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>
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Daniel Vetter 2013-08-10 14:51:11 +02:00
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@ -768,8 +768,32 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_busy {
__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 {
/**