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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/amdgpu-glossary.rst b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/amdgpu-glossary.rst index db924d37f93e..00a47ebb0b0f 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/amdgpu-glossary.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/amdgpu-glossary.rst @@ -30,12 +30,35 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at EOP End Of Pipe/Pipeline + GART + Graphics Address Remapping Table. This is the name we use for the GPUVM + page table used by the GPU kernel driver. It remaps system resources + (memory or MMIO space) into the GPU's address space so the GPU can access + them. The name GART harkens back to the days of AGP when the platform + provided an MMU that the GPU could use to get a contiguous view of + scattered pages for DMA. The MMU has since moved on to the GPU, but the + name stuck. + GC Graphics and Compute GMC Graphic Memory Controller + GPUVM + GPU Virtual Memory. This is the GPU's MMU. The GPU supports multiple + virtual address spaces that can be in flight at any given time. These + allow the GPU to remap VRAM and system resources into GPU virtual address + spaces for use by the GPU kernel driver and applications using the GPU. + These provide memory protection for different applications using the GPU. + + GTT + Graphics Translation Tables. This is a memory pool managed through TTM + which provides access to system resources (memory or MMIO space) for + use by the GPU. These addresses can be mapped into the "GART" GPUVM page + table for use by the kernel driver or into per process GPUVM page tables + for application usage. + IH Interrupt Handler @@ -75,7 +98,7 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at PSP Platform Security Processor - RCL + RLC RunList Controller SDMA |