * For I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS usage see
+	 * struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions.
+	 */
+#define I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS 0
+	__u64 extensions;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions - The
+ * I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS extension.
+ *
+ * Set the object with the desired set of placements/regions in priority
+ * order. Each entry must be unique and supported by the device.
+ *
+ * This is provided as an array of struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance, or
+ * an equivalent layout of class:instance pair encodings. See struct
+ * drm_i915_query_memory_regions and DRM_I915_QUERY_MEMORY_REGIONS for how to
+ * query the supported regions for a device.
+ *
+ * As an example, on discrete devices, if we wish to set the placement as
+ * device local-memory we can do something like:
+ *
+ * .. code-block:: C
+ *
+ *	struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance region_lmem = {
+ *              .memory_class = I915_MEMORY_CLASS_DEVICE,
+ *              .memory_instance = 0,
+ *      };
+ *      struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions regions = {
+ *              .base = { .name = I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS },
+ *              .regions = (uintptr_t)&region_lmem,
+ *              .num_regions = 1,
+ *      };
+ *      struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext create_ext = {
+ *              .size = 16 * PAGE_SIZE,
+ *              .extensions = (uintptr_t)&regions,
+ *      };
+ *
+ *      int err = ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT, &create_ext);
+ *      if (err) ...
+ *
+ * At which point we get the object handle in &drm_i915_gem_create_ext.handle,
+ * along with the final object size in &drm_i915_gem_create_ext.size, which
+ * should account for any rounding up, if required.
+ */
+struct drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions {
+	/** @base: Extension link. See struct i915_user_extension. */
+	struct i915_user_extension base;
+
+	/** @pad: MBZ */
+	__u32 pad;
+	/** @num_regions: Number of elements in the @regions array. */
+	__u32 num_regions;
+	/**
+	 * @regions: The regions/placements array.
+	 *
+	 * An array of struct drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance.
+	 */
+	__u64 regions;
+};

Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.rst

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+=========================
+I915 DG1/LMEM RFC Section
+=========================
+
+Upstream plan
+=============
+For upstream the overall plan for landing all the DG1 stuff and turning it for
+real, with all the uAPI bits is:
+
+* Merge basic HW enabling of DG1(still without pciid)
+* Merge the uAPI bits behind special CONFIG_BROKEN(or so) flag
+        * At this point we can still make changes, but importantly this lets us
+          start running IGTs which can utilize local-memory in CI
+* Convert over to TTM, make sure it all keeps working. Some of the work items:
+        * TTM shrinker for discrete
+        * dma_resv_lockitem for full dma_resv_lock, i.e not just trylock
+        * Use TTM CPU pagefault handler
+        * Route shmem backend over to TTM SYSTEM for discrete
+        * TTM purgeable object support
+        * Move i915 buddy allocator over to TTM
+        * MMAP ioctl mode(see `I915 MMAP`_)
+        * SET/GET ioctl caching(see `I915 SET/GET CACHING`_)
+* Send RFC(with mesa-dev on cc) for final sign off on the uAPI
+* Add pciid for DG1 and turn on uAPI for real
+
+New object placement and region query uAPI
+==========================================
+Starting from DG1 we need to give userspace the ability to allocate buffers from
+device local-memory. Currently the driver supports gem_create, which can place
+buffers in system memory via shmem, and the usual assortment of other
+interfaces, like dumb buffers and userptr.
+
+To support this new capability, while also providing a uAPI which will work
+beyond just DG1, we propose to offer three new bits of uAPI:
+
+DRM_I915_QUERY_MEMORY_REGIONS
+-----------------------------
+New query ID which allows userspace to discover the list of supported memory
+regions(like system-memory and local-memory) for a given device. We identify
+each region with a class and instance pair, which should be unique. The class
+here would be DEVICE or SYSTEM, and the instance would be zero, on platforms
+like DG1.
+
+Side note: The class/instance design is borrowed from our existing engine uAPI,
+where we describe every physical engine in terms of its class, and the
+particular instance, since we can have more than one per class.
+
+In the future we also want to expose more information which can further
+describe the capabilities of a region.
+
+.. kernel-doc:: Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h
+        :functions: drm_i915_gem_memory_class drm_i915_gem_memory_class_instance drm_i915_memory_region_info drm_i915_query_memory_regions
+
+GEM_CREATE_EXT
+--------------
+New ioctl which is basically just gem_create but now allows userspace to provide
+a chain of possible extensions. Note that if we don't provide any extensions and
+set flags=0 then we get the exact same behaviour as gem_create.
+
+Side note: We also need to support PXP[1] in the near future, which is also
+applicable to integrated platforms, and adds its own gem_create_ext extension,
+which basically lets userspace mark a buffer as "protected".
+
+.. kernel-doc:: Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h
+        :functions: drm_i915_gem_create_ext
+
+I915_GEM_CREATE_EXT_MEMORY_REGIONS
+----------------------------------
+Implemented as an extension for gem_create_ext, we would now allow userspace to
+optionally provide an immutable list of preferred placements at creation time,
+in priority order, for a given buffer object.  For the placements we expect
+them each to use the class/instance encoding, as per the output of the regions
+query. Having the list in priority order will be useful in the future when
+placing an object, say during eviction.
+
+.. kernel-doc:: Documentation/gpu/rfc/i915_gem_lmem.h
+        :functions: drm_i915_gem_create_ext_memory_regions
+
+One fair criticism here is that this seems a little over-engineered[2]. If we
+just consider DG1 then yes, a simple gem_create.flags or something is totally
+all that's needed to tell the kernel to allocate the buffer in local-memory or
+whatever. However looking to the future we need uAPI which can also support
+upcoming Xe HP multi-tile architecture in a sane way, where there can be
+multiple local-memory instances for a given device, and so using both class and
+instance in our uAPI to describe regions is desirable, although specifically
+for DG1 it's uninteresting, since we only have a single local-memory instance.
+
+Existing uAPI issues
+====================
+Some potential issues we still need to resolve.
+
+I915 MMAP
+---------
+In i915 there are multiple ways to MMAP GEM object, including mapping the same
+object using different mapping types(WC vs WB), i.e multiple active mmaps per
+object. TTM expects one MMAP at most for the lifetime of the object. If it
+turns out that we have to backpedal here, there might be some potential
+userspace fallout.
+
+I915 SET/GET CACHING
+--------------------
+In i915 we have set/get_caching ioctl. TTM doesn't let us to change this, but
+DG1 doesn't support non-snooped pcie transactions, so we can just always
+allocate as WB for smem-only buffers.  If/when our hw gains support for
+non-snooped pcie transactions then we must fix this mode at allocation time as
+a new GEM extension.
+
+This is related to the mmap problem, because in general (meaning, when we're
+not running on intel cpus) the cpu mmap must not, ever, be inconsistent with
+allocation mode.
+
+Possible idea is to let the kernel picks the mmap mode for userspace from the
+following table:
+
+smem-only: WB. Userspace does not need to call clflush.
+
+smem+lmem: We only ever allow a single mode, so simply allocate this as uncached
+memory, and always give userspace a WC mapping. GPU still does snooped access
+here(assuming we can't turn it off like on DG1), which is a bit inefficient.
+
+lmem only: always WC
+
+This means on discrete you only get a single mmap mode, all others must be
+rejected. That's probably going to be a new default mode or something like
+that.
+
+Links
+=====
+[1] https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/series/86798/
+
+[2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/5599#note_553791

Documentation/gpu/rfc/index.rst

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 * Once the code has landed move all the documentation to the right places in
   the main core, helper or driver sections.
+
+.. toctree::
+
+    i915_gem_lmem.rst