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authorSean Paul <seanpaul@chromium.org>2017-07-17 11:43:05 -0400
committerSean Paul <seanpaul@chromium.org>2017-07-17 11:56:07 -0400
commitef434a0c2ce765ad33026375db7d23aebd5e9532 (patch)
tree4bdac59f0bac3a6508741e6bd62da6e770fc3bc1 /include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
parentdma-buf/fence: Avoid use of uninitialised timestamp (diff)
parentdrm/vc4: Fix VBLANK handling in crtc->enable() path (diff)
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Merge branch 'drm-misc-next-fixes' into drm-misc-fixes
Pick up 1ed134e6526b drm/vc4: Fix VBLANK handling in crtc->enable() path From drm-misc-next-fixes, it was applied after the last pull request was sent from that branch. We'll send it through drm-fixes instead.
Diffstat (limited to 'include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h')
-rw-r--r--include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h159
1 files changed, 120 insertions, 39 deletions
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
index c01c328f6cc8..85984b208218 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
@@ -106,6 +106,40 @@ struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs {
void (*commit)(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
/**
+ * @mode_valid:
+ *
+ * This callback is used to check if a specific mode is valid in this
+ * crtc. This should be implemented if the crtc has some sort of
+ * restriction in the modes it can display. For example, a given crtc
+ * may be responsible to set a clock value. If the clock can not
+ * produce all the values for the available modes then this callback
+ * can be used to restrict the number of modes to only the ones that
+ * can be displayed.
+ *
+ * This hook is used by the probe helpers to filter the mode list in
+ * drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes(), and it is used by the
+ * atomic helpers to validate modes supplied by userspace in
+ * drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset().
+ *
+ * This function is optional.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ *
+ * Since this function is both called from the check phase of an atomic
+ * commit, and the mode validation in the probe paths it is not allowed
+ * to look at anything else but the passed-in mode, and validate it
+ * against configuration-invariant hardward constraints. Any further
+ * limits which depend upon the configuration can only be checked in
+ * @mode_fixup or @atomic_check.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ *
+ * drm_mode_status Enum
+ */
+ enum drm_mode_status (*mode_valid)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
+ const struct drm_display_mode *mode);
+
+ /**
* @mode_fixup:
*
* This callback is used to validate a mode. The parameter mode is the
@@ -113,7 +147,8 @@ struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs {
* encoders need to be fed with. Note that this is the inverse semantics
* of the meaning for the &drm_encoder and &drm_bridge_funcs.mode_fixup
* vfunc. If the CRTC cannot support the requested conversion from mode
- * to adjusted_mode it should reject the modeset.
+ * to adjusted_mode it should reject the modeset. See also
+ * &drm_crtc_state.adjusted_mode for more details.
*
* This function is used by both legacy CRTC helpers and atomic helpers.
* With atomic helpers it is optional.
@@ -130,22 +165,17 @@ struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs {
* allowed.
*
* 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
- * &drm_connector.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 &drm_connector.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 &drm_connector.mode_valid but
- * also in this or in the &drm_encoder_helper_funcs.mode_fixup callback
- * to make sure invalid modes passed in from userspace are rejected.
+ * instead use the @atomic_check callback, but note that they're not
+ * perfectly equivalent: @mode_valid is called from
+ * drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(), but @atomic_check is called from
+ * drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(), because originally it was meant for
+ * plane update checks only.
+ *
+ * Also beware that userspace can request its own custom modes, neither
+ * core nor helpers filter modes to the list of probe modes reported by
+ * the GETCONNECTOR IOCTL and stored in &drm_connector.modes. To ensure
+ * that modes are filtered consistently put any CRTC constraints and
+ * limits checks into @mode_valid.
*
* RETURNS:
*
@@ -341,6 +371,12 @@ struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs {
* state objects passed-in or assembled in the overall &drm_atomic_state
* update tracking structure.
*
+ * Also beware that userspace can request its own custom modes, neither
+ * core nor helpers filter modes to the list of probe modes reported by
+ * the GETCONNECTOR IOCTL and stored in &drm_connector.modes. To ensure
+ * that modes are filtered consistently put any CRTC constraints and
+ * limits checks into @mode_valid.
+ *
* RETURNS:
*
* 0 on success, -EINVAL if the state or the transition can't be
@@ -457,13 +493,48 @@ struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs {
void (*dpms)(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode);
/**
+ * @mode_valid:
+ *
+ * This callback is used to check if a specific mode is valid in this
+ * encoder. This should be implemented if the encoder has some sort
+ * of restriction in the modes it can display. For example, a given
+ * encoder may be responsible to set a clock value. If the clock can
+ * not produce all the values for the available modes then this callback
+ * can be used to restrict the number of modes to only the ones that
+ * can be displayed.
