drm/i915: reserve I915_CACHING_DISPLAY and document cache modes
Resolve the catch-22 of igt needing a stable number and patches first
needing testcases by reserving the interface number up-front.
v2: Improve the spelling a bit.
v3: More spelling fail spotted by Chris.
Requested-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
Cc: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
index a1a7b6b..0bb3e55 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
@@ -768,8 +768,32 @@
__u32 busy;
};
+/**
+ * I915_CACHING_NONE
+ *
+ * GPU access is not coherent with cpu caches. Default for machines without an
+ * LLC.
+ */
#define I915_CACHING_NONE 0
+/**
+ * I915_CACHING_CACHED
+ *
+ * GPU access is coherent with cpu caches and furthermore the data is cached in
+ * last-level caches shared between cpu cores and the gpu GT. Default on
+ * machines with HAS_LLC.
+ */
#define I915_CACHING_CACHED 1
+/**
+ * I915_CACHING_DISPLAY
+ *
+ * Special GPU caching mode which is coherent with the scanout engines.
+ * Transparently falls back to I915_CACHING_NONE on platforms where no special
+ * cache mode (like write-through or gfdt flushing) is available. The kernel
+ * automatically sets this mode when using a buffer as a scanout target.
+ * Userspace can manually set this mode to avoid a costly stall and clflush in
+ * the hotpath of drawing the first frame.
+ */
+#define I915_CACHING_DISPLAY 2
struct drm_i915_gem_caching {
/**