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-rw-r--r-- | shared-core/mach64_dma.c | 28 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | shared-core/mach64_drv.h | 20 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | shared-core/mach64_state.c | 14 |
3 files changed, 61 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/shared-core/mach64_dma.c b/shared-core/mach64_dma.c index 9aa3f768..411b98d5 100644 --- a/shared-core/mach64_dma.c +++ b/shared-core/mach64_dma.c @@ -562,6 +562,14 @@ void mach64_dump_ring_info(drm_mach64_private_t * dev_priv) /** \name DMA descriptor ring macros */ /*@{*/ +/** + * Add the end mark to the ring's new tail position. + * + * The bus master engine will keep processing the DMA buffers listed in the ring + * until it finds this mark, making it stop. + * + * \sa mach64_clear_dma_eol + */ static __inline__ void mach64_set_dma_eol(volatile u32 * addr) { #if defined(__i386__) @@ -602,6 +610,17 @@ static __inline__ void mach64_set_dma_eol(volatile u32 * addr) #endif } +/** + * Remove the end mark from the ring's old tail position. + * + * It should be called after calling mach64_set_dma_eol to mark the ring's new + * tail position. + * + * We update the end marks while the bus master engine is in operation. Since + * the bus master engine may potentially be reading from the same position + * that we write, we must change atomically to avoid having intermediary bad + * data. + */ static __inline__ void mach64_clear_dma_eol(volatile u32 * addr) { #if defined(__i386__) @@ -691,7 +710,9 @@ do { \ mach64_ring_tick( dev_priv, &(dev_priv)->ring ); \ } while (0) - +/** + * Queue a DMA buffer of registers writes into the ring buffer. + */ int mach64_add_buf_to_ring(drm_mach64_private_t *dev_priv, drm_mach64_freelist_t *entry) { @@ -734,6 +755,11 @@ int mach64_add_buf_to_ring(drm_mach64_private_t *dev_priv, return 0; } +/** + * Queue DMA buffer controlling host data tranfers (e.g., blit). + * + * Almost identical to mach64_add_buf_to_ring. + */ int mach64_add_hostdata_buf_to_ring(drm_mach64_private_t *dev_priv, drm_mach64_freelist_t *entry) { diff --git a/shared-core/mach64_drv.h b/shared-core/mach64_drv.h index 7bd40a68..1768a2a4 100644 --- a/shared-core/mach64_drv.h +++ b/shared-core/mach64_drv.h @@ -527,6 +527,9 @@ extern void mach64_driver_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device * dev); /* ================================================================ * Ring operations + * + * Since the Mach64 bus master engine requires polling, these functions end + * up being called frequently, hence being inline. */ static __inline__ void mach64_ring_start(drm_mach64_private_t * dev_priv) @@ -591,6 +594,18 @@ static __inline__ void mach64_ring_resume(drm_mach64_private_t * dev_priv, } } +/** + * Poll the ring head and make sure the bus master is alive. + * + * Mach64's bus master engine will stop if there are no more entries to process. + * This function polls the engine for the last processed entry and calls + * mach64_ring_resume if there is an unprocessed entry. + * + * Note also that, since we update the ring tail while the bus master engine is + * in operation, it is possible that the last tail update was too late to be + * processed, and the bus master engine stops at the previous tail position. + * Therefore it is important to call this function frequently. + */ static __inline__ void mach64_ring_tick(drm_mach64_private_t * dev_priv, drm_mach64_descriptor_ring_t * ring) { @@ -676,6 +691,11 @@ mach64_update_ring_snapshot(drm_mach64_private_t * dev_priv) /* ================================================================ * DMA macros + * + * Mach64's ring buffer doesn't take register writes directly. These + * have to be written indirectly in DMA buffers. These macros simplify + * the task of setting up a buffer, writing commands to it, and + * queuing the buffer in the ring. */ #define DMALOCALS \ diff --git a/shared-core/mach64_state.c b/shared-core/mach64_state.c index 6fcae948..88ff4843 100644 --- a/shared-core/mach64_state.c +++ b/shared-core/mach64_state.c @@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static int mach64_dma_dispatch_vertex(struct drm_device * dev, return -EAGAIN; } + /* Mach64's vertex data is actually register writes. To avoid security + * compromises these register writes have to be verified and copied from + * user space into a private DMA buffer. + */ verify_ret = copy_from_user_vertex(GETBUFPTR(copy_buf), buf, used); if (verify_ret != 0) { @@ -698,6 +702,16 @@ static int mach64_dma_dispatch_blit(struct drm_device * dev, return -EAGAIN; } + /* Copy the blit data from userspace. + * + * XXX: This is overkill. The most efficient solution would be having + * two sets of buffers (one set private for vertex data, the other set + * client-writable for blits). However that would bring more complexity + * and would break backward compatability. The solution currently + * implemented is keeping all buffers private, allowing to secure the + * driver, without increasing complexity at the expense of some speed + * transfering data. + */ verify_ret = copy_from_user_blit(GETBUFPTR(copy_buf), blit->buf, used); if (verify_ret != 0) { |