Documentation/gpu: Add GFXOFF section
Add a GFXOFF section at "GPU Power Controls" file, explaining what it is and how userspace can interact with it. v2: minor tweaks to the documenation (Alex) Signed-off-by: André Almeida <andrealmeid@igalia.com> Signed-off-by: Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@amd.com>
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.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/amdgpu_pm.c
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.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/amdgpu_pm.c
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:doc: gpu_metrics
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:doc: gpu_metrics
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GFXOFF
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======
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GFXOFF is a feature found in most recent GPUs that saves power at runtime. The
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card's RLC (RunList Controller) firmware powers off the gfx engine
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dynamically when there is no workload on gfx or compute pipes. GFXOFF is on by
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default on supported GPUs.
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Userspace can interact with GFXOFF through a debugfs interface:
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``amdgpu_gfxoff``
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-----------------
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Use it to enable/disable GFXOFF, and to check if it's current enabled/disabled::
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$ xxd -l1 -p /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/amdgpu_gfxoff
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01
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- Write 0 to disable it, and 1 to enable it.
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- Read 0 means it's disabled, 1 it's enabled.
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If it's enabled, that means that the GPU is free to enter into GFXOFF mode as
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needed. Disabled means that it will never enter GFXOFF mode.
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``amdgpu_gfxoff_status``
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------------------------
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Read it to check current GFXOFF's status of a GPU::
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$ xxd -l1 -p /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/amdgpu_gfxoff_status
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02
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- 0: GPU is in GFXOFF state, the gfx engine is powered down.
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- 1: Transition out of GFXOFF state
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- 2: Not in GFXOFF state
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- 3: Transition into GFXOFF state
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If GFXOFF is enabled, the value will be transitioning around [0, 3], always
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getting into 0 when possible. When it's disabled, it's always at 2. Returns
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``-EINVAL`` if it's not supported.
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