drm/xe: Introduce new BO flag XE_BO_FLAG_FORCE_USER_VRAM

When using a separate VRAM region for kernel allocations,
some kernel structures, such as context userspace data,
should not reside in the VRAM region dedicated to the kernel.
The VRAM kernel region is intended only for allocations necessary
for driver operation. Allocations created via ioctl are long-lived
and not easily evictable. If this region runs out of space,
there may not be a fallback, which could cause failures.
To prevent this, add a new BO flag that explicitly forces the BO to be
allocated in the general-purpose VRAM region accessible to userspace,
avoiding the kernel-only VRAM region.

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Signed-off-by: Piotr Piórkowski <piotr.piorkowski@intel.com>
Cc: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Michal Wajdeczko <michal.wajdeczko@intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251003162619.1984236-3-piotr.piorkowski@intel.com

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