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diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/drm/drm.h b/tools/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
index 808b48a93330..16122819edfe 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-/**
- * \file drm.h
+/*
* Header for the Direct Rendering Manager
*
- * \author Rickard E. (Rik) Faith <faith@valinux.com>
+ * Author: Rickard E. (Rik) Faith <faith@valinux.com>
*
- * \par Acknowledgments:
- * Dec 1999, Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>, move to generic \c cmpxchg.
+ * Acknowledgments:
+ * Dec 1999, Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>, move to generic cmpxchg.
*/
/*
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ typedef unsigned int drm_context_t;
typedef unsigned int drm_drawable_t;
typedef unsigned int drm_magic_t;
-/**
+/*
* Cliprect.
*
* \warning: If you change this structure, make sure you change
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ struct drm_clip_rect {
unsigned short y2;
};
-/**
+/*
* Drawable information.
*/
struct drm_drawable_info {
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ struct drm_drawable_info {
struct drm_clip_rect *rects;
};
-/**
+/*
* Texture region,
*/
struct drm_tex_region {
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ struct drm_tex_region {
unsigned int age;
};
-/**
+/*
* Hardware lock.
*
* The lock structure is a simple cache-line aligned integer. To avoid
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ struct drm_hw_lock {
char padding[60]; /**< Pad to cache line */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_VERSION ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmGetVersion().
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ struct drm_version {
char __user *desc; /**< User-space buffer to hold desc */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_GET_UNIQUE ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmGetBusid() and drmSetBusId().
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ struct drm_block {
int unused;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_CONTROL ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmCtlInstHandler() and drmCtlUninstHandler().
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ struct drm_control {
int irq;
};
-/**
+/*
* Type of memory to map.
*/
enum drm_map_type {
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ enum drm_map_type {
_DRM_CONSISTENT = 5 /**< Consistent memory for PCI DMA */
};
-/**
+/*
* Memory mapping flags.
*/
enum drm_map_flags {
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ struct drm_ctx_priv_map {
void *handle; /**< Handle of map */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_GET_MAP, DRM_IOCTL_ADD_MAP and DRM_IOCTL_RM_MAP ioctls
* argument type.
*
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ struct drm_map {
/* Private data */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_GET_CLIENT ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_client {
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ enum drm_stat_type {
/* Add to the *END* of the list */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_GET_STATS ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_stats {
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@ struct drm_stats {
} data[15];
};
-/**
+/*
* Hardware locking flags.
*/
enum drm_lock_flags {
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ enum drm_lock_flags {
_DRM_HALT_CUR_QUEUES = 0x20 /**< Halt all current queues */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_LOCK, DRM_IOCTL_UNLOCK and DRM_IOCTL_FINISH ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmGetLock() and drmUnlock().
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ struct drm_lock {
enum drm_lock_flags flags;
};
-/**
+/*
* DMA flags
*
* \warning
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ enum drm_dma_flags {
_DRM_DMA_LARGER_OK = 0x40 /**< Larger-than-requested buffers OK */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_ADD_BUFS and DRM_IOCTL_MARK_BUFS ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmAddBufs().
@@ -351,7 +350,7 @@ struct drm_buf_desc {
*/
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_INFO_BUFS ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_buf_info {
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@ struct drm_buf_info {
struct drm_buf_desc __user *list;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_FREE_BUFS ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_buf_free {
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ struct drm_buf_free {
int __user *list;
};
-/**
+/*
* Buffer information
*
* \sa drm_buf_map.
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ struct drm_buf_pub {
void __user *address; /**< Address of buffer */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_MAP_BUFS ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_buf_map {
@@ -392,7 +391,7 @@ struct drm_buf_map {
struct drm_buf_pub __user *list; /**< Buffer information */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_DMA ioctl argument type.
*
* Indices here refer to the offset into the buffer list in drm_buf_get.
@@ -417,7 +416,7 @@ enum drm_ctx_flags {
_DRM_CONTEXT_2DONLY = 0x02
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_ADD_CTX ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmCreateContext() and drmDestroyContext().
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@ struct drm_ctx {
enum drm_ctx_flags flags;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_RES_CTX ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_ctx_res {
@@ -435,14 +434,14 @@ struct drm_ctx_res {
struct drm_ctx __user *contexts;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_ADD_DRAW and DRM_IOCTL_RM_DRAW ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_draw {
drm_drawable_t handle;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_UPDATE_DRAW ioctl argument type.
