[PATCH/RFC 3/3] drm: Split drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h

[Thomas Zimmermann]

Hi

Am 28.09.23 um 17:32 schrieb Geert Uytterhoeven:
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 3:59 PM Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann at suse.de> wrote:
>> Am 28.09.23 um 14:16 schrieb Geert Uytterhoeven:
>>> <drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h> is the second largest header file in
>>> the DRM subsystem, and declares helpers vtables for various DRM
>>> components.  Several vtables contain methods with the same name, and all
>>> but one vtable do not fit on the screen, making it hard to navigate to
>>> the actual method one is interested in.
>>>
>>> Make it easier for the casual reviewer to keep track by splitting
>>> <drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h> in multiple header files, one per DRM
>>> component.
>>
>> I never liked this header either, but do we need new header files? Each
>> struct could be appended to the end of the regular header: struct
>> drm_plane_helper_funcs to drm_plane.h, drm_connector_helper_func to
>> drm_connector.h and so on.
> 
> That would work for me, too.  But perhaps we want to maintain a clear
> separation between core and helpers?
> 
> Note that moving the contents to *_helper.h would be another option,
> drm_crtc_helper.h and drm_plane_helper.h already exist.

I've taken a closer look at the users of the _vtables header. There's 
code in drm_atomic_helper.c or drm_probe_helper.c that invokes the 
callback functions.

The drivers fill the pointers with code that often comes from other 
helper modules. That code is in files like drm_plane_helper.c or 
drm_crtc_helper.c. There header files are drm_plane_helper.h, etc.

In that context, the _vtables header makes sense, as it separates the 
callers from the callees. Putting the structs into headers like 
drm_plane_helper.h would move it to the callee side.

I suggest to leave the header as it is. The fallout to the code base 
from refactoring seems worse than the current state.

Best regards
Thomas

> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas at glider.be>
>>> ---
>>> RFC, a future patch could replace inclusion of
>>> <drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h> by inclusion of one or more of the
>>> new files, and reduce compilation time.
>>> ---
>>>    include/drm/drm_connector_helper_vtable.h   |  364 +++++
>>>    include/drm/drm_crtc_helper_vtable.h        |  483 ++++++
>>>    include/drm/drm_encoder_helper_vtable.h     |  381 +++++
>>>    include/drm/drm_mode_config_helper_vtable.h |   97 ++
>>>    include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h    | 1466 +------------------
>>>    include/drm/drm_plane_helper_vtable.h       |  297 ++++
>>>    6 files changed, 1627 insertions(+), 1461 deletions(-)
>>>    create mode 100644 include/drm/drm_connector_helper_vtable.h
>>>    create mode 100644 include/drm/drm_crtc_helper_vtable.h
>>>    create mode 100644 include/drm/drm_encoder_helper_vtable.h
>>>    create mode 100644 include/drm/drm_mode_config_helper_vtable.h
>>>    create mode 100644 include/drm/drm_plane_helper_vtable.h
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                          Geert
> 

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Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
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