More AMD PowerPlay Code Is Being Refactored
Rex Zhu of AMD published his latest set of 16 patches for refactoring PowerPlay code within the open-source DRM driver space. This is a big refactoring: nearly 19,000 new lines of code and 34,000 deleted lines of code.
This refactoring is about making use of the SMU7 manager for ASICs with SMU version 7 support such as Polaris 10/11, Iceland, and Fiji and then deleting all of the duplicated code. That's where the net loss in lines of code comes from is de-duplicating some of the code.
The current patches can be found on the amd-gfx list. It's not clear from the patch comments if there should be any end-user benefit from the new PowerPlay code, but Bridgman will probably comment anyhow on this comment threads in the forums with an answer.
This refactoring is about making use of the SMU7 manager for ASICs with SMU version 7 support such as Polaris 10/11, Iceland, and Fiji and then deleting all of the duplicated code. That's where the net loss in lines of code comes from is de-duplicating some of the code.
The current patches can be found on the amd-gfx list. It's not clear from the patch comments if there should be any end-user benefit from the new PowerPlay code, but Bridgman will probably comment anyhow on this comment threads in the forums with an answer.
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