[PATCH] drm/docs: more leftovers from the big vtable documentation pile
Daniel Vetter
daniel at ffwll.ch
Tue Jan 5 07:30:38 PST 2016
On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 04:22:15PM +0100, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> Another pile of vfuncs from the old gpu.tmpl xml documentation that
> I've forgotten to delete. I spotted a few more things to
> clarify/extend in the new kerneldoc while going through this once
> more.
>
> v2: Spelling fixes (Thierry).
>
> v3: More spelling fixes and use Thierry's proposal to clarify why
> drivers need to validate modes both in ->mode_fixup and ->mode_valid.
>
> Cc: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>
> Cc: Thierry Reding <treding at nvidia.com>
> Acked-by: Thierry Reding <treding at nvidia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at intel.com>
... and pulled into drm-misc.
-Daniel
> ---
> Documentation/DocBook/gpu.tmpl | 188 -------------------------------
> include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h | 44 +++++++-
> 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 191 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/gpu.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/gpu.tmpl
> index 225a246c5f53..faa5e0d4208d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/DocBook/gpu.tmpl
> +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/gpu.tmpl
> @@ -1579,194 +1579,6 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev)
> entities.
> </para>
> <sect2>
> - <title>Legacy CRTC Helper Operations</title>
> - <itemizedlist>
> - <listitem id="drm-helper-crtc-mode-fixup">
> - <synopsis>bool (*mode_fixup)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
> - const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
> - struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Let CRTCs adjust the requested mode or reject it completely. This
> - operation returns true if the mode is accepted (possibly after being
> - adjusted) or false if it is rejected.
> - </para>
> - <para>
> - The <methodname>mode_fixup</methodname> operation should reject the
> - mode if it can't reasonably use it. The definition of "reasonable"
> - is currently fuzzy in this context. One possible behaviour would be
> - to set the adjusted mode to the panel timings when a fixed-mode
> - panel is used with hardware capable of scaling. Another behaviour
> - would be to accept any input mode and adjust it to the closest mode
> - supported by the hardware (FIXME: This needs to be clarified).
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>int (*mode_set_base)(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y,
> - struct drm_framebuffer *old_fb)</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Move the CRTC on the current frame buffer (stored in
> - <literal>crtc->fb</literal>) to position (x,y). Any of the frame
> - buffer, x position or y position may have been modified.
> - </para>
> - <para>
> - This helper operation is optional. If not provided, the
> - <function>drm_crtc_helper_set_config</function> function will fall
> - back to the <methodname>mode_set</methodname> helper operation.
> - </para>
> - <note><para>
> - FIXME: Why are x and y passed as arguments, as they can be accessed
> - through <literal>crtc->x</literal> and
> - <literal>crtc->y</literal>?
> - </para></note>
> - </listitem>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>void (*prepare)(struct drm_crtc *crtc);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Prepare the CRTC for mode setting. This operation is called after
> - validating the requested mode. Drivers use it to perform
> - device-specific operations required before setting the new mode.
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>int (*mode_set)(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_display_mode *mode,
> - struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode, int x, int y,
> - struct drm_framebuffer *old_fb);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Set a new mode, position and frame buffer. Depending on the device
> - requirements, the mode can be stored internally by the driver and
> - applied in the <methodname>commit</methodname> operation, or
> - programmed to the hardware immediately.
> - </para>
> - <para>
> - The <methodname>mode_set</methodname> operation returns 0 on success
> - or a negative error code if an error occurs.
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>void (*commit)(struct drm_crtc *crtc);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Commit a mode. This operation is called after setting the new mode.
> - Upon return the device must use the new mode and be fully
> - operational.
