Re: [PATCH 18/31] gpu: nova-core: Hopper/Blackwell: add needs_large_reserved_mem()

From: John Hubbard

Date: Thu Dec 04 2025 - 02:37:05 EST


On 12/3/25 12:51 PM, Timur Tabi wrote:
On Tue, 2025-12-02 at 21:59 -0800, John Hubbard wrote:
+
+    #[expect(dead_code)]
+    pub(crate) fn needs_large_reserved_mem(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.arch(), Architecture::Hopper | Architecture::Blackwell)
+    }

Wouldn't it be cleaner to return the actual amount of memory needed, instead of just saying, "Hey, I
need more, whatever more is"?

let frts_offset = if !resume {
let mut frts_reserved_size = if chipset.needs_large_reserved_mem() {
- 0x220000 // heap_size_non_wpr for Hopper/Blackwell+
+ crate::fb::calc_non_wpr_heap_size(chipset)
} else {
total_reserved_size
};

Maybe have calc_non_wpr_heap_size() be a HAL function?


Good idea, it does look like a HAL function now that you mention it.
I'll do that.

thanks,
--
John Hubbard