[PATCH v2 15/33] drm/xe: Track BOs backed at a sub-optimal page order

From: Matthew Brost

Date: Fri Jul 10 2026 - 18:01:37 EST


Add per-device tracking of BOs whose backing TT pages were allocated
below the pool's beneficial order, as reported by the
TTM_TT_FLAG_BENEFICIAL_ORDER_FAILED tt page flag (read via
ttm_tt_is_beneficial_order_failed()). These BOs are future candidates for
a defragmentation pass that reallocates their pages at the beneficial
order.

Add a mem.defrag sub-struct (lock, list, atomic count) to struct
xe_device and a defrag_link to struct xe_bo, initialised at BO create
and device init. Membership is updated from xe_bo_move() via
xe_bo_defrag_update(): a BO is added when it is a populated, needed,
non-pinned ttm_bo_type_device object flagged
TTM_TT_FLAG_BENEFICIAL_ORDER_FAILED, and removed otherwise. BOs are also
removed on pin, on purge, moved to dontneed, and at destroy.

Only ttm_bo_type_device BOs are tracked.

Cc: Carlos Santa <carlos.santa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ryan Neph <ryanneph@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Christian Koenig <christian.koenig@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Huang Rui <ray.huang@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Maxime Ripard <mripard@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
Cc: David Airlie <airlied@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Simona Vetter <simona@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Thomas Hellström <thomas.hellstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: GitHub_Copilot:claude-opus-4.8
Signed-off-by: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c | 115 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h | 6 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c | 2 +
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h | 19 +++++
5 files changed, 143 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
index cca617cf34d1..d7b0536564ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
@@ -920,6 +920,9 @@ static void xe_bo_set_purgeable_shrinker(struct xe_bo *bo,
}
}

+static void xe_bo_defrag_update(struct xe_bo *bo);
+static void xe_bo_defrag_remove(struct xe_bo *bo);
+
/**
* xe_bo_set_purgeable_state() - Set BO purgeable state with validation
* @bo: Buffer object
@@ -948,6 +951,7 @@ void xe_bo_set_purgeable_state(struct xe_bo *bo,

bo->purgeable.state = new_state;
xe_bo_set_purgeable_shrinker(bo, new_state);
+ xe_bo_defrag_update(bo);
}

/**
@@ -997,9 +1001,100 @@ static int xe_ttm_bo_purge(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo, struct ttm_operatio
/* Commit the state transition only once invalidation was queued */
xe_bo_set_purgeable_state(bo, XE_MADV_PURGEABLE_PURGED);

+ /*
+ * The backing store is gone, so the BO no longer needs defrag. Drop it
+ * from the defrag list here so the count stays accurate even for purge
+ * paths that don't pass through xe_bo_move() (e.g. swap_notify).
+ */
+ xe_bo_defrag_remove(bo);
+
return 0;
}

