Re: [PATCH] drm/xen-front: Make shmem backed display buffer coherent

From: Daniel Vetter
Date: Fri Dec 14 2018 - 03:35:27 EST


On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 09:09:45AM +0200, Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> On 12/13/18 5:48 PM, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 12:17:54PM +0200, Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> > > Daniel, could you please comment?
> > Cross-revieweing someone else's stuff would scale better,
> fair enough
> > I don't think
> > I'll get around to anything before next year.
>
> I put you on CC explicitly because you had comments on other patch [1]
>
> and this one tries to solve the issue raised (I tried to figure out
>
> at [2] if this is the way to go, but it seems I have no alternative here).
>
> While at it [3] (I hope) addresses your comments and the series just
>
> needs your single ack/nack to get in: all the rest ack/r-b are already
>
> there. Do you mind looking at it?

As mentioned, much better if you aim for more per review with others, not
just me. And all that dma coherency stuff isn't something a really
understand all that well (I just know we have lots of pain). For options
maybe work together with Gerd Hoffman or Noralf Tronnes, I think either
has some patches pending that also need some review.
-Daniel

>
> > -Daniel
>
> Thank you very much for your time,
>
> Oleksandr
>
> > > Thank you
> > >
> > > On 11/27/18 12:32 PM, Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> > > > From: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@xxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > When GEM backing storage is allocated with drm_gem_get_pages
> > > > the backing pages may be cached, thus making it possible that
> > > > the backend sees only partial content of the buffer which may
> > > > lead to screen artifacts. Make sure that the frontend's
> > > > memory is coherent and the backend always sees correct display
> > > > buffer content.
> > > >
> > > > Fixes: c575b7eeb89f ("drm/xen-front: Add support for Xen PV display frontend")
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@xxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front_gem.c | 62 +++++++++++++++++++------
> > > > 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front_gem.c
> > > > index 47ff019d3aef..c592735e49d2 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front_gem.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/xen_drm_front_gem.c
> > > > @@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ struct xen_gem_object {
> > > > /* set for buffers allocated by the backend */
> > > > bool be_alloc;
> > > > - /* this is for imported PRIME buffer */
> > > > - struct sg_table *sgt_imported;
> > > > + /*
> > > > + * this is for imported PRIME buffer or the one allocated via
> > > > + * drm_gem_get_pages.
> > > > + */
> > > > + struct sg_table *sgt;
> > > > };
> > > > static inline struct xen_gem_object *
> > > > @@ -77,10 +80,21 @@ static struct xen_gem_object *gem_create_obj(struct drm_device *dev,
> > > > return xen_obj;
> > > > }
> > > > +struct sg_table *xen_drm_front_gem_get_sg_table(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)
> > > > +{
> > > > + struct xen_gem_object *xen_obj = to_xen_gem_obj(gem_obj);
> > > > +
> > > > + if (!xen_obj->pages)
> > > > + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > > > +
> > > > + return drm_prime_pages_to_sg(xen_obj->pages, xen_obj->num_pages);
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > static struct xen_gem_object *gem_create(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size)
> > > > {
> > > > struct xen_drm_front_drm_info *drm_info = dev->dev_private;
> > > > struct xen_gem_object *xen_obj;
> > > > + struct address_space *mapping;
> > > > int ret;
> > > > size = round_up(size, PAGE_SIZE);
> > > > @@ -113,10 +127,14 @@ static struct xen_gem_object *gem_create(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size)
> > > > xen_obj->be_alloc = true;
> > > > return xen_obj;
> > > > }
> > > > +
> > > > /*
