1<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>i915_needs_cmd_parser</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Linux DRM Developer's Guide"><link rel="up" href="ch04s03.html#idp1128258212" title="Batchbuffer Parsing"><link rel="prev" href="API-i915-cmd-parser-fini-ring.html" title="i915_cmd_parser_fini_ring"><link rel="next" href="API-i915-parse-cmds.html" title="i915_parse_cmds"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span class="phrase">i915_needs_cmd_parser</span></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="API-i915-cmd-parser-fini-ring.html">Prev</a>&#160;</td><th width="60%" align="center">Batchbuffer Parsing</th><td width="20%" align="right">&#160;<a accesskey="n" href="API-i915-parse-cmds.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry"><a name="API-i915-needs-cmd-parser"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>i915_needs_cmd_parser &#8212; 
2     should a given ring use software command parsing?
3 </p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="funcsynopsis"><table border="0" class="funcprototype-table" summary="Function synopsis" style="cellspacing: 0; cellpadding: 0;"><tr><td><code class="funcdef">bool <b class="fsfunc">i915_needs_cmd_parser </b>(</code></td><td>struct intel_engine_cs * <var class="pdparam">ring</var><code>)</code>;</td></tr></table><div class="funcprototype-spacer">&#160;</div></div></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idp1128283652"></a><h2>Arguments</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>ring</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
4     the ring in question
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6   Only certain platforms require software batch buffer command parsing, and
7   only when enabled via module parameter.
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9   true if the ring requires software command parsing
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