Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932124AbcC1Vfl (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Mar 2016 17:35:41 -0400 Received: from mail-wm0-f50.google.com ([74.125.82.50]:36818 "EHLO mail-wm0-f50.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751537AbcC1Vfi convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Mar 2016 17:35:38 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <13797722.SiyveTZ1bB@diego> References: <1458552518-25527-1-git-send-email-ykk@rock-chips.com> <1867694.1mDULrSexE@phil> <13797722.SiyveTZ1bB@diego> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:35:36 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/4] Add Rockchip RGA support From: Emil Velikov To: =?UTF-8?Q?Heiko_St=C3=BCbner?= Cc: Yakir Yang , David Airlie , Mark Yao , Joonyoung Shim , Kumar Gala , Ian Campbell , Rob Herring , Pawel Moll , Russell King , devicetree , "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" , ML dri-devel , linux-rockchip , LAKML Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 4407 Lines: 102 On 28 March 2016 at 19:44, Heiko Stübner wrote: > Am Montag, 28. März 2016, 13:21:02 schrieb Emil Velikov: >> On 22 March 2016 at 00:42, Heiko Stuebner wrote: >> > Hi Yakir, >> > >> > Am Montag, 21. März 2016, 20:17:46 schrieb Yakir Yang: >> >> On 03/21/2016 07:29 PM, Heiko Stübner wrote: >> >> > Am Montag, 21. März 2016, 17:28:38 schrieb Yakir Yang: >> >> >> This patch set would add the RGA direct rendering based 2d graphics >> >> >> acceleration module. >> >> > >> >> > very cool to see that. >> >> >> >> ;) >> >> >> >> >> This patch set is based on git repository below: >> >> >> git://people.freedesktop.org/~airlied/linux drm-next >> >> >> commit id: 568d7c764ae01f3706085ac8f0d8a8ac7e826bd7 >> >> >> >> >> >> And the RGA driver is based on Exynos G2D driver, it only manages the >> >> >> command lists received from user, so user should make the command list >> >> >> to data and registers needed by operation to use. >> >> >> >> >> >> I have prepared an userspace demo application for testing: >> >> >> https://github.com/yakir-Yang/libdrm-rockchip >> >> >> >> >> >> That is a rockchip libdrm library, and I have write a simple test case >> >> >> "rockchip_rga_test" that would test the below RGA features: >> >> >> - solid >> >> >> - copy >> >> >> - rotation >> >> >> - flip >> >> >> - window clip >> >> >> - dithering >> >> > >> >> > Did you submit your libdrm changes as well? >> >> > >> >> > Userspace-interfaces need to be stable so the other side must also get >> >> > accepted - even before the kernel change if I remember correctly. >> >> >> >> Got it, and I just saw exynos_fimg2d already landed at mainline libdrm. >> >> But I don't find the way to submit patches to libdrm, would you like >> >> share some helps here ;) >> > >> > Looking at the libdrm sources on cgit.freedesktop.org, I did not find any >> > specific manual on submitting patches. >> > >> > But looking at the dri-list archive, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org is >> > the >> > right list and looking at the libdrm history it looks like Emil Velikov >> > seems to be doing maintenance-stuff in libdrm. >> > And as a 3rd recipient, please also include the linux-rockchip list. >> > >> > @Emil, please shout if I read that wrong :-) >> >> You got it spot on Heiko. There are a few notes though... >> >> As one reuses the existing hardware/IP block, it would be better to >> avoid copy/pasting code around. >> Namely: >> - (if possible) factor out the exynos g2d kernel functionality to a >> separate kernel module and wire up the rockhip (via dt ?) to use it >> - factor out the g2d specifics out of exynos_drm.h (into >> exynos_g2d_drm.h perhaps ?) and make sure exynos_drm.h includes the >> new header > > I think the IP blocks themself are quite different between Rockchip's RGA and > Samsung's g2d and I guess the similarities are more along the lines on how > that gets integrated into the respective drm driver and userspace. > In this case, the exynos_g2d_drm.h seems like a good idea. As I'm obviously biased, it's better to check how others feel on the topic. > >> - if neither of these are possible, then please ensure that the new >> header uses correct types (see the docs [1]), use MIT/X11 license (if >> possible) and link where upstream userspace is happy with the >> interface (ideally more than a simple test app like libdrm) >> These might sound like an overkill, although getting UAPI right and >> maintaining it forever forces us to do so. > > As for a real-world usecase, maybe the armsoc xserver might be somewhat easy > to use. While the core changes I did are in the core project already, I'm > still keeping the actual Rockchip support separate [0] due to the not-yet- > resolved create_gem ioctl. > > Anyway, the armsoc xserver has some exa implementation hooks were I guess it > might be relatively easy to hook up soc-specific things. > Ouch the armsoc ddx... Last time I've checked it felt like a place where everyone is doing his own thing, with no actual reviews and/or maintainer. Iirc most/all of it's functionality was achievable with modesetting ddx (with or without glamor) ? I take it that things have changed and/or I misunderstood something ? Note: The above is not meant as bashing although it hell sure looks like one. Cheers Emil > [0] https://github.com/mmind/xf86-video-armsoc/tree/devel/rockchip >