> > > > * need to allocate backing pages now, so we can share those
> > > > * with the backend
> > > > */
> > > > + mapping = xen_obj->base.filp->f_mapping;
> > > > + mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, GFP_USER | __GFP_DMA32);
> > > > +
> > > > xen_obj->num_pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(size, PAGE_SIZE);
> > > > xen_obj->pages = drm_gem_get_pages(&xen_obj->base);
> > > > if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(xen_obj->pages)) {
> > > > @@ -125,8 +143,27 @@ static struct xen_gem_object *gem_create(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size)
> > > > goto fail;
> > > > }
> > > > + xen_obj->sgt = xen_drm_front_gem_get_sg_table(&xen_obj->base);
> > > > + if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(xen_obj->sgt)){
> > > > + ret = PTR_ERR(xen_obj->sgt);
> > > > + xen_obj->sgt = NULL;
> > > > + goto fail_put_pages;
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + if (!dma_map_sg(dev->dev, xen_obj->sgt->sgl, xen_obj->sgt->nents,
> > > > + DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL)) {
> > > > + ret = -EFAULT;
> > > > + goto fail_free_sgt;
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > return xen_obj;
> > > > +fail_free_sgt:
> > > > + sg_free_table(xen_obj->sgt);
> > > > + xen_obj->sgt = NULL;
> > > > +fail_put_pages:
> > > > + drm_gem_put_pages(&xen_obj->base, xen_obj->pages, true, false);
> > > > + xen_obj->pages = NULL;
> > > > fail:
> > > > DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate buffer with size %zu\n", size);
> > > > return ERR_PTR(ret);
> > > > @@ -149,7 +186,7 @@ void xen_drm_front_gem_free_object_unlocked(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)
> > > > struct xen_gem_object *xen_obj = to_xen_gem_obj(gem_obj);
> > > > if (xen_obj->base.import_attach) {
> > > > - drm_prime_gem_destroy(&xen_obj->base, xen_obj->sgt_imported);
> > > > + drm_prime_gem_destroy(&xen_obj->base, xen_obj->sgt);
> > > > gem_free_pages_array(xen_obj);
> > > > } else {
> > > > if (xen_obj->pages) {
> > > > @@ -158,6 +195,13 @@ void xen_drm_front_gem_free_object_unlocked(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)
> > > > xen_obj->pages);
> > > > gem_free_pages_array(xen_obj);
> > > > } else {
> > > > + if (xen_obj->sgt) {
> > > > + dma_unmap_sg(xen_obj->base.dev->dev,
> > > > + xen_obj->sgt->sgl,
> > > > + xen_obj->sgt->nents,
> > > > + DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
> > > > + sg_free_table(xen_obj->sgt);
> > > > + }
> > > > drm_gem_put_pages(&xen_obj->base,
> > > > xen_obj->pages, true, false);
> > > > }
> > > > @@ -174,16 +218,6 @@ struct page **xen_drm_front_gem_get_pages(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)
> > > > return xen_obj->pages;
> > > > }
> > > > -struct sg_table *xen_drm_front_gem_get_sg_table(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)
> > > > -{
> > > > - struct xen_gem_object *xen_obj = to_xen_gem_obj(gem_obj);
> > > > -
> > > > - if (!xen_obj->pages)
> > > > - return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > > > -
> > > > - return drm_prime_pages_to_sg(xen_obj->pages, xen_obj->num_pages);
> > > > -}
> > > > -
> > > > struct drm_gem_object *
> > > > xen_drm_front_gem_import_sg_table(struct drm_device *dev,
> > > > struct dma_buf_attachment *attach,
> > > > @@ -203,7 +237,7 @@ xen_drm_front_gem_import_sg_table(struct drm_device *dev,
> > > > if (ret < 0)
> > > > return ERR_PTR(ret);
> > > > - xen_obj->sgt_imported = sgt;
> > > > + xen_obj->sgt = sgt;
> > > > ret = drm_prime_sg_to_page_addr_arrays(sgt, xen_obj->pages,
> > > > NULL, xen_obj->num_pages);
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>
> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10693787/
>
> [2] https://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2018-11/msg02882.html
>
> [3] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10705853/
>
>

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Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
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