*/
typedef enum {
@@ -456,14 +455,14 @@ struct drm_update_draw {
unsigned long long data;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_GET_MAGIC and DRM_IOCTL_AUTH_MAGIC ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_auth {
drm_magic_t magic;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_IRQ_BUSID ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmGetInterruptFromBusID().
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@ struct drm_wait_vblank_reply {
long tval_usec;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_WAIT_VBLANK ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmWaitVBlank().
@@ -518,7 +517,7 @@ union drm_wait_vblank {
#define _DRM_PRE_MODESET 1
#define _DRM_POST_MODESET 2
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_MODESET_CTL ioctl argument type
*
* \sa drmModesetCtl().
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ struct drm_modeset_ctl {
__u32 cmd;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_AGP_ENABLE ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmAgpEnable().
@@ -537,7 +536,7 @@ struct drm_agp_mode {
unsigned long mode; /**< AGP mode */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_AGP_ALLOC and DRM_IOCTL_AGP_FREE ioctls argument type.
*
* \sa drmAgpAlloc() and drmAgpFree().
@@ -549,7 +548,7 @@ struct drm_agp_buffer {
unsigned long physical; /**< Physical used by i810 */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_AGP_BIND and DRM_IOCTL_AGP_UNBIND ioctls argument type.
*
* \sa drmAgpBind() and drmAgpUnbind().
@@ -559,7 +558,7 @@ struct drm_agp_binding {
unsigned long offset; /**< In bytes -- will round to page boundary */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_AGP_INFO ioctl argument type.
*
* \sa drmAgpVersionMajor(), drmAgpVersionMinor(), drmAgpGetMode(),
@@ -580,7 +579,7 @@ struct drm_agp_info {
unsigned short id_device;
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_SG_ALLOC ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_scatter_gather {
@@ -588,7 +587,7 @@ struct drm_scatter_gather {
unsigned long handle; /**< Used for mapping / unmapping */
};
-/**
+/*
* DRM_IOCTL_SET_VERSION ioctl argument type.
*/
struct drm_set_version {
@@ -598,14 +597,14 @@ struct drm_set_version {
int drm_dd_minor;
};
-/** DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE ioctl argument type */
+/* DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE ioctl argument type */
struct drm_gem_close {
/** Handle of the object to be closed. */
__u32 handle;
__u32 pad;
};
-/** DRM_IOCTL_GEM_FLINK ioctl argument type */
+/* DRM_IOCTL_GEM_FLINK ioctl argument type */
struct drm_gem_flink {
/** Handle for the object being named */
__u32 handle;
@@ -614,7 +613,7 @@ struct drm_gem_flink {
__u32 name;
};
-/** DRM_IOCTL_GEM_OPEN ioctl argument type */
+/* DRM_IOCTL_GEM_OPEN ioctl argument type */
struct drm_gem_open {
/** Name of object being opened */
__u32 name;
@@ -626,33 +625,164 @@ struct drm_gem_open {
__u64 size;
};
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_DUMB_BUFFER
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the driver supports creating dumb buffers via the
+ * &DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB ioctl.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_DUMB_BUFFER 0x1
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_VBLANK_HIGH_CRTC
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the kernel supports specifying a :ref:`CRTC index<crtc_index>`
+ * in the high bits of &drm_wait_vblank_request.type.
+ *
+ * Starting kernel version 2.6.39, this capability is always set to 1.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_VBLANK_HIGH_CRTC 0x2
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_DUMB_PREFERRED_DEPTH
+ *
+ * The preferred bit depth for dumb buffers.
+ *
+ * The bit depth is the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single
+ * pixel excluding any padding. This is different from the number of bits per
+ * pixel. For instance, XRGB8888 has a bit depth of 24 but has 32 bits per
+ * pixel.
+ *
+ * Note that this preference only applies to dumb buffers, it's irrelevant for
+ * other types of buffers.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_DUMB_PREFERRED_DEPTH 0x3
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_DUMB_PREFER_SHADOW
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the driver prefers userspace to render to a shadow buffer
+ * instead of directly rendering to a dumb buffer. For best speed, userspace
+ * should do streaming ordered memory copies into the dumb buffer and never
+ * read from it.
