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| author | Zhi Wang <zhiw@nvidia.com> | 2025-01-24 21:29:44 +0300 |
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| committer | Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org> | 2025-01-25 02:55:10 +0300 |
| commit | 22807d30fa854bbbe26e53774c9c899c39b62a71 (patch) | |
| tree | f6ddf42b33ac1ccfc83f9d2342576c301479a969 /Documentation/gpu | |
| parent | 580aa2782c5b9eb50cb3bf936bc57ec0bf7d55db (diff) | |
| download | linux-22807d30fa854bbbe26e53774c9c899c39b62a71.tar.xz | |
drm/nouveau: add a kernel doc to introduce the GSP RPC
In order to explain the name clean-ups in GSP RPC routines, a kernel
doc to explain the memory layout and terms is required.
Add a kernel doc to introduce the GSP RPC.
Cc: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Zhi Wang <zhiw@nvidia.com>
[ Fix bullet list indentation; add SPDX-License-Identifier. - Danilo ]
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20250124182958.2040494-2-zhiw@nvidia.com
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/gpu')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpu/nouveau.rst | 29 |
2 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst index 1f17ad0790d7..74fc2cbf1b6f 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/drivers.rst @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ GPU Driver Documentation imagination/index mcde meson + nouveau pl111 tegra tve200 diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/nouveau.rst b/Documentation/gpu/nouveau.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0f34131ccc27 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/gpu/nouveau.rst @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0+ OR MIT) + +=============================== + drm/nouveau NVIDIA GPU Driver +=============================== + +The drm/nouveau driver provides support for a wide range of NVIDIA GPUs, +covering GeForce, Quadro, and Tesla series, from the NV04 architecture up +to the latest Turing, Ampere, Ada families. + +NVKM: NVIDIA Kernel Manager +=========================== + +The NVKM component serves as the core abstraction layer within the nouveau +driver, responsible for managing NVIDIA GPU hardware at the kernel level. +NVKM provides a unified interface for handling various GPU architectures. + +It enables resource management, power control, memory handling, and command +submission required for the proper functioning of NVIDIA GPUs under the +nouveau driver. + +NVKM plays a critical role in abstracting hardware complexities and +providing a consistent API to upper layers of the driver stack. + +GSP Support +------------------------ + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/gsp/r535.c + :doc: GSP message queue element |