Re: [PATCH v7 1/3] drm/xe/guc_ads: allocate UM queues in a separate BO

On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 10:16:07AM +0100, Matthew Auld wrote:
> On 04/08/2026 09:54, Matthew Brost wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 09:00:19AM +0100, Matthew Auld wrote:
> > > On 03/08/2026 21:08, Jia Yao wrote:
> > > > Move the UM queues into a dedicated UC BO (ads->um_queue_bo) and avoid
> > > > CPU memset operations on it, which eliminates the CPU as a potential
> > > > cacheline-polluting agent and helps maintain consistency between GAM
> > > > writes and GuC reads.
> > > > 
> > > > Fixes: 9c57bc08652a ("drm/xe/lnl: Drop force_probe requirement")
> > > > Cc: Gwan-gyeong Mun <[email protected]>
> > > > Cc: Matthew Auld <[email protected]>
> > > > Cc: <[email protected]> # v6.12+
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jia Yao <[email protected]>
> > > > ---
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c           |  6 ++
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads.c       | 89 +++++++++++++++++----------
> > > >    drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads_types.h |  5 ++
> > > >    3 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
> > > > index 4286bd05c686..4f132bf8539d 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
> > > > @@ -732,6 +732,12 @@ static int xe_guc_realloc_post_hwconfig(struct xe_guc *guc)
> > > >    	if (ret)
> > > >    		return ret;
> > 
> > Add a newline here.
> > 
> > > > +	if (guc->ads.um_queue_bo) {
> > > > +		ret = xe_managed_bo_reinit_in_vram(xe, tile, &guc->ads.um_queue_bo);
> > > > +		if (ret)
> > > > +			return ret;
> > > > +	}
> > > > +
> > > >    	return 0;
> > > >    }
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads.c
> > > > index f0ac00586d3a..ef8e9cc35c8c 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads.c
> > > > @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
> > > >    #include <linux/fault-inject.h>
> > > >    #include <drm/drm_managed.h>
> > > > +#include <drm/drm_prime.h>
> > > >    #include <generated/xe_wa_oob.h>
> > > > @@ -64,10 +65,14 @@ ads_to_map(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >    /*
> > > >     * The Additional Data Struct (ADS) has pointers for different buffers used by
> > > > - * the GuC. One single gem object contains the ADS struct itself (guc_ads) and
> > > > - * all the extra buffers indirectly linked via the ADS struct's entries.
> > > > + * the GuC. One gem object (ads->bo) contains the ADS struct itself (guc_ads)
> > > > + * and most of the extra buffers linked via the ADS struct's entries.  The UM
> > > > + * fault queues (PAGE_FAULT, PAGE_FAULT_RESPONSE, ACCESS_COUNTER rings) are
> > > > + * kept in a separate BO (ads->um_queue_bo) so that the full memset of ads->bo
> > > > + * performed on every GT reset does not discard fault descriptors already
> > > > + * written into the rings by the GPU.
> > > >     *
> > > > - * Layout of the ADS blob allocated for the GuC:
> > > > + * Layout of the ADS blob (ads->bo):
> > > >     *
> > > >     *      +---------------------------------------+ <== base
> > > >     *      | guc_ads                               |
> > > > @@ -99,10 +104,6 @@ ads_to_map(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >     *      +---------------------------------------+
> > > >     *      | padding                               |
> > > >     *      +---------------------------------------+ <== 4K aligned
> > > > - *      | UM queues                             |
> > > > - *      +---------------------------------------+
> > > > - *      | padding                               |
> > > > - *      +---------------------------------------+ <== 4K aligned
> > > >     *      | private data                          |
> > > >     *      +---------------------------------------+
> > > >     *      | padding                               |