+ *
+ * Note that this preference only applies to dumb buffers, it's irrelevant for
+ * other types of buffers.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_DUMB_PREFER_SHADOW 0x4
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_PRIME
+ *
+ * Bitfield of supported PRIME sharing capabilities. See &DRM_PRIME_CAP_IMPORT
+ * and &DRM_PRIME_CAP_EXPORT.
+ *
+ * Starting from kernel version 6.6, both &DRM_PRIME_CAP_IMPORT and
+ * &DRM_PRIME_CAP_EXPORT are always advertised.
+ *
+ * PRIME buffers are exposed as dma-buf file descriptors.
+ * See :ref:`prime_buffer_sharing`.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_PRIME 0x5
+/**
+ * DRM_PRIME_CAP_IMPORT
+ *
+ * If this bit is set in &DRM_CAP_PRIME, the driver supports importing PRIME
+ * buffers via the &DRM_IOCTL_PRIME_FD_TO_HANDLE ioctl.
+ *
+ * Starting from kernel version 6.6, this bit is always set in &DRM_CAP_PRIME.
+ */
#define DRM_PRIME_CAP_IMPORT 0x1
+/**
+ * DRM_PRIME_CAP_EXPORT
+ *
+ * If this bit is set in &DRM_CAP_PRIME, the driver supports exporting PRIME
+ * buffers via the &DRM_IOCTL_PRIME_HANDLE_TO_FD ioctl.
+ *
+ * Starting from kernel version 6.6, this bit is always set in &DRM_CAP_PRIME.
+ */
#define DRM_PRIME_CAP_EXPORT 0x2
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_TIMESTAMP_MONOTONIC
+ *
+ * If set to 0, the kernel will report timestamps with ``CLOCK_REALTIME`` in
+ * struct drm_event_vblank. If set to 1, the kernel will report timestamps with
+ * ``CLOCK_MONOTONIC``. See ``clock_gettime(2)`` for the definition of these
+ * clocks.
+ *
+ * Starting from kernel version 2.6.39, the default value for this capability
+ * is 1. Starting kernel version 4.15, this capability is always set to 1.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_TIMESTAMP_MONOTONIC 0x6
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_ASYNC_PAGE_FLIP
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the driver supports &DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_ASYNC for legacy
+ * page-flips.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_ASYNC_PAGE_FLIP 0x7
-/*
- * The CURSOR_WIDTH and CURSOR_HEIGHT capabilities return a valid widthxheight
- * combination for the hardware cursor. The intention is that a hardware
- * agnostic userspace can query a cursor plane size to use.
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_CURSOR_WIDTH
+ *
+ * The ``CURSOR_WIDTH`` and ``CURSOR_HEIGHT`` capabilities return a valid
+ * width x height combination for the hardware cursor. The intention is that a
+ * hardware agnostic userspace can query a cursor plane size to use.
*
* Note that the cross-driver contract is to merely return a valid size;
* drivers are free to attach another meaning on top, eg. i915 returns the
* maximum plane size.
*/
#define DRM_CAP_CURSOR_WIDTH 0x8
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_CURSOR_HEIGHT
+ *
+ * See &DRM_CAP_CURSOR_WIDTH.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_CURSOR_HEIGHT 0x9
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_ADDFB2_MODIFIERS
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the driver supports supplying modifiers in the
+ * &DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB2 ioctl.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_ADDFB2_MODIFIERS 0x10
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_PAGE_FLIP_TARGET
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the driver supports the &DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_TARGET_ABSOLUTE and
+ * &DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_TARGET_RELATIVE flags in
+ * &drm_mode_crtc_page_flip_target.flags for the &DRM_IOCTL_MODE_PAGE_FLIP
+ * ioctl.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_PAGE_FLIP_TARGET 0x11
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_CRTC_IN_VBLANK_EVENT
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the kernel supports reporting the CRTC ID in
+ * &drm_event_vblank.crtc_id for the &DRM_EVENT_VBLANK and
+ * &DRM_EVENT_FLIP_COMPLETE events.
+ *
+ * Starting kernel version 4.12, this capability is always set to 1.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_CRTC_IN_VBLANK_EVENT 0x12
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_SYNCOBJ
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the driver supports sync objects. See :ref:`drm_sync_objects`.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_SYNCOBJ 0x13
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_SYNCOBJ_TIMELINE
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the driver supports timeline operations on sync objects. See
+ * :ref:`drm_sync_objects`.
