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-rw-r--r--include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h24
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
index a1a7b6bd60d8..0bb3e5524382 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
@@ -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 {
/**