linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10] vfio: ABI for mdev display dma-buf operation

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Date:   Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:45:53 +0530
From:   Kirti Wankhede <kwankhede@...dia.com>
To:     Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>,
        "Zhang, Tina" <tina.zhang@...el.com>,
        "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org" <intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        "alex.williamson@...hat.com" <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        "zhenyuw@...ux.intel.com" <zhenyuw@...ux.intel.com>,
        "chris@...is-wilson.co.uk" <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>,
        "Lv, Zhiyuan" <zhiyuan.lv@...el.com>,
        "intel-gvt-dev@...ts.freedesktop.org" 
        <intel-gvt-dev@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        "Wang, Zhi A" <zhi.a.wang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10] vfio: ABI for mdev display dma-buf operation



On 7/14/2017 3:31 PM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>   Hi,
> 
>> In case when VFIO region is used to provide surface to QEMU, plane_id
>> would be region index,
> 
> Then we should name it "region_index" not "plane_id".
> 
>> for example region 10 could be used for primary
>> surface and region 11 could be used for cursor surface. So in that
>> case,
>> mdev vendor driver should return plane_type and its corresponding
>> plane_id.
> 
> Hmm?  plane_type is the input (userspace -> kernel) parameter.
> 

Yes, that's right. Sorry for confusion. And mdev vendor driver would
return which region to read.

Thanks,
Kirti

> cheers,
>   Gerd
>