+ */
#define DRM_CAP_SYNCOBJ_TIMELINE 0x14
+/**
+ * DRM_CAP_ATOMIC_ASYNC_PAGE_FLIP
+ *
+ * If set to 1, the driver supports &DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_ASYNC for atomic
+ * commits.
+ */
+#define DRM_CAP_ATOMIC_ASYNC_PAGE_FLIP 0x15
-/** DRM_IOCTL_GET_CAP ioctl argument type */
+/* DRM_IOCTL_GET_CAP ioctl argument type */
struct drm_get_cap {
__u64 capability;
__u64 value;
@@ -661,9 +791,12 @@ struct drm_get_cap {
/**
* DRM_CLIENT_CAP_STEREO_3D
*
- * if set to 1, the DRM core will expose the stereo 3D capabilities of the
+ * If set to 1, the DRM core will expose the stereo 3D capabilities of the
* monitor by advertising the supported 3D layouts in the flags of struct
- * drm_mode_modeinfo.
+ * drm_mode_modeinfo. See ``DRM_MODE_FLAG_3D_*``.
+ *
+ * This capability is always supported for all drivers starting from kernel
+ * version 3.13.
*/
#define DRM_CLIENT_CAP_STEREO_3D 1
@@ -672,13 +805,25 @@ struct drm_get_cap {
*
* If set to 1, the DRM core will expose all planes (overlay, primary, and
* cursor) to userspace.
+ *
+ * This capability has been introduced in kernel version 3.15. Starting from
+ * kernel version 3.17, this capability is always supported for all drivers.
*/
#define DRM_CLIENT_CAP_UNIVERSAL_PLANES 2
/**
* DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ATOMIC
*
- * If set to 1, the DRM core will expose atomic properties to userspace
+ * If set to 1, the DRM core will expose atomic properties to userspace. This
+ * implicitly enables &DRM_CLIENT_CAP_UNIVERSAL_PLANES and
+ * &DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ASPECT_RATIO.
+ *
+ * If the driver doesn't support atomic mode-setting, enabling this capability
+ * will fail with -EOPNOTSUPP.
+ *
+ * This capability has been introduced in kernel version 4.0. Starting from
+ * kernel version 4.2, this capability is always supported for atomic-capable
+ * drivers.
*/
#define DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ATOMIC 3
@@ -686,6 +831,10 @@ struct drm_get_cap {
* DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ASPECT_RATIO
*
* If set to 1, the DRM core will provide aspect ratio information in modes.
+ * See ``DRM_MODE_FLAG_PIC_AR_*``.
+ *
+ * This capability is always supported for all drivers starting from kernel
+ * version 4.18.
*/
#define DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ASPECT_RATIO 4
@@ -693,12 +842,40 @@ struct drm_get_cap {
* DRM_CLIENT_CAP_WRITEBACK_CONNECTORS
*
* If set to 1, the DRM core will expose special connectors to be used for
- * writing back to memory the scene setup in the commit. Depends on client
- * also supporting DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ATOMIC
+ * writing back to memory the scene setup in the commit. The client must enable
+ * &DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ATOMIC first.
+ *
+ * This capability is always supported for atomic-capable drivers starting from
+ * kernel version 4.19.
*/
#define DRM_CLIENT_CAP_WRITEBACK_CONNECTORS 5
-/** DRM_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_CAP ioctl argument type */
+/**
+ * DRM_CLIENT_CAP_CURSOR_PLANE_HOTSPOT
+ *
+ * Drivers for para-virtualized hardware (e.g. vmwgfx, qxl, virtio and
+ * virtualbox) have additional restrictions for cursor planes (thus
+ * making cursor planes on those drivers not truly universal,) e.g.
+ * they need cursor planes to act like one would expect from a mouse
+ * cursor and have correctly set hotspot properties.
+ * If this client cap is not set the DRM core will hide cursor plane on
+ * those virtualized drivers because not setting it implies that the
+ * client is not capable of dealing with those extra restictions.
+ * Clients which do set cursor hotspot and treat the cursor plane
+ * like a mouse cursor should set this property.
+ * The client must enable &DRM_CLIENT_CAP_ATOMIC first.
