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authorLuc Verhaegen <libv@skynet.be>2007-08-09 12:11:40 +0200
committerLuc Verhaegen <libv@skynet.be>2007-08-09 12:11:40 +0200
commitd0895f67e327bb268fd59fcfd8fc22678d804f57 (patch)
tree3186f6b742ef37d6fdd2140e503bb39c1fea5cc8
parent1de52d91ff3a04b9b587b858e1e5be40d3a7fd0a (diff)
AGPFastWrite risk reduction.
Actively warn the user in the log about the effects of AGPFastWrite and sanitise AGPFastWrite handling while we're here.
-rw-r--r--src/radeon.h1
-rw-r--r--src/radeon_dri.c44
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/src/radeon.h b/src/radeon.h
index 5f3f4abe..b19b017e 100644
--- a/src/radeon.h
+++ b/src/radeon.h
@@ -611,7 +611,6 @@ typedef struct {
unsigned long gartOffset;
unsigned char *AGP; /* Map */
int agpMode;
- int agpFastWrite;
CARD32 pciCommand;
diff --git a/src/radeon_dri.c b/src/radeon_dri.c
index 11f71409..315b2044 100644
--- a/src/radeon_dri.c
+++ b/src/radeon_dri.c
@@ -748,28 +748,6 @@ static Bool RADEONSetAgpMode(RADEONInfoPtr info, ScreenPtr pScreen)
xf86DrvMsg(pScreen->myNum, from, "Using AGP %dx\n", info->agpMode);
- info->agpFastWrite = 0; // Always off by default as it sucks
-
- from = xf86GetOptValInteger(info->Options, OPTION_AGP_FW,
- &info->agpFastWrite) ? X_CONFIG : X_DEFAULT;
-
- if (info->agpFastWrite &&
- (vendor == PCI_VENDOR_AMD) &&
- (device == PCI_CHIP_AMD761)) {
-
- /* Disable fast write for AMD 761 chipset, since they cause
- * lockups when enabled.
- */
- info->agpFastWrite = FALSE;
- from = X_DEFAULT;
- xf86DrvMsg(pScreen->myNum, X_WARNING,
- "[agp] Not enabling Fast Writes on AMD 761 chipset to avoid "
- "lockups");
- }
-
- xf86DrvMsg(pScreen->myNum, from, "AGP Fast Writes %sabled\n",
- info->agpFastWrite ? "en" : "dis");
-
mode &= ~RADEON_AGP_MODE_MASK;
if (is_v3) {
/* only set one mode bit for AGPv3 */
@@ -788,8 +766,26 @@ static Bool RADEONSetAgpMode(RADEONInfoPtr info, ScreenPtr pScreen)
}
}
- if (info->agpFastWrite) mode |= RADEON_AGP_FW_MODE;
- else mode &= ~RADEON_AGP_FW_MODE;
+ /* AGP Fast Writes.
+ * TODO: take into account that certain agp modes don't support fast
+ * writes at all */
+ mode &= ~RADEON_AGP_FW_MODE; /* Disable per default */
+ if (xf86ReturnOptValBool(info->Options, OPTION_AGP_FW, FALSE)) {
+ xf86DrvMsg(pScreen->myNum, X_WARNING,
+ "WARNING: Using the AGPFastWrite option is not recommended.\n");
+ xf86Msg(X_NONE, "\tThis option does not provide much of a noticable speed"
+ " boost, while it\n\twill probably hard lock your machine."
+ " All bets are off!\n");
+
+ /* Black list some host/AGP bridges. */
+ if ((vendor == PCI_VENDOR_AMD) && (device == PCI_CHIP_AMD761))
+ xf86DrvMsg(pScreen->myNum, X_PROBED, "Ignoring AGPFastWrite option "
+ "for the AMD 761 northbridge.\n");
+ else {
+ xf86DrvMsg(pScreen->myNum, X_CONFIG, "Enabling AGP Fast Writes.\n");
+ mode |= RADEON_AGP_FW_MODE;
+ }
+ } /* Don't mention this otherwise, so that people don't get funny ideas */
xf86DrvMsg(pScreen->myNum, X_INFO,
"[agp] Mode 0x%08lx [AGP 0x%04x/0x%04x; Card 0x%04x/0x%04x]\n",