llvmpipe: comments for fence functions
authorBrian Paul <brianp@vmware.com>
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:03:26 +0000 (13:03 -0600)
committerBrian Paul <brianp@vmware.com>
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:32:09 +0000 (14:32 -0600)
src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_fence.c

index 00dc3eab6b1e838b6e7a9c0a2040c1eb25ce4047..75d8d2b8251bf5e97121a13e1008a04747d69e24 100644 (file)
 #include "lp_fence.h"
 
 
+/**
+ * Create a new fence object.
+ *
+ * The rank will be the number of bins in the scene.  Whenever a rendering
+ * thread hits a fence command, it'll increment the fence counter.  When
+ * the counter == the rank, the fence is finished.
+ *
+ * \param rank  the expected finished value of the fence counter.
+ */
 struct lp_fence *
 lp_fence_create(unsigned rank)
 {
@@ -49,6 +58,7 @@ lp_fence_create(unsigned rank)
 }
 
 
+/** Destroy a fence.  Called when refcount hits zero. */
 static void
 lp_fence_destroy(struct lp_fence *fence)
 {
@@ -58,6 +68,10 @@ lp_fence_destroy(struct lp_fence *fence)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * For reference counting.
+ * This is a Gallium API function.
+ */
 static void
 llvmpipe_fence_reference(struct pipe_screen *screen,
                          struct pipe_fence_handle **ptr,
@@ -72,6 +86,10 @@ llvmpipe_fence_reference(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Has the fence been executed/finished?
+ * This is a Gallium API function.
+ */
 static int
 llvmpipe_fence_signalled(struct pipe_screen *screen,
                          struct pipe_fence_handle *fence,
@@ -83,6 +101,10 @@ llvmpipe_fence_signalled(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Wait for the fence to finish.
+ * This is a Gallium API function.
+ */
 static int
 llvmpipe_fence_finish(struct pipe_screen *screen,
                       struct pipe_fence_handle *fence_handle,
@@ -100,6 +122,10 @@ llvmpipe_fence_finish(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Called by the rendering threads to increment the fence counter.
+ * When the counter == the rank, the fence is finished.
+ */
 void
 lp_fence_signal(struct lp_fence *fence)
 {