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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-panfrost-profiling | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpu/panfrost.rst | 9 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-panfrost-profiling b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-panfrost-profiling new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..1d8bb0978920 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-panfrost-profiling @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/panfrost/.../profiling +Date: February 2024 +KernelVersion: 6.8.0 +Contact: Adrian Larumbe <adrian.larumbe@collabora.com> +Description: + Get/set drm fdinfo's engine and cycles profiling status. + Valid values are: + 0: Don't enable fdinfo job profiling sources. + 1: Enable fdinfo job profiling sources, this enables both the GPU's + timestamp and cycle counter registers.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/panfrost.rst b/Documentation/gpu/panfrost.rst index b80e41f4b2c5..51ba375fd80d 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/panfrost.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/panfrost.rst @@ -38,3 +38,12 @@ the currently possible format options: 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. |