Re: [igt-dev] [PATCH i-g-t v5 1/1] tools/generate_cb_buffer: Add script to assemble CB kernel

["Abodunrin, Akeem G" <akeem.g.abodunrin@intel.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Latvala, Petri <petri.latvala@intel.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:59 AM
> To: Abodunrin, Akeem G <akeem.g.abodunrin@intel.com>
> Cc: Bloomfield, Jon <jon.bloomfield@intel.com>; Dutt, Sudeep
> <sudeep.dutt@intel.com>; Vetter, Daniel <daniel.vetter@intel.com>;
> joonas.lahtinen@linux.intel.com; Nikula, Jani <jani.nikula@intel.com>; Wilson,
> Chris P <chris.p.wilson@intel.com>; Kumar Valsan, Prathap
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> <mika.kuoppala@intel.com>; Balestrieri, Francesco
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH i-g-t v5 1/1] tools/generate_cb_buffer: Add script to
> assemble CB kernel
> 
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 09:42:17AM -0800, Akeem G Abodunrin wrote:
> > This patch adds script and applicable assembly sources, so that we can
> > use igt to assemble Clear Batch Buffer kernel for gen7 and gen7.5
> > devices - Resultant header files would be imported to i915, and used as they
> are...
> >
> > With this patch, user need to have mesa configured on their platform,
> > before igt could be used to achieve the purpose of assembling the
> > kernel from source.
> >
> > This is needed for "Security mitigation for Intel Gen7/7.5 HWs"
> > Intel ID: PSIRT-TA-201910-001/CVEID: CVE-2019-14615
> >
> > v2: Addressed formatting, -g option and other minor issues (Petri)
> > v3: Update script due to suggested changes in i915, and Mesa tool
> > v4: Update help comment with Mesa build option with meson (Petri)
> > v5: Modify how user specify i965_asm - script now takes binary,
> > instead of Mesa tool source directory (Ville).
> >
> > Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>
> > Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@linux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Petri Latvala <petri.latvala@intel.com>
> > Cc: Bloomfield Jon <jon.bloomfield@intel.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Akeem G Abodunrin <akeem.g.abodunrin@intel.com>
> > ---
> >  scripts/asm_eu_kernel.sh                | 158 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  tools/assembly_source/hsw_clear_buf.asm | 141 +++++++++++++++++++++
> > tools/assembly_source/ivb_clear_buf.asm | 139 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  3 files changed, 438 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100755 scripts/asm_eu_kernel.sh  create mode 100644
> > tools/assembly_source/hsw_clear_buf.asm
> >  create mode 100644 tools/assembly_source/ivb_clear_buf.asm
> >
> > diff --git a/scripts/asm_eu_kernel.sh b/scripts/asm_eu_kernel.sh new
> > file mode 100755 index 00000000..ddf44b38
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/scripts/asm_eu_kernel.sh
> > @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
> > +#!/bin/bash
> > +#
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
> > +#
> > +# Copyright © 2020 Intel Corporation
> > +#
> > +# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
> > +obtaining a # copy of this software and associated documentation
> > +files (the "Software"), # to deal in the Software without
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> > +modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, # and/or sell copies
> > +of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the # Software is furnished
> to do so, subject to the following conditions:
> > +#
> > +# The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including
> > +the next # paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial
> > +portions of the # Software.
> > +#
> > +# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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> OF
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> > +
> > +export ASSEMBLY_SOURCE=./tools/assembly_source
> > +
> > +function get_help {
> > +        echo "Usage:    asm_eu_kernel.sh [options]"
> > +        echo "Note: hsw_clear_kernel.c/ivb_clear_kernel.c automatically
> generated by this script should never be modified - it would be imported to i915,
> to use as it is..."
> > +        echo " "
> > +        echo "Please make sure your Mesa tool is compiled with "-Dtools=intel"
> and "-Ddri-drivers=i965", and run this script from IGT source root directory"
> > +        echo " "
> > +        echo "Options are:"
> > +        echo " -h                       display this help message, and exit"
> > +        echo " -g=platform              generation of device: use "hsw" for gen7.5,
> and "ivb" for gen7 devices"
> > +        echo " -o=name_of_file          output file to store Mesa assembled c-
> literal for the device - If none specified, default file will be used - ivb/hsw-
> cb_assembled"
> > +        echo " -m=mesa                  Path to Mesa i965_asm binary"
> 
> What Ville said was that the name of the build directory can be something other
> than 'build'. Within that build directory the path to i965_asm binary is always
> src/intel/tools/i965_asm. But that's just bikeshedding at this point.
> 
> I was able to test the script now, thanks Akeem for the Mesa side changes link.
> 
> There's only the cosmetic things left to fix on IGT's side and then this can be
> merged as soon as the Mesa side is merged. Namely, names:
> 
> The patch subject talks about tools/generate_cb_buffer but no such file is
> created with it. The name asm_eu_kernel.sh sounds a bit too generic when this
> is for very particular shaders to assemble. Speaking of shaders, we already have
> a directory for shader sources where they should go.
> 
> Suggestions for naming:
> 
> The assembly sources could go to lib/i915/shaders/clear_buffer/hsw.asm
> and lib/i915/shaders/clear_buffer/ivb.asm
> 
> The script itself could be called scripts/generate_cb_shader.sh or something.
> Not sure what the correct terminology is for these shaders.
> 
> Opinions, people who are better at naming than me?

All changes in Mesa have been merged... and I addressed naming issue mentioned here, and updated script to reflect Mesa new c-literal output format - automated files (hsw_clear_kernel.c and ivb_clear_kernel.c) generated for i915 still the same, no difference, except of course date... 
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