On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 07:33:27PM +0530, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
> Dont support 'MAP_SYNC' with non-DAX files and DAX files
> with asynchronous dax_device. Virtio pmem provides
> asynchronous host page cache flush mechanism. We don't
> support 'MAP_SYNC' with virtio pmem and ext4.
>
> Signed-off-by:
Den 05.07.2019 11.26, skrev Thomas Zimmermann:
> Generic framebuffer emulation uses a shadow buffer for framebuffers with
> dirty() function. If drivers want to use the shadow FB without such a
> function, they can now set prefer_shadow or prefer_shadow_fbdev in their
> mode_config structures.
Hi
Am 07.07.19 um 16:37 schrieb Noralf Trønnes:
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> Den 05.07.2019 11.26, skrev Thomas Zimmermann:
>> Generic framebuffer emulation uses a shadow buffer for framebuffers with
>> dirty() function. If drivers want to use the shadow FB without such a
>> function, they can now set prefer_shadow
Den 05.07.2019 11.26, skrev Thomas Zimmermann:
> DRM clients, such as the fbdev emulation, have their buffer objects
> mapped by default. Mapping a buffer implicitly prevents its relocation.
> Hence, the buffer may permanently consume video memory while it's
> allocated. This is a problem for
Den 05.07.2019 11.26, skrev Thomas Zimmermann:
> This patch changes DRM clients to not map the buffer by default. The
> buffer, like any buffer object, should be mapped and unmapped when
> needed.
>
> An unmapped buffer object can be evicted to system memory and does
> not consume video ram