+/**
+ * xe_bo_defrag_init_early() - Initialize the device defrag BO tracking
+ * @xe: The xe device
+ *
+ * Initialize the list, lock and count used to track BOs whose backing TT
+ * pages were allocated at a sub-optimal order.
+ */
+void xe_bo_defrag_init_early(struct xe_device *xe)
+{
+ spin_lock_init(&xe->mem.defrag.lock);
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xe->mem.defrag.list);
+ atomic_set(&xe->mem.defrag.count, 0);
+}
+
+static bool xe_bo_needs_defrag(struct xe_bo *bo)
+{
+ struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo = &bo->ttm;
+ struct ttm_tt *tt = ttm_bo->ttm;
+
+ xe_bo_assert_held(bo);
+
+ return ttm_bo->type == ttm_bo_type_device && tt &&
+ !xe_bo_madv_is_dontneed(bo) &&
+ ttm_tt_is_populated(tt) &&
+ ttm_tt_is_beneficial_order_failed(tt) &&
+ ttm_bo->resource && ttm_bo->resource->mem_type == XE_PL_TT &&
+ !xe_bo_is_pinned(bo);
+}
+
+static void xe_bo_defrag_add(struct xe_bo *bo)
+{
+ struct xe_device *xe = xe_bo_device(bo);
+
+ xe_bo_assert_held(bo);
+ xe_assert(xe, xe_bo_needs_defrag(bo));
+
+ scoped_guard(spinlock, &xe->mem.defrag.lock) {
+ if (list_empty(&bo->defrag_link)) {
+ list_add_tail(&bo->defrag_link, &xe->mem.defrag.list);
+ atomic_inc(&xe->mem.defrag.count);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static void __xe_bo_defrag_remove(struct xe_bo *bo)
+{
+ struct xe_device *xe = xe_bo_device(bo);
+
+ guard(spinlock)(&xe->mem.defrag.lock);
+ if (!list_empty(&bo->defrag_link)) {
+ list_del_init(&bo->defrag_link);
+ atomic_dec(&xe->mem.defrag.count);
+ }
+}
+
+static void xe_bo_defrag_remove(struct xe_bo *bo)
+{
+ xe_bo_assert_held(bo);
+
+ if (list_empty(&bo->defrag_link))
+ return;
+
+ __xe_bo_defrag_remove(bo);
+}
+
+/**
+ * xe_bo_defrag_update() - Update defrag list membership for a BO
+ * @bo: The buffer object
+ *
+ * Add @bo to the device defrag list when it is a ttm_bo_type_device BO resident
+ * in XE_PL_TT with a populated TT whose pages were allocated at a sub-optimal
+ * order (ttm_tt_is_beneficial_order_failed()) and it isn't pinned. Otherwise
+ * ensure it is removed from the list.
+ */
+static void xe_bo_defrag_update(struct xe_bo *bo)
+{
+ xe_bo_assert_held(bo);
+
+ if (xe_bo_needs_defrag(bo))
+ xe_bo_defrag_add(bo);
+ else
+ xe_bo_defrag_remove(bo);
+}
+
static int xe_bo_move(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo, bool evict,
struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
struct ttm_resource *new_mem,
@@ -1225,6 +1320,8 @@ static int xe_bo_move(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo, bool evict,
xe_tt_unmap_sg(xe, ttm_bo->ttm);
}

+ xe_bo_defrag_update(bo);
+
return ret;
}

@@ -1261,6 +1358,15 @@ static long xe_bo_shrink_purge(struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
if (lret > 0) {
xe_ttm_tt_account_subtract(xe, bo->ttm);
update_global_total_pages(bo->bdev, -(long)tt->num_pages);
+
+ /*
+ * The pages are gone, so a tracked BO no longer needs defrag.
+ * This shrinker purge path frees pages without going through
+ * xe_bo_move(), so drop any stale defrag list entry here. Ghost
+ * bos are never tracked, so guard for real xe bos.
+ */
+ if (xe_bo_is_xe_bo(bo))
+ xe_bo_defrag_remove(ttm_to_xe_bo(bo));
}

return lret;
@@ -1903,6 +2009,8 @@ static void xe_ttm_bo_destroy(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo)
list_del(&bo->vram_userfault_link);
mutex_unlock(&xe->mem_access.vram_userfault.lock);

+ __xe_bo_defrag_remove(bo);
+
kfree(bo);
}

@@ -2408,6 +2516,7 @@ struct xe_bo *xe_bo_init_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
bo->ttm.base.funcs = &xe_gem_object_funcs;
bo->ttm.priority = XE_BO_PRIORITY_NORMAL;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bo->pinned_link);
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bo->defrag_link);
#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bo->client_link);
#endif
@@ -3014,6 +3123,8 @@ int xe_bo_pin_external(struct xe_bo *bo, bool in_place, struct drm_exec *exec)
if (bo->ttm.ttm && ttm_tt_is_populated(bo->ttm.ttm))
xe_ttm_tt_account_subtract(xe, bo->ttm.ttm);

