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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/panfrost.rst b/Documentation/gpu/panfrost.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..51ba375fd80d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/gpu/panfrost.rst @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ + +========================= + drm/Panfrost Mali Driver +========================= + +.. _panfrost-usage-stats: + +Panfrost DRM client usage stats implementation +============================================== + +The drm/Panfrost driver implements the DRM client usage stats specification as +documented in :ref:`drm-client-usage-stats`. + +Example of the output showing the implemented key value pairs and entirety of +the currently possible format options: + +:: + pos: 0 + flags: 02400002 + mnt_id: 27 + ino: 531 + drm-driver: panfrost + drm-client-id: 14 + drm-engine-fragment: 1846584880 ns + drm-cycles-fragment: 1424359409 + drm-maxfreq-fragment: 799999987 Hz + drm-curfreq-fragment: 799999987 Hz + drm-engine-vertex-tiler: 71932239 ns + drm-cycles-vertex-tiler: 52617357 + drm-maxfreq-vertex-tiler: 799999987 Hz + drm-curfreq-vertex-tiler: 799999987 Hz + drm-total-memory: 290 MiB + drm-shared-memory: 0 MiB + drm-active-memory: 226 MiB + drm-resident-memory: 36496 KiB + drm-purgeable-memory: 128 KiB + +Possible `drm-engine-` key names are: `fragment`, and `vertex-tiler`. +`drm-curfreq-` values convey the current operating frequency for that engine. + +Users must bear in mind that engine and cycle sampling are disabled by default, +because of power saving concerns. `fdinfo` users and benchmark applications which +query the fdinfo file must make sure to toggle the job profiling status of the +driver by writing into the appropriate sysfs node:: + + echo <N> > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/panfrost/[a-f0-9]*.gpu/profiling + +Where `N` is either `0` or `1`, depending on the desired enablement status. |