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Diffstat (limited to 'include/drm/drm_bridge.h')
-rw-r--r-- | include/drm/drm_bridge.h | 40 |
1 files changed, 40 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_bridge.h b/include/drm/drm_bridge.h index fdd82fcbf168..f703bafc2e30 100644 --- a/include/drm/drm_bridge.h +++ b/include/drm/drm_bridge.h @@ -59,6 +59,40 @@ struct drm_bridge_funcs { void (*detach)(struct drm_bridge *bridge); /** + * @mode_valid: + * + * This callback is used to check if a specific mode is valid in this + * bridge. This should be implemented if the bridge has some sort of + * restriction in the modes it can display. For example, a given bridge + * 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. + * + * RETURNS: + * + * drm_mode_status Enum + */ + enum drm_mode_status (*mode_valid)(struct drm_bridge *crtc, + const struct drm_display_mode *mode); + + /** * @mode_fixup: * * This callback is used to validate and adjust a mode. The paramater @@ -82,6 +116,12 @@ struct drm_bridge_funcs { * NOT touch any persistent state (hardware or software) or data * structures except the passed in @state parameter. * + * 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 bridge constraints and + * limits checks into @mode_valid. + * * RETURNS: * * True if an acceptable configuration is possible, false if the modeset |