Re: [PATCH v9 03/11] drm/gem: Add evict() callback to drm_gem_object_funcs

From: Steven Price
Date: Wed Nov 23 2022 - 10:59:17 EST


On 23/11/2022 02:57, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
> Add new common evict() callback to drm_gem_object_funcs and corresponding
> drm_gem_object_evict() helper. This is a first step on a way to providing
> common GEM-shrinker API for DRM drivers.
>
> Suggested-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
> include/drm/drm_gem.h | 12 ++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
> index 299bca1390aa..c0510b8080d2 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
> @@ -1458,3 +1458,18 @@ drm_gem_lru_scan(struct drm_gem_lru *lru,
> return freed;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_lru_scan);
> +
> +/**
> + * drm_gem_object_evict - helper to evict backing pages for a GEM object
> + * @obj: obj in question
> + */
> +bool
> +drm_gem_object_evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
> +{
> + dma_resv_assert_held(obj->resv);
> +
> + if (obj->funcs->evict)
> + return obj->funcs->evict(obj);
> +
> + return false;
> +}

This function needs exporting for the module build to work correctly.

Steve

> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem.h b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
> index b46ade812443..add1371453f0 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_gem.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
> @@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ struct drm_gem_object_funcs {
> * This is optional but necessary for mmap support.
> */
> const struct vm_operations_struct *vm_ops;
> +
> + /**
> + * @evict:
> + *
> + * Evicts gem object out from memory. Used by the drm_gem_object_evict()
> + * helper. Returns true on success, false otherwise.
> + *
> + * This callback is optional.
> + */
> + bool (*evict)(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
> };
>
> /**
> @@ -480,4 +490,6 @@ unsigned long drm_gem_lru_scan(struct drm_gem_lru *lru,
> unsigned long *remaining,
> bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *obj));
>
> +bool drm_gem_object_evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
> +
> #endif /* __DRM_GEM_H__ */