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - </itemizedlist>
> - </sect2>
> - <sect2>
> - <title>Encoder Helper Operations</title>
> - <itemizedlist>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>bool (*mode_fixup)(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
> - const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
> - struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Let encoders adjust the requested mode or reject it completely. This
> - operation returns true if the mode is accepted (possibly after being
> - adjusted) or false if it is rejected. See the
> - <link linkend="drm-helper-crtc-mode-fixup">mode_fixup CRTC helper
> - operation</link> for an explanation of the allowed adjustments.
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>void (*prepare)(struct drm_encoder *encoder);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Prepare the encoder for mode setting. This operation is called after
> - validating the requested mode. Drivers use it to perform
> - device-specific operations required before setting the new mode.
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>void (*mode_set)(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
> - struct drm_display_mode *mode,
> - struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Set a new mode. Depending on the device requirements, the mode can
> - be stored internally by the driver and applied in the
> - <methodname>commit</methodname> operation, or programmed to the
> - hardware immediately.
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>void (*commit)(struct drm_encoder *encoder);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Commit a mode. This operation is called after setting the new mode.
> - Upon return the device must use the new mode and be fully
> - operational.
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - </itemizedlist>
> - </sect2>
> - <sect2>
> - <title>Connector Helper Operations</title>
> - <itemizedlist>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>struct drm_encoder *(*best_encoder)(struct drm_connector *connector);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Return a pointer to the best encoder for the connecter. Device that
> - map connectors to encoders 1:1 simply return the pointer to the
> - associated encoder. This operation is mandatory.
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>int (*get_modes)(struct drm_connector *connector);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Fill the connector's <structfield>probed_modes</structfield> list
> - by parsing EDID data with <function>drm_add_edid_modes</function>,
> - adding standard VESA DMT modes with <function>drm_add_modes_noedid</function>,
> - or calling <function>drm_mode_probed_add</function> directly for every
> - supported mode and return the number of modes it has detected. This
> - operation is mandatory.
> - </para>
> - <para>
> - Note that the caller function will automatically add standard VESA
> - DMT modes up to 1024x768 if the <methodname>get_modes</methodname>
> - helper operation returns no mode and if the connector status is
> - connector_status_connected. There is no need to call
> - <function>drm_add_edid_modes</function> manually in that case.
> - </para>
> - <para>
> - The <structfield>vrefresh</structfield> value is computed by
> - <function>drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes</function>.
> - </para>
> - <para>
> - When parsing EDID data, <function>drm_add_edid_modes</function> fills the
> - connector <structfield>display_info</structfield>
> - <structfield>width_mm</structfield> and
> - <structfield>height_mm</structfield> fields. When creating modes
> - manually the <methodname>get_modes</methodname> helper operation must
> - set the <structfield>display_info</structfield>
> - <structfield>width_mm</structfield> and
> - <structfield>height_mm</structfield> fields if they haven't been set
> - already (for instance at initialization time when a fixed-size panel is
> - attached to the connector). The mode <structfield>width_mm</structfield>
> - and <structfield>height_mm</structfield> fields are only used internally
> - during EDID parsing and should not be set when creating modes manually.
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> - <listitem>
> - <synopsis>int (*mode_valid)(struct drm_connector *connector,
> - struct drm_display_mode *mode);</synopsis>
> - <para>
> - Verify whether a mode is valid for the connector. Return MODE_OK for
> - supported modes and one of the enum drm_mode_status values (MODE_*)
> - for unsupported modes. This operation is optional.
> - </para>
> - <para>
> - As the mode rejection reason is currently not used beside for
> - immediately removing the unsupported mode, an implementation can
> - return MODE_BAD regardless of the exact reason why the mode is not
> - valid.
> - </para>
> - <note><para>
> - Note that the <methodname>mode_valid</methodname> helper operation is
> - only called for modes detected by the device, and
> - <emphasis>not</emphasis> for modes set by the user through the CRTC
> - <methodname>set_config</methodname> operation.
