[PATCH 0/5] drm: Introduce DRM client library

[Felix Kuehling]

On 2024-09-27 10:37, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> With the next DRM client coming soon (drm_log) and most of DRM's
> fbdev emulation consolidated in a few places, it's time to provide
> a single place for the clients.
>
> The new module drm_client_lib.ko stores most of the common client
> code. It's designed such that drivers can opt into client support,
> but the presence of the client module depends on the user's kernel
> configuration. Without selected clients, no client module will be
> build.
>
> Thomas Zimmermann (5):
>    drm/i915: Select DRM_CLIENT_SELECTION
>    drm/xe: Select DRM_CLIENT_SELECTION

BTW, we are using drm_client in amdgpu, as well: 
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.11/source/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.c#L155

Regards,
   Felix


>    drm: Move client-device functions in to drm_client_dev.c
>    drm: Select fbdev helpers for modules that require them
>    drm: Add client-lib module
>
>   Documentation/gpu/drm-client.rst   |   3 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig            |  34 +++++--
>   drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile           |  20 +++--
>   drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Kconfig |   1 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c       | 122 +------------------------
>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_dev.c   | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dumb_buffers.c |   2 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c         |   2 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c  |   2 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c          |   2 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig       |   1 +
>   drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig         |   1 +
>   12 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 132 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_dev.c
>