Honglei Huang 24c339202c drm/xe: have xe_svm_range embed one drm_gpusvm_pages
With drm_gpusvm_pages now self contained, make xe stop relying
on the drm_gpusvm_range pages and take responsibility for the page
lifecycle on the driver side.

Driver side (xe):

  - Embed struct drm_gpusvm_pages in xe_svm_range and route all
    xe accesses through it instead of range->base.pages.
  - Initialise the embedded pages via drm_gpusvm_init_pages(), which
    binds the owning &xe->drm up front, and take over the page
    lifecycle: xe_svm_range_get_pages() calls drm_gpusvm_get_pages()
    directly; the notifier event_end and xe_svm_range_free() paths
    drive unmap/free on the embedded pages object.
  - Convert the open-coded userptr pages init in xe_userptr_setup()
    to the same drm_gpusvm_init_pages() helper.
  - Switch xe_svm_range_pages_valid() to drm_gpusvm_pages_valid().

Framework side (drm_gpusvm):

  - Add a small inline drm_gpusvm_init_pages() helper that records the
    owning drm_device and initialises the per-pages state, giving
    drivers a single hook to extend.
  - Export drm_gpusvm_pages_valid() to let driver owned pages
    can query mapping state without going through a range.
  - Lifecycle change: drm_gpusvm_range_remove() no longer *triggers*
    unmap/free of the embedded pages. The unmap/free logic itself stays
    in the framework -- drm_gpusvm_free_pages() still performs the DMA
    unmap (as an idempotent backstop) and frees the dma_addr array --
    but the driver now owns *when* it runs, since the driver owns the
    drm_gpusvm_pages object.

Side effect / contract: a driver that owns a drm_gpusvm_pages is now
responsible for its lifecycle: drm_gpusvm_init_pages() before first
use, and drm_gpusvm_free_pages() when the owner goes away. Xe does the
latter from its ops->range_free callback, which the framework invokes
once the range refcount drops to zero in drm_gpusvm_range_remove().
The timely DMA unmap for the IOMMU security model still happens in the
notifier invalidate path via drm_gpusvm_unmap_pages(); the unmap inside
drm_gpusvm_free_pages() is only a backstop for pages that were never
invalidated.

Suggested-by: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Honglei Huang <honghuan@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260630102127.392396-4-honghuan@amd.com
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Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
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-----------------------

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* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
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============

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For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

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* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

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* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
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---------------

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-----------------------------

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* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

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----------

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* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
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---------------

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* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
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* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


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