> > > > @@ -156,16 +157,6 @@ static size_t guc_ads_capture_size(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >    	return PAGE_ALIGN(ads->capture_size);
> > > >    }
> > > > -static size_t guc_ads_um_queues_size(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > > -{
> > > > -	struct xe_device *xe = ads_to_xe(ads);
> > > > -
> > > > -	if (!xe->info.has_usm)
> > > > -		return 0;
> > > > -
> > > > -	return GUC_UM_QUEUE_SIZE * GUC_UM_HW_QUEUE_MAX;
> > > > -}
> > > > -
> > > >    static size_t guc_ads_private_data_size(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >    {
> > > >    	return PAGE_ALIGN(ads_to_guc(ads)->fw.private_data_size);
> > > > @@ -206,22 +197,12 @@ static size_t guc_ads_capture_offset(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >    	return PAGE_ALIGN(offset);
> > > >    }
> > > > -static size_t guc_ads_um_queues_offset(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > > -{
> > > > -	u32 offset;
> > > > -
> > > > -	offset = guc_ads_capture_offset(ads) +
> > > > -		 guc_ads_capture_size(ads);
> > > > -
> > > > -	return PAGE_ALIGN(offset);
> > > > -}
> > > > -
> > > >    static size_t guc_ads_private_data_offset(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >    {
> > > >    	size_t offset;
> > > > -	offset = guc_ads_um_queues_offset(ads) +
> > > > -		guc_ads_um_queues_size(ads);
> > > > +	offset = guc_ads_capture_offset(ads) +
> > > > +		guc_ads_capture_size(ads);
> > > >    	return PAGE_ALIGN(offset);
> > > >    }
> > > > @@ -461,6 +442,44 @@ int xe_guc_ads_init(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >    	ads->bo = bo;
> > > > +	if (xe->info.has_usm) {
> > > > +		/*
> > > > +		 * Allocate a separate BO for the HW fault ring (UM queues).
> > > > +		 *
> > > > +		 * Round the size up to the next power of two so that
> > > > +		 * (system memory, no IOMMU) the TTM pool issues a single
> > > > +		 * alloc_pages(order=N) call, maximising the chance of getting
> > > > +		 * a physically contiguous block.  GuC requires contiguous DPA.
> > > > +		 */
> > > > +		size_t um_size = roundup_pow_of_two(GUC_UM_QUEUE_SIZE *
> > > > +						    GUC_UM_HW_QUEUE_MAX);
> > > > +
> > > > +		bo = xe_managed_bo_create_pin_map(xe, tile, um_size,
> > > > +						  XE_BO_FLAG_SYSTEM |
> > > > +						  XE_BO_FLAG_GGTT |
> > > > +						  XE_BO_FLAG_GGTT_INVALIDATE |
> > > > +						  XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED_NORESTORE);
> > > > +		if (IS_ERR(bo))
> > > > +			return PTR_ERR(bo);
> > > > +
> > > > +		/*
> > > > +		 * On pre-Xe3p platforms, GAM (not GuC) accesses the UM queue
> > > > +		 * ring via base_dpa, which must be a contiguous DMA address
> > > > +		 * range.  Verify that the allocated pages are contiguous in
> > > > +		 * DMA address space.
> > > > +		 */
> > > > +		if (xe_bo_sg(bo) &&
> > > 
> > > 
> > > There is a comment from Sashiko that there might not be a valid tt for vram
> > > buffers, so perhaps just make this check !xe_bo_is_vram() instead?
> > > 
> > > > +		    !xe_guc_using_main_gamctrl_queues(ads_to_guc(ads)) &&
> > > > +		    unlikely(drm_prime_get_contiguous_size(xe_bo_sg(bo)) <
> > 
> > Using drm_prime_* really is the wrong layering. Either this helper
> > should be some drm or sg generic or IMO we implement this helper
> > ourselves until we have a proper one in drm or sg generic.
> > 
> > e.g., for SG specific BOs, something like this should work.
> > 
> > xe_bo_sg_is_contigous(struct xe_bo *bo)
> > {
> > 	struct xe_res_cursor cur;
> > 
> > 	xe_assert(xe_bo_device(bo), xe_bo_sg(bo));
> > 	xe_res_first_sg(xe_bo_sg(bo), 0, xe_bo_size(bo), &cur);
> > 
> > 	return cur.size == xe_bo_size(bo);
> > }
> 
> AFAICT I don't think it's the same since you could potentially get multiple
> sg entries underneath, where they still occupy something contig as a whole,

Yes, that is possible but SG segment in Xe is 1 or 2G iirc.