> - </para></note>
> - </listitem>
> - </itemizedlist>
> - </sect2>
> - <sect2>
> <title>Atomic Modeset Helper Functions Reference</title>
> <sect3>
> <title>Overview</title>
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
> index 29e0dc50031d..a126a0d7aed4 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
> @@ -131,6 +131,20 @@ struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs {
> * Atomic drivers which need to inspect and adjust more state should
> * instead use the @atomic_check callback.
> *
> + * Also beware that neither core nor helpers filter modes before
> + * passing them to the driver: While the list of modes that is
> + * advertised to userspace is filtered using the connector's
> + * ->mode_valid() callback, neither the core nor the helpers do any
> + * filtering on modes passed in from userspace when setting a mode. It
> + * is therefore possible for userspace to pass in a mode that was
> + * previously filtered out using ->mode_valid() or add a custom mode
> + * that wasn't probed from EDID or similar to begin with. Even though
> + * this is an advanced feature and rarely used nowadays, some users rely
> + * on being able to specify modes manually so drivers must be prepared
> + * to deal with it. Specifically this means that all drivers need not
> + * only validate modes in ->mode_valid() but also in ->mode_fixup() to
> + * make sure invalid modes passed in from userspace are rejected.
> + *
> * RETURNS:
> *
> * True if an acceptable configuration is possible, false if the modeset
> @@ -188,7 +202,9 @@ struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs {
> * This callback is used by the legacy CRTC helpers to set a new
> * framebuffer and scanout position. It is optional and used as an
> * optimized fast-path instead of a full mode set operation with all the
> - * resulting flickering. Since it can't update other planes it's
> + * resulting flickering. If it is not present
> + * drm_crtc_helper_set_config() will fall back to a full modeset, using
> + * the ->mode_set() callback. Since it can't update other planes it's
> * incompatible with atomic modeset support.
> *
> * This callback is only used by the CRTC helpers and deprecated.
> @@ -439,6 +455,20 @@ struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs {
> * Atomic drivers which need to inspect and adjust more state should
> * instead use the @atomic_check callback.
> *
> + * Also beware that neither core nor helpers filter modes before
> + * passing them to the driver: While the list of modes that is
> + * advertised to userspace is filtered using the connector's
> + * ->mode_valid() callback, neither the core nor the helpers do any
> + * filtering on modes passed in from userspace when setting a mode. It
> + * is therefore possible for userspace to pass in a mode that was
> + * previously filtered out using ->mode_valid() or add a custom mode
> + * that wasn't probed from EDID or similar to begin with. Even though
> + * this is an advanced feature and rarely used nowadays, some users rely
> + * on being able to specify modes manually so drivers must be prepared
> + * to deal with it. Specifically this means that all drivers need not
> + * only validate modes in ->mode_valid() but also in ->mode_fixup() to
> + * make sure invalid modes passed in from userspace are rejected.
> + *
> * RETURNS:
> *
> * True if an acceptable configuration is possible, false if the modeset
> @@ -640,8 +670,16 @@ struct drm_connector_helper_funcs {
> * In this function drivers then parse the modes in the EDID and add
> * them by calling drm_add_edid_modes(). But connectors that driver a
> * fixed panel can also manually add specific modes using
> - * drm_mode_probed_add(). Finally drivers that support audio probably
> - * want to update the ELD data, too, using drm_edid_to_eld().
> + * drm_mode_probed_add(). Drivers which manually add modes should also
> + * make sure that the @display_info, @width_mm and @height_mm fields of the
> + * struct #drm_connector are filled in.
> + *
> + * Virtual drivers that just want some standard VESA mode with a given
> + * resolution can call drm_add_modes_noedid(), and mark the preferred
> + * one using drm_set_preferred_mode().
> + *
> + * Finally drivers that support audio probably want to update the ELD
> + * data, too, using drm_edid_to_eld().
> *
> * This function is only called after the ->detect() hook has indicated
> * that a sink is connected and when the EDID isn't overridden through
> --
> 2.6.4
>
--
Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
http://blog.ffwll.ch
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