[PATCH] dma_buf/sync_file: Enable signaling for fences when querying status

Mikko Perttunen cyndis at kapsi.fi
Tue Jul 8 12:03:49 UTC 2025


From: Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen at nvidia.com>

dma_fence_get_status is not guaranteed to return valid information
on if the fence has been signaled or not if SW signaling has not
been enabled for the fence. To ensure valid information is reported,
enable SW signaling for fences before getting their status.

Signed-off-by: Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen at nvidia.com>
---
 drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
index 747e377fb95417ddd506b528618a4288bea9d459..a6fd1d14dde155561b9fd2c07e6aa20dc9863a8d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ static int sync_fill_fence_info(struct dma_fence *fence,
 	const char __rcu *timeline;
 	const char __rcu *driver;
 
+	dma_fence_enable_sw_signaling(fence);
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	driver = dma_fence_driver_name(fence);
@@ -320,6 +322,7 @@ static long sync_file_ioctl_fence_info(struct sync_file *sync_file,
 	 * info->num_fences.
 	 */
 	if (!info.num_fences) {
+		dma_fence_enable_sw_signaling(sync_file->fence);
 		info.status = dma_fence_get_status(sync_file->fence);
 		goto no_fences;
 	} else {

---
base-commit: 58ba80c4740212c29a1cf9b48f588e60a7612209
change-id: 20250708-syncfile-enable-signaling-a993acff1860



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