+ *
+ * Setting this property on drivers which do not special case
+ * cursor planes (i.e. non-virtualized drivers) will return
+ * EOPNOTSUPP, which can be used by userspace to gauge
+ * requirements of the hardware/drivers they're running on.
+ *
+ * This capability is always supported for atomic-capable virtualized
+ * drivers starting from kernel version 6.6.
+ */
+#define DRM_CLIENT_CAP_CURSOR_PLANE_HOTSPOT 6
+
+/* DRM_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_CAP ioctl argument type */
struct drm_set_client_cap {
__u64 capability;
__u64 value;
@@ -749,6 +926,7 @@ struct drm_syncobj_transfer {
#define DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_ALL (1 << 0)
#define DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT (1 << 1)
#define DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_AVAILABLE (1 << 2) /* wait for time point to become available */
+#define DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE (1 << 3) /* set fence deadline to deadline_nsec */
struct drm_syncobj_wait {
__u64 handles;
/* absolute timeout */
@@ -757,6 +935,14 @@ struct drm_syncobj_wait {
__u32 flags;
__u32 first_signaled; /* only valid when not waiting all */
__u32 pad;
+ /**
+ * @deadline_nsec - fence deadline hint
+ *
+ * Deadline hint, in absolute CLOCK_MONOTONIC, to set on backing
+ * fence(s) if the DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE flag is
+ * set.
+ */
+ __u64 deadline_nsec;
};
struct drm_syncobj_timeline_wait {
@@ -769,6 +955,35 @@ struct drm_syncobj_timeline_wait {
__u32 flags;
__u32 first_signaled; /* only valid when not waiting all */
__u32 pad;
+ /**
+ * @deadline_nsec - fence deadline hint
+ *
+ * Deadline hint, in absolute CLOCK_MONOTONIC, to set on backing
+ * fence(s) if the DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_DEADLINE flag is
+ * set.
+ */
+ __u64 deadline_nsec;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_syncobj_eventfd
+ * @handle: syncobj handle.
+ * @flags: Zero to wait for the point to be signalled, or
+ * &DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_AVAILABLE to wait for a fence to be
+ * available for the point.
+ * @point: syncobj timeline point (set to zero for binary syncobjs).
+ * @fd: Existing eventfd to sent events to.
+ * @pad: Must be zero.
+ *
+ * Register an eventfd to be signalled by a syncobj. The eventfd counter will
+ * be incremented by one.
+ */
+struct drm_syncobj_eventfd {
+ __u32 handle;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u64 point;
+ __s32 fd;
+ __u32 pad;
};
@@ -834,6 +1049,19 @@ extern "C" {
#define DRM_IOCTL_GET_STATS DRM_IOR( 0x06, struct drm_stats)
#define DRM_IOCTL_SET_VERSION DRM_IOWR(0x07, struct drm_set_version)
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODESET_CTL DRM_IOW(0x08, struct drm_modeset_ctl)
+/**
+ * DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE - Close a GEM handle.
+ *
+ * GEM handles are not reference-counted by the kernel. User-space is
+ * responsible for managing their lifetime. For example, if user-space imports
+ * the same memory object twice on the same DRM file description, the same GEM
+ * handle is returned by both imports, and user-space needs to ensure
+ * &DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE is performed once only. The same situation can happen
+ * when a memory object is allocated, then exported and imported again on the
+ * same DRM file description. The &DRM_IOCTL_MODE_GETFB2 IOCTL is an exception
+ * and always returns fresh new GEM handles even if an existing GEM handle
+ * already refers to the same memory object before the IOCTL is performed.
+ */
#define DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE DRM_IOW (0x09, struct drm_gem_close)
#define DRM_IOCTL_GEM_FLINK DRM_IOWR(0x0a, struct drm_gem_flink)
#define DRM_IOCTL_GEM_OPEN DRM_IOWR(0x0b, struct drm_gem_open)
@@ -874,7 +1102,37 @@ extern "C" {
#define DRM_IOCTL_UNLOCK DRM_IOW( 0x2b, struct drm_lock)
#define DRM_IOCTL_FINISH DRM_IOW( 0x2c, struct drm_lock)
+/**
+ * DRM_IOCTL_PRIME_HANDLE_TO_FD - Convert a GEM handle to a DMA-BUF FD.
