[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-ID: <2bfbd75c-8f7f-e756-05c3-13dff41264e4@linux.intel.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 13:26:23 +0100
From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@...ux.intel.com>
To: jim.cromie@...il.com
Cc: Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>,
Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
dri-devel <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
amd-gfx mailing list <amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
intel-gvt-dev@...ts.freedesktop.org,
Intel Graphics Development <intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>
Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH v7 3/8] i915/gvt: use
DEFINE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CATEGORIES to create "gvt:core:" etc categories
On 03/09/2021 20:22, jim.cromie@...il.com wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 5:07 AM Tvrtko Ursulin
> <tvrtko.ursulin@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 31/08/2021 21:21, Jim Cromie wrote:
>>> The gvt component of this driver has ~120 pr_debugs, in 9 categories
>>> quite similar to those in DRM. Following the interface model of
>>> drm.debug, add a parameter to map bits to these categorizations.
>>>
>>> DEFINE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CATEGORIES(debug_gvt, __gvt_debug,
>>> "dyndbg bitmap desc",
>>> { "gvt:cmd: ", "command processing" },
>>> { "gvt:core: ", "core help" },
>>> { "gvt:dpy: ", "display help" },
>>> { "gvt:el: ", "help" },
>>> { "gvt:irq: ", "help" },
>>> { "gvt:mm: ", "help" },
>>> { "gvt:mmio: ", "help" },
>>> { "gvt:render: ", "help" },
>>> { "gvt:sched: " "help" });
>>>
>
> BTW, Ive dropped the help field, its already handled, dont need to clutter.
>
>
>>> The actual patch has a few details different, cmd_help() macro emits
>>> the initialization construct.
>>>
>>> if CONFIG_DRM_USE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG, then -DDYNAMIC_DEBUG_MODULE is added
>>> cflags, by gvt/Makefile.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
>>> ---
>>> v5:
>>> . static decl of vector of bit->class descriptors - Emil.V
>>> . relocate gvt-makefile chunk from elsewhere
>>> v7:
>>> . move ccflags addition up to i915/Makefile from i915/gvt
>>> ---
>>> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile | 4 ++++
>>> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>> Can this work if put under gvt/ or at least intel_gvt.h|c?
>>
>
> I thought it belonged here more, at least according to the name of the
> config.var
Hmm bear with me please - the categories this patch creates are intended
to be used explicitly from the GVT "sub-module", or they somehow even
get automatically used with no further intervention to callers required?
> CONFIG_DRM_USE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG.
>
> I suppose its not a great name, its narrow purpose is to swap
> drm-debug api to use dyndbg. drm-evrything already "uses"
> dyndbg if CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG=y, those gvt/pr_debugs in particular.
>
> Theres also CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE=y,
> which drm basically ignores currently.
>
> So with the name CONFIG_DRM_USE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
> it seemed proper to arrange for that to be true on DD-CORE=y builds,
> by adding -DDYNAMIC_DEBUG_MODULE
>
> Does that make some sense ?
> How to best resolve the frictions ?
> new CONFIG names ?
>
>>> 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
>>> index 4f22cac1c49b..5a4e371a3ec2 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
>>> @@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ CFLAGS_display/intel_fbdev.o = $(call cc-disable-warning, override-init)
>>>
>>> subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(srctree)/$(src)
>>>
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_USE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
>>> +ccflags-y += -DDYNAMIC_DEBUG_MODULE
>>> +#endif
>>
>> Ignores whether CONFIG_DRM_I915_GVT is enabled or not?
>>
>
> not intentionally.
> I think theres 2 things youre noting:
>
> 1 - make frag into gvt/Makefile
> I had it there earlier, not sure why I moved it up.
> maybe some confusion on proper scope of the flag.
>
>
> 2 - move new declaration code in i915-param.c inside the gvt ifdef
>
> Im good with that.
> I'll probably copy the ifdef wrapper down rather than move the decl up.
> ie:
>
> #if __and(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_GVT),
> IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_USE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG))
>
> unsigned long __gvt_debug;
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(__gvt_debug);
>
>
>>> +
>>> # Please keep these build lists sorted!
>>>
>>> # core driver code
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
>>> index e07f4cfea63a..e645e149485e 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
>>> @@ -265,3 +265,38 @@ void i915_params_free(struct i915_params *params)
>>> I915_PARAMS_FOR_EACH(FREE);
>>> #undef FREE
>>> }
>>> +
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_USE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
>>> +/* todo: needs DYNAMIC_DEBUG_MODULE in some cases */
>>> +
>>> +unsigned long __gvt_debug;
>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__gvt_debug);
>>> +
>>> +#define _help(key) "\t \"" key "\"\t: help for " key "\n"
>>> +
>>> +#define I915_GVT_CATEGORIES(name) \
>>> + " Enable debug output via /sys/module/i915/parameters/" #name \
>>> + ", where each bit enables a debug category.\n" \
>>> + _help("gvt:cmd:") \
>>> + _help("gvt:core:") \
>>> + _help("gvt:dpy:") \
>>> + _help("gvt:el:") \
>>> + _help("gvt:irq:") \
>>> + _help("gvt:mm:") \
>>> + _help("gvt:mmio:") \
>>> + _help("gvt:render:") \
>>> + _help("gvt:sched:")
>>> +
>>> +DEFINE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CATEGORIES(debug_gvt, __gvt_debug,
>>> + I915_GVT_CATEGORIES(debug_gvt),
>>> + _DD_cat_("gvt:cmd:"),
>>> + _DD_cat_("gvt:core:"),
>>> + _DD_cat_("gvt:dpy:"),
>>> + _DD_cat_("gvt:el:"),
>>> + _DD_cat_("gvt:irq:"),
>>> + _DD_cat_("gvt:mm:"),
>>> + _DD_cat_("gvt:mmio:"),
>>> + _DD_cat_("gvt:render:"),
>>> + _DD_cat_("gvt:sched:"));
>>> +
>>> +#endif
>>
>> So just the foundation - no actual use sites I mean? How would these be
>> used from the code?
>>
>
> there are 120 pr_debug "users" :-)
>
> no users per se, but anyone using drm.debug
> /sys/module/drm/parameters/debug
> might use this too.
> its a bit easier than composing queries for >/proc/dyamic_debug/control
Same as my previous question, perhaps I am not up to speed with this
yet.. Even if pr_debug is used inside GVT - are the categories and
debug_gvt global as of this patch (or series)?
Regards,
Tvrtko
Powered by blists - more mailing lists