> and xe_res_first_sg() doesn't try to coalesce. Maybe it should? The

As long as segment is at least 1G then it doesn't really matter for
existing use cases. 

> !xe_bo_sg_is_contigous() will be fatal, so I think we should try as hard as
> possible for the check.
> 
> Agreed drm_prime_get_contiguous_size() is a bit odd, but essentially we were
> previously implementing the same thing.

Maybe move this into xe_bo helper to make this slighly more palatable
(i.e., at least only BO layer is looking at prime).

e.g.,

xe_bo_sg_is_contigous(bo, len)
	return drm_prime_get_contiguous_size(xe_bo_sg(bo)) >= len;

or

xe_bo_sg_is_contigous(bo)
	return drm_prime_get_contiguous_size(xe_bo_sg(bo)) == xe_bo_size(bo);

Matt

> 
> > 
> > Matt
> > 
> > > > +			     GUC_UM_QUEUE_SIZE * GUC_UM_HW_QUEUE_MAX)) {
> > > > +			drm_err(&xe->drm,
> > > > +				"UM fault queue memory is not contiguous in DMA address space; GAM requires contiguous DPA\n");
> > > > +			return -ENOMEM;
> > > > +		}
> > > > +
> > > > +		ads->um_queue_bo = bo;
> > > > +	}
> > > > +
> > > >    	return 0;
> > > >    }
> > > >    ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION(xe_guc_ads_init, ERRNO); /* See xe_pci_probe() */
> > > > @@ -893,7 +912,7 @@ static void guc_mmio_reg_state_init(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >    static void guc_um_init_params(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >    {
> > > > -	u32 um_queue_offset = guc_ads_um_queues_offset(ads);
> > > > +	struct xe_bo *um_bo = ads->um_queue_bo;
> > > >    	struct xe_guc *guc = ads_to_guc(ads);
> > > >    	struct xe_device *xe = ads_to_xe(ads);
> > > >    	u64 base_dpa;
> > > > @@ -903,8 +922,14 @@ static void guc_um_init_params(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
> > > >    	with_dpa = !xe_guc_using_main_gamctrl_queues(guc);
> > > > -	base_ggtt = xe_bo_ggtt_addr(ads->bo) + um_queue_offset;
> > > > -	base_dpa = xe_bo_main_addr(ads->bo, PAGE_SIZE) + um_queue_offset;
> > > > +	if (um_bo) {
> > > > +		/* All USM platforms: UM queues in dedicated um_queue_bo */
> > > > +		base_ggtt = xe_bo_ggtt_addr(um_bo);
> > > > +		base_dpa = xe_bo_main_addr(um_bo, PAGE_SIZE);
> > > > +	} else {
> > > > +		/* Platform does not support USM: no UM queues, nothing to do */
> > > > +		return;
> > > > +	}
> > > >    	for (i = 0; i < GUC_UM_HW_QUEUE_MAX; ++i) {
> > > >    		/*
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads_types.h
> > > > index 48a8e092023f..845c1fbd93a4 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads_types.h
> > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads_types.h
> > > > @@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ struct xe_bo;
> > > >    struct xe_guc_ads {
> > > >    	/** @bo: Xe BO for GuC ads blob */
> > > >    	struct xe_bo *bo;
> > > > +	/**
> > > > +	 * @um_queue_bo: Dedicated BO for the HW fault ring (UM queues).
> > > > +	 * NULL if the platform does not support USM.
> > > > +	 */
> > > > +	struct xe_bo *um_queue_bo;
> > > >    	/** @golden_lrc_size: golden LRC size */
> > > >    	size_t golden_lrc_size;
> > > >    	/** @regset_size: size of register set passed to GuC for save/restore */
> > > 
>