+ *
+ * User-space sets &drm_prime_handle.handle with the GEM handle to export and
+ * &drm_prime_handle.flags, and gets back a DMA-BUF file descriptor in
+ * &drm_prime_handle.fd.
+ *
+ * The export can fail for any driver-specific reason, e.g. because export is
+ * not supported for this specific GEM handle (but might be for others).
+ *
+ * Support for exporting DMA-BUFs is advertised via &DRM_PRIME_CAP_EXPORT.
+ */
#define DRM_IOCTL_PRIME_HANDLE_TO_FD DRM_IOWR(0x2d, struct drm_prime_handle)
+/**
+ * DRM_IOCTL_PRIME_FD_TO_HANDLE - Convert a DMA-BUF FD to a GEM handle.
+ *
+ * User-space sets &drm_prime_handle.fd with a DMA-BUF file descriptor to
+ * import, and gets back a GEM handle in &drm_prime_handle.handle.
+ * &drm_prime_handle.flags is unused.
+ *
+ * If an existing GEM handle refers to the memory object backing the DMA-BUF,
+ * that GEM handle is returned. Therefore user-space which needs to handle
+ * arbitrary DMA-BUFs must have a user-space lookup data structure to manually
+ * reference-count duplicated GEM handles. For more information see
+ * &DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE.
+ *
+ * The import can fail for any driver-specific reason, e.g. because import is
+ * only supported for DMA-BUFs allocated on this DRM device.
+ *
+ * Support for importing DMA-BUFs is advertised via &DRM_PRIME_CAP_IMPORT.
+ */
#define DRM_IOCTL_PRIME_FD_TO_HANDLE DRM_IOWR(0x2e, struct drm_prime_handle)
#define DRM_IOCTL_AGP_ACQUIRE DRM_IO( 0x30)
@@ -912,10 +1170,40 @@ extern "C" {
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_GETPROPBLOB DRM_IOWR(0xAC, struct drm_mode_get_blob)
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_GETFB DRM_IOWR(0xAD, struct drm_mode_fb_cmd)
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB DRM_IOWR(0xAE, struct drm_mode_fb_cmd)
+/**
+ * DRM_IOCTL_MODE_RMFB - Remove a framebuffer.
+ *
+ * This removes a framebuffer previously added via ADDFB/ADDFB2. The IOCTL
+ * argument is a framebuffer object ID.
+ *
+ * Warning: removing a framebuffer currently in-use on an enabled plane will
+ * disable that plane. The CRTC the plane is linked to may also be disabled
+ * (depending on driver capabilities).
+ */
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_RMFB DRM_IOWR(0xAF, unsigned int)
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_PAGE_FLIP DRM_IOWR(0xB0, struct drm_mode_crtc_page_flip)
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DIRTYFB DRM_IOWR(0xB1, struct drm_mode_fb_dirty_cmd)
+/**
+ * DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB - Create a new dumb buffer object.
+ *
+ * KMS dumb buffers provide a very primitive way to allocate a buffer object
+ * suitable for scanout and map it for software rendering. KMS dumb buffers are
+ * not suitable for hardware-accelerated rendering nor video decoding. KMS dumb
+ * buffers are not suitable to be displayed on any other device than the KMS
+ * device where they were allocated from. Also see
+ * :ref:`kms_dumb_buffer_objects`.
+ *
+ * The IOCTL argument is a struct drm_mode_create_dumb.
+ *
+ * User-space is expected to create a KMS dumb buffer via this IOCTL, then add
+ * it as a KMS framebuffer via &DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB and map it via
+ * &DRM_IOCTL_MODE_MAP_DUMB.
+ *
+ * &DRM_CAP_DUMB_BUFFER indicates whether this IOCTL is supported.
+ * &DRM_CAP_DUMB_PREFERRED_DEPTH and &DRM_CAP_DUMB_PREFER_SHADOW indicate
+ * driver preferences for dumb buffers.
+ */
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB DRM_IOWR(0xB2, struct drm_mode_create_dumb)
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_MAP_DUMB DRM_IOWR(0xB3, struct drm_mode_map_dumb)
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DESTROY_DUMB DRM_IOWR(0xB4, struct drm_mode_destroy_dumb)
@@ -948,9 +1236,59 @@ extern "C" {
#define DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_TRANSFER DRM_IOWR(0xCC, struct drm_syncobj_transfer)
#define DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_TIMELINE_SIGNAL DRM_IOWR(0xCD, struct drm_syncobj_timeline_array)
+/**
+ * DRM_IOCTL_MODE_GETFB2 - Get framebuffer metadata.