+ *
+ * This hook is used by the probe helpers to filter the mode list in
+ * drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes(), and it is used by the
+ * atomic helpers to validate modes supplied by userspace in
+ * drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset().
+ *
+ * This function is optional.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ *
+ * Since this function is both called from the check phase of an atomic
+ * commit, and the mode validation in the probe paths it is not allowed
+ * to look at anything else but the passed-in mode, and validate it
+ * against configuration-invariant hardward constraints. Any further
+ * limits which depend upon the configuration can only be checked in
+ * @mode_fixup or @atomic_check.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ *
+ * drm_mode_status Enum
+ */
+ enum drm_mode_status (*mode_valid)(struct drm_encoder *crtc,
+ const struct drm_display_mode *mode);
+
+ /**
* @mode_fixup:
*
* This callback is used to validate and adjust a mode. The parameter
* mode is the display mode that should be fed to the next element in
* the display chain, either the final &drm_connector or a &drm_bridge.
* The parameter adjusted_mode is the input mode the encoder requires. It
- * can be modified by this callback and does not need to match mode.
+ * can be modified by this callback and does not need to match mode. See
+ * also &drm_crtc_state.adjusted_mode for more details.
*
* This function is used by both legacy CRTC helpers and atomic helpers.
* This hook is optional.
@@ -480,23 +551,15 @@ struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs {
* allowed.
*
* 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
- * &drm_connector_helper_funcs.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
- * &drm_connector_helper_funcs.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 &drm_connector.mode_valid but also in this or in
- * the &drm_crtc_helper_funcs.mode_fixup callback to make sure
- * invalid modes passed in from userspace are rejected.
+ * instead use the @atomic_check callback. If @atomic_check is used,
+ * this hook isn't called since @atomic_check allows a strict superset
+ * of the functionality of @mode_fixup.
+ *
+ * Also beware that userspace can request its own custom modes, neither
+ * core nor helpers filter modes to the list of probe modes reported by
+ * the GETCONNECTOR IOCTL and stored in &drm_connector.modes. To ensure
+ * that modes are filtered consistently put any encoder constraints and
+ * limits checks into @mode_valid.
*
* RETURNS:
*
@@ -677,6 +740,11 @@ struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs {
* update the CRTC to match what the encoder needs for the requested
* connector.
*
+ * Since this provides a strict superset of the functionality of
+ * @mode_fixup (the requested and adjusted modes are both available
+ * through the passed in &struct drm_crtc_state) @mode_fixup is not
+ * called when @atomic_check is implemented.
+ *
* This function is used by the atomic helpers, but it is optional.
*
* NOTE:
@@ -686,6 +754,12 @@ struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs {
* state objects passed-in or assembled in the overall &drm_atomic_state
* update tracking structure.
*
+ * Also beware that userspace can request its own custom modes, neither
+ * core nor helpers filter modes to the list of probe modes reported by
+ * the GETCONNECTOR IOCTL and stored in &drm_connector.modes. To ensure
+ * that modes are filtered consistently put any encoder constraints and
+ * limits checks into @mode_valid.
+ *
* RETURNS:
*
* 0 on success, -EINVAL if the state or the transition can't be
@@ -795,13 +869,20 @@ struct drm_connector_helper_funcs {
* (which is usually derived from the EDID data block from the sink).
* See e.g. drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes().
*
+ * This function is optional.
+ *
* NOTE:
*
* This only filters the mode list supplied to userspace in the
- * GETCONNECOTR IOCTL. Userspace is free to create modes of its own and
- * ask the kernel to use them. It this case the atomic helpers or legacy
- * CRTC helpers will not call this function. Drivers therefore must
- * still fully validate any mode passed in in a modeset request.
+ * GETCONNECTOR IOCTL. Compared to &drm_encoder_helper_funcs.mode_valid,
+ * &drm_crtc_helper_funcs.mode_valid and &drm_bridge_funcs.mode_valid,
+ * which are also called by the atomic helpers from
+ * drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(). This allows userspace to force and
+ * ignore sink constraint (like the pixel clock limits in the screen's
+ * EDID), which is useful for e.g. testing, or working around a broken
+ * EDID. Any source hardware constraint (which always need to be
+ * enforced) therefore should be checked in one of the above callbacks,
+ * and not this one here.
*
* To avoid races with concurrent connector state updates, the helper
* libraries always call this with the &drm_mode_config.connection_mutex