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| -rw-r--r-- | include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h index 76d1b9119a2b..8074d0f6cae5 100644 --- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h +++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h @@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ /* * Memory regions for data placement. + * + * Buffers placed in TTM_PL_SYSTEM are considered under TTMs control and can + * be swapped out whenever TTMs thinks it is a good idea. + * In cases where drivers would like to use TTM_PL_SYSTEM as a valid + * placement they need to be able to handle the issues that arise due to the + * above manually. + * + * For BO's which reside in system memory but for which the accelerator + * requires direct access (i.e. their usage needs to be synchronized + * between the CPU and accelerator via fences) a new, driver private + * placement that can handle such scenarios is a good idea. */ #define TTM_PL_SYSTEM 0 |