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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc.rst b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cc89b0fc11df --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu-dc.rst @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +=================================== +drm/amd/display - Display Core (DC) +=================================== + +*placeholder - general description of supported platforms, what dc is, etc.* + +Because it is partially shared with other operating systems, the Display Core +Driver is divided in two pieces. + +1. **Display Core (DC)** contains the OS-agnostic components. Things like + hardware programming and resource management are handled here. +2. **Display Manager (DM)** contains the OS-dependent components. Hooks to the + amdgpu base driver and DRM are implemented here. + +It doesn't help that the entire package is frequently referred to as DC. But +with the context in mind, it should be clear. + +When CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC is enabled, DC will be initialized by default for +supported ASICs. To force disable, set `amdgpu.dc=0` on kernel command line. +Likewise, to force enable on unsupported ASICs, set `amdgpu.dc=1`. + +To determine if DC is loaded, search dmesg for the following entry: + +``Display Core initialized with <version number here>`` + +AMDgpu Display Manager +====================== + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c + :doc: overview + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h + :internal: + +Lifecycle +--------- + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c + :doc: DM Lifecycle + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c + :functions: dm_hw_init dm_hw_fini + +Interrupts +---------- + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_irq.c + :doc: overview + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_irq.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c + :functions: register_hpd_handlers dm_crtc_high_irq dm_pflip_high_irq + +Atomic Implementation +--------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c + :doc: atomic + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c + :functions: amdgpu_dm_atomic_check amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail + +Display Core +============ + +**WIP** |