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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl | 14 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl index 750ba8fb496a..26539ee3c63e 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl @@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ char *date;</synopsis> <para> The <methodname>load</methodname> method is the driver and device initialization entry point. The method is responsible for allocating and - initializing driver private data, specifying supported performance - counters, performing resource allocation and mapping (e.g. acquiring + initializing driver private data, performing resource allocation and + mapping (e.g. acquiring clocks, mapping registers or allocating command buffers), initializing the memory manager (<xref linkend="drm-memory-management"/>), installing the IRQ handler (<xref linkend="drm-irq-registration"/>), setting up @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ char *date;</synopsis> their <methodname>load</methodname> method called with flags to 0. </para> <sect3> - <title>Driver Private & Performance Counters</title> + <title>Driver Private Data</title> <para> The driver private hangs off the main <structname>drm_device</structname> structure and can be used for @@ -315,14 +315,6 @@ char *date;</synopsis> <structname>drm_device</structname>.<structfield>dev_priv</structfield> set to NULL when the driver is unloaded. </para> - <para> - DRM supports several counters which were used for rough performance - characterization. This stat counter system is deprecated and should not - be used. If performance monitoring is desired, the developer should - investigate and potentially enhance the kernel perf and tracing - infrastructure to export GPU related performance information for - consumption by performance monitoring tools and applications. - </para> </sect3> <sect3 id="drm-irq-registration"> <title>IRQ Registration</title> |