[PATCH 12/12] drm/connector: update edid_blob_ptr documentation

Jani Nikula jani.nikula at intel.com
Thu Mar 30 15:39:49 UTC 2023


Accessing the EDID via edid_blob_ptr causes chicken-and-egg
problems. Keep edid_blob_ptr as the userspace interface that should be
updated via dedicated functions.

Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula at intel.com>
---
 include/drm/drm_connector.h | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index c8be6a343589..56ecfcbe2ae2 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -1551,8 +1551,12 @@ struct drm_connector {
 
 	/**
 	 * @edid_blob_ptr: DRM property containing EDID if present. Protected by
-	 * &drm_mode_config.mutex. This should be updated only by calling
+	 * &drm_mode_config.mutex.
+	 *
+	 * This should be updated only by calling drm_edid_connector_update() or
 	 * drm_connector_update_edid_property().
+	 *
+	 * This should not be used by drivers directly.
 	 */
 	struct drm_property_blob *edid_blob_ptr;
 
-- 
2.39.2



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