+ xe_bo_defrag_remove(bo);
+
/*
* FIXME: If we always use the reserve / unreserve functions for locking
* we do not need this.
@@ -3072,6 +3183,8 @@ int xe_bo_pin(struct xe_bo *bo, struct drm_exec *exec)
if (bo->ttm.ttm && ttm_tt_is_populated(bo->ttm.ttm))
xe_ttm_tt_account_subtract(xe, bo->ttm.ttm);

+ xe_bo_defrag_remove(bo);
+
/*
* FIXME: If we always use the reserve / unreserve functions for locking
* we do not need this.
@@ -3107,6 +3220,7 @@ void xe_bo_unpin_external(struct xe_bo *bo)
ttm_bo_unpin(&bo->ttm);
if (bo->ttm.ttm && ttm_tt_is_populated(bo->ttm.ttm))
xe_ttm_tt_account_add(xe, bo->ttm.ttm);
+ xe_bo_defrag_update(bo);

/*
* FIXME: If we always use the reserve / unreserve functions for locking
@@ -3139,6 +3253,7 @@ void xe_bo_unpin(struct xe_bo *bo)
ttm_bo_unpin(&bo->ttm);
if (bo->ttm.ttm && ttm_tt_is_populated(bo->ttm.ttm))
xe_ttm_tt_account_add(xe, bo->ttm.ttm);
+ xe_bo_defrag_update(bo);
}

/**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
index 6340317f7d2e..4186cb51af87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ int xe_bo_pin_external(struct xe_bo *bo, bool in_place, struct drm_exec *exec);
int xe_bo_pin(struct xe_bo *bo, struct drm_exec *exec);
void xe_bo_unpin_external(struct xe_bo *bo);
void xe_bo_unpin(struct xe_bo *bo);
+void xe_bo_defrag_init_early(struct xe_device *xe);
int xe_bo_validate(struct xe_bo *bo, struct xe_vm *vm, bool allow_res_evict,
struct drm_exec *exec);

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
index fcc63ae3f455..9eea9ab380e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ struct xe_bo {
struct ttm_bo_kmap_obj kmap;
/** @pinned_link: link to present / evicted list of pinned BO */
struct list_head pinned_link;
+ /**
+ * @defrag_link: link into @xe_device.mem.defrag.list for BOs whose
+ * backing TT pages were allocated at a sub-optimal order. Protected by
+ * @xe_device.mem.defrag.lock.
+ */
+ struct list_head defrag_link;
#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
/**
* @client: @xe_drm_client which created the bo
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c
index 0c4ee874a56d..d4321419ee35 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ int xe_device_init_early(struct xe_device *xe)
if (err)
return err;

+ xe_bo_defrag_init_early(xe);
+
xe->preempt_fence_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("xe-preempt-fence-wq",
WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
xe->ordered_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("xe-ordered-wq", 0);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h
index 95e7cea91cbf..9e6244d8f41b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_types.h
@@ -296,6 +296,25 @@ struct xe_device {
*/
atomic_long_t dma_mapped_pages_svm[NR_PAGE_ORDERS];
#endif
+ /**
+ * @mem.defrag: Tracking of BOs whose backing TT pages were
+ * allocated at a sub-optimal (smaller than beneficial) order.
+ *
+ * Such BOs are candidates for a future defragmentation pass that
+ * tries to reallocate their pages at the device's beneficial
+ * order. Only ttm_bo_type_device BOs are tracked.
+ */
+ struct {
+ /** @mem.defrag.lock: Protects @mem.defrag.list. */
+ spinlock_t lock;
+ /** @mem.defrag.list: List of struct xe_bo defrag_link. */
+ struct list_head list;
+ /**
+ * @mem.defrag.count: Number of BOs currently on
+ * @mem.defrag.list.
+ */
+ atomic_t count;
+ } defrag;
} mem;

/** @sriov: device level virtualization data */
--
2.34.1