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author | Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> | 2019-10-25 11:27:58 +0200 |
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committer | Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> | 2019-10-28 10:07:54 +0100 |
commit | 8e86dee02253306c72752d4cbd588e90672bc50a (patch) | |
tree | 09d758c46ffa72c2777573e8909c4aaf7aecf09e /drivers/gpu/drm | |
parent | 588b9828f0744ca13555c4a35cd0251ac8ad8ad2 (diff) | |
download | linux-8e86dee02253306c72752d4cbd588e90672bc50a.tar.bz2 |
drm/fb-helper: Remove drm_fb_helper_defio_init() and update docs
There are no users of drm_fb_helper_defio_init(), so we can remove
it. The documentation around defio support is a bit misleading and
should mention compatibility issues with SHMEM helpers. Clarify this.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Noralf Trønnes <noralf@tronnes.org>
Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20191025092759.13069-2-tzimmermann@suse.de
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/gpu/drm')
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c | 61 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 48 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c index b75ae8555baf..8ebeccdeed23 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c @@ -92,9 +92,12 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(kernel_fb_helper_lock); * * Drivers that support a dumb buffer with a virtual address and mmap support, * should try out the generic fbdev emulation using drm_fbdev_generic_setup(). + * It will automatically set up deferred I/O if the driver requires a shadow + * buffer. * - * Setup fbdev emulation by calling drm_fb_helper_fbdev_setup() and tear it - * down by calling drm_fb_helper_fbdev_teardown(). + * For other drivers, setup fbdev emulation by calling + * drm_fb_helper_fbdev_setup() and tear it down by calling + * drm_fb_helper_fbdev_teardown(). * * At runtime drivers should restore the fbdev console by using * drm_fb_helper_lastclose() as their &drm_driver.lastclose callback. @@ -127,8 +130,10 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(kernel_fb_helper_lock); * always run in process context since the fb_*() function could be running in * atomic context. If drm_fb_helper_deferred_io() is used as the deferred_io * callback it will also schedule dirty_work with the damage collected from the - * mmap page writes. Drivers can use drm_fb_helper_defio_init() to setup - * deferred I/O (coupled with drm_fb_helper_fbdev_teardown()). + * mmap page writes. + * + * Deferred I/O is not compatible with SHMEM. Such drivers should request an + * fbdev shadow buffer and call drm_fbdev_generic_setup() instead. */ static void drm_fb_helper_restore_lut_atomic(struct drm_crtc *crtc) @@ -680,49 +685,6 @@ void drm_fb_helper_deferred_io(struct fb_info *info, EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_deferred_io); /** - * drm_fb_helper_defio_init - fbdev deferred I/O initialization - * @fb_helper: driver-allocated fbdev helper - * - * This function allocates &fb_deferred_io, sets callback to - * drm_fb_helper_deferred_io(), delay to 50ms and calls fb_deferred_io_init(). - * It should be called from the &drm_fb_helper_funcs->fb_probe callback. - * drm_fb_helper_fbdev_teardown() cleans up deferred I/O. - * - * NOTE: A copy of &fb_ops is made and assigned to &info->fbops. This is done - * because fb_deferred_io_cleanup() clears &fbops->fb_mmap and would thereby - * affect other instances of that &fb_ops. - * - * Returns: - * 0 on success or a negative error code on failure. - */ -int drm_fb_helper_defio_init(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper) -{ - struct fb_info *info = fb_helper->fbdev; - struct fb_deferred_io *fbdefio; - struct fb_ops *fbops; - - fbdefio = kzalloc(sizeof(*fbdefio), GFP_KERNEL); - fbops = kzalloc(sizeof(*fbops), GFP_KERNEL); - if (!fbdefio || !fbops) { - kfree(fbdefio); - kfree(fbops); - return -ENOMEM; - } - - info->fbdefio = fbdefio; - fbdefio->delay = msecs_to_jiffies(50); - fbdefio->deferred_io = drm_fb_helper_deferred_io; - - *fbops = *info->fbops; - info->fbops = fbops; - - fb_deferred_io_init(info); - - return 0; -} -EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_defio_init); - -/** * drm_fb_helper_sys_read - wrapper around fb_sys_read * @info: fb_info struct pointer * @buf: userspace buffer to read from framebuffer memory @@ -2356,7 +2318,10 @@ static const struct drm_client_funcs drm_fbdev_client_funcs = { * * Drivers that set the dirty callback on their framebuffer will get a shadow * fbdev buffer that is blitted onto the real buffer. This is done in order to - * make deferred I/O work with all kinds of buffers. + * make deferred I/O work with all kinds of buffers. A shadow buffer can be + * requested explicitly by setting struct drm_mode_config.prefer_shadow or + * struct drm_mode_config.prefer_shadow_fbdev to true beforehand. This is + * required to use generic fbdev emulation with SHMEM helpers. * * This function is safe to call even when there are no connectors present. * Setup will be retried on the next hotplug event. |