[PATCH 5/9] drm/doc: Polish docs for drm_mode_object

[Daniel Vetter]

I figured an overview section here is overkill, and better
to just document the 2 structures themselves well enough.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c |  9 +++++++
 include/drm/drm_mode_object.h     | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c
index a92aeed51156..a4dd3fa258b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_object_attach_property);
  * changes the software state of the property, it does not call into the
  * driver's ->set_property callback.
  *
+ * Note that atomic drivers should not have any need to call this, the core will
+ * ensure consistency of values reported back to userspace through the
+ * appropriate ->atomic_get_property callback. Only legacy drivers should call
+ * this function to update the tracked value (after clamping and other
+ * restrictions have been applied).
+ *
  * Returns:
  * Zero on success, error code on failure.
  */
@@ -252,6 +258,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_object_property_set_value);
  * value this might be out of sync with the hardware, depending upon the driver
  * and property.
  *
+ * Atomic drivers should never call this function directly, the core will read
+ * out property values through the various ->atomic_get_property callbacks.
+ *
  * Returns:
  * Zero on success, error code on failure.
  */
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode_object.h b/include/drm/drm_mode_object.h
index b8adb6425f2a..7967ffeda3c4 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mode_object.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mode_object.h
@@ -27,6 +27,28 @@
 struct drm_object_properties;
 struct drm_property;
 
+/**
+ * struct drm_mode_object - base structure for modeset objecst
+ * @id: userspace visible identifier
+ * @type: type of the object, one of DRM_MODE_OBJECT\_\*
+ * @properties: properties attached to this object, including values
+ * @refcount: reference count for objects which with dynamic lifetime
+ * @free_cb: free function callback, only set for objects with dynamic lifetime
+ *
+ * Base structure for modeset objects visible to userspace. Objects can be
+ * looked up using drm_mode_object_find(). Besides basic uapi interface
+ * properties like @id and @type it provides two servies:
+ *
+ * - It tracks attached properties and their values. This is used by &drm_crtc,
+ *   &drm_plane and &drm_connector. Properties are attached by calling
+ *   drm_object_attach_property() before the object is visible to userspace.
+ *
+ * - For objects with dynamic lifetimes (as indicated by a non-NULL @free_cb) it
+ *   provides reference counting through drm_mode_object_reference() and
+ *   drm_mode_object_unreference(). This is used by &drm_framebuffer,
+ *   &drm_connector and &drm_property_blob. These objects provide specialized
+ *   reference counting wrappers.
+ */
 struct drm_mode_object {
 	uint32_t id;
 	uint32_t type;
@@ -36,16 +58,38 @@ struct drm_mode_object {
 };
 
 #define DRM_OBJECT_MAX_PROPERTY 24
+/**
+ * struct drm_object_properties - property tracking for &drm_mode_object
+ */
 struct drm_object_properties {
+	/**
+	 * @count: number of valid properties, must be less than or equal to
+	 * DRM_OBJECT_MAX_PROPERTY.
+	 */
+
 	int count;
-	/* NOTE: if we ever start dynamically destroying properties (ie.
+	/**
+	 * @properties: Array of pointers to &drm_property.
+	 *
+	 * NOTE: if we ever start dynamically destroying properties (ie.
 	 * not at drm_mode_config_cleanup() time), then we'd have to do
 	 * a better job of detaching property from mode objects to avoid
 	 * dangling property pointers:
 	 */
 	struct drm_property *properties[DRM_OBJECT_MAX_PROPERTY];
-	/* do not read/write values directly, but use drm_object_property_get_value()
-	 * and drm_object_property_set_value():
+
+	/**
+	 * @values: Array to store the property values, matching @properties. Do
+	 * not read/write values directly, but use
+	 * drm_object_property_get_value() and drm_object_property_set_value().
+	 *
+	 * Note that atomic drivers do not store mutable properties in this
+	 * aray, but only the decoded values in the corresponding state
+	 * structure. The decoding is done using the ->atomic_get_property and
+	 * ->atomic_set_property hooks of the corresponding object. Hence atomic
+	 * drivers should not use drm_object_property_set_value() and
+	 * drm_object_property_get_value() on mutable objects, i.e. those
+	 * without the DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE flag set.
 	 */
 	uint64_t values[DRM_OBJECT_MAX_PROPERTY];
 };
-- 
2.8.1