Explicit Synchronization Framework
modulename: sync_file.ko
configname: CONFIG_SYNC_FILE
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>DMABUF options
└─>Explicit Synchronization Framework
In linux kernel since version 3.10 (release Date: 2013-06-30)
The Sync File Framework adds explicit syncronization via
userspace. It enables send/receive 'struct dma_fence' objects to/from
userspace via Sync File fds for synchronization between drivers via
userspace components. It has been ported from Android.
The first and main user for this is graphics in which a fence is
associated with a buffer. When a job is submitted to the GPU a fence
is attached to the buffer and is transferred via userspace, using Sync
Files fds, to the DRM driver for example. More details at
userspace. It enables send/receive 'struct dma_fence' objects to/from
userspace via Sync File fds for synchronization between drivers via
userspace components. It has been ported from Android.
The first and main user for this is graphics in which a fence is
associated with a buffer. When a job is submitted to the GPU a fence
is attached to the buffer and is transferred via userspace, using Sync
Files fds, to the DRM driver for example. More details at