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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.h
index 2ce993ceb60a..a41aaf353f88 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.h
@@ -40,6 +40,27 @@ void intel_uc_runtime_suspend(struct intel_uc *uc);
int intel_uc_resume(struct intel_uc *uc);
int intel_uc_runtime_resume(struct intel_uc *uc);
+/*
+ * We need to know as early as possible if we're going to use GuC or not to
+ * take the correct setup paths. Additionally, once we've started loading the
+ * GuC, it is unsafe to keep executing without it because some parts of the HW,
+ * a subset of which is not cleaned on GT reset, will start expecting the GuC FW
+ * to be running.
+ * To solve both these requirements, we commit to using the microcontrollers if
+ * the relevant modparam is set and the blobs are found on the system. At this
+ * stage, the only thing that can stop us from attempting to load the blobs on
+ * the HW and use them is a fundamental issue (e.g. no memory for our
+ * structures); if we hit such a problem during driver load we're broken even
+ * without GuC, so there is no point in trying to fall back.
+ *
+ * Given the above, we can be in one of 4 states, with the last one implying
+ * we're committed to using the microcontroller:
+ * - Not supported: not available in HW and/or firmware not defined.
+ * - Supported: available in HW and firmware defined.
+ * - Wanted: supported + enabled in modparam.
+ * - In use: wanted + firmware found on the system and successfully fetched.
+ */
+
#define __uc_state_checker(x, state, required) \
static inline bool intel_uc_##state##_##x(struct intel_uc *uc) \
{ \
@@ -48,7 +69,8 @@ static inline bool intel_uc_##state##_##x(struct intel_uc *uc) \
#define uc_state_checkers(x) \
__uc_state_checker(x, supports, supported) \
-__uc_state_checker(x, uses, enabled)
+__uc_state_checker(x, wants, wanted) \
+__uc_state_checker(x, uses, used)
uc_state_checkers(guc);
uc_state_checkers(huc);