+ *
+ * This queries metadata about a framebuffer. User-space fills
+ * &drm_mode_fb_cmd2.fb_id as the input, and the kernels fills the rest of the
+ * struct as the output.
+ *
+ * If the client is DRM master or has &CAP_SYS_ADMIN, &drm_mode_fb_cmd2.handles
+ * will be filled with GEM buffer handles. Fresh new GEM handles are always
+ * returned, even if another GEM handle referring to the same memory object
+ * already exists on the DRM file description. The caller is responsible for
+ * removing the new handles, e.g. via the &DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE IOCTL. The same
+ * new handle will be returned for multiple planes in case they use the same
+ * memory object. Planes are valid until one has a zero handle -- this can be
+ * used to compute the number of planes.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, &drm_mode_fb_cmd2.handles will be zeroed and planes are valid
+ * until one has a zero &drm_mode_fb_cmd2.pitches.
+ *
+ * If the framebuffer has a format modifier, &DRM_MODE_FB_MODIFIERS will be set
+ * in &drm_mode_fb_cmd2.flags and &drm_mode_fb_cmd2.modifier will contain the
+ * modifier. Otherwise, user-space must ignore &drm_mode_fb_cmd2.modifier.
+ *
+ * To obtain DMA-BUF FDs for each plane without leaking GEM handles, user-space
+ * can export each handle via &DRM_IOCTL_PRIME_HANDLE_TO_FD, then immediately
+ * close each unique handle via &DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE, making sure to not
+ * double-close handles which are specified multiple times in the array.
+ */
#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_GETFB2 DRM_IOWR(0xCE, struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_EVENTFD DRM_IOWR(0xCF, struct drm_syncobj_eventfd)
+
/**
+ * DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CLOSEFB - Close a framebuffer.
+ *
+ * This closes a framebuffer previously added via ADDFB/ADDFB2. The IOCTL
+ * argument is a framebuffer object ID.
+ *
+ * This IOCTL is similar to &DRM_IOCTL_MODE_RMFB, except it doesn't disable
+ * planes and CRTCs. As long as the framebuffer is used by a plane, it's kept
+ * alive. When the plane no longer uses the framebuffer (because the
+ * framebuffer is replaced with another one, or the plane is disabled), the
+ * framebuffer is cleaned up.
+ *
+ * This is useful to implement flicker-free transitions between two processes.
+ *
+ * Depending on the threat model, user-space may want to ensure that the
+ * framebuffer doesn't expose any sensitive user information: closed
+ * framebuffers attached to a plane can be read back by the next DRM master.
+ */
+#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CLOSEFB DRM_IOWR(0xD0, struct drm_mode_closefb)
+
+/*
* Device specific ioctls should only be in their respective headers
* The device specific ioctl range is from 0x40 to 0x9f.
* Generic IOCTLS restart at 0xA0.
@@ -962,24 +1300,49 @@ extern "C" {
#define DRM_COMMAND_END 0xA0
/**
- * Header for events written back to userspace on the drm fd. The
- * type defines the type of event, the length specifies the total
- * length of the event (including the header), and user_data is
- * typically a 64 bit value passed with the ioctl that triggered the
- * event. A read on the drm fd will always only return complete
- * events, that is, if for example the read buffer is 100 bytes, and
- * there are two 64 byte events pending, only one will be returned.
+ * struct drm_event - Header for DRM events
+ * @type: event type.
+ * @length: total number of payload bytes (including header).
+ *
+ * This struct is a header for events written back to user-space on the DRM FD.
+ * A read on the DRM FD will always only return complete events: e.g. if the
+ * read buffer is 100 bytes large and there are two 64 byte events pending,
+ * only one will be returned.
*
- * Event types 0 - 0x7fffffff are generic drm events, 0x80000000 and
- * up are chipset specific.
+ * Event types 0 - 0x7fffffff are generic DRM events, 0x80000000 and
+ * up are chipset specific. Generic DRM events include &DRM_EVENT_VBLANK,
+ * &DRM_EVENT_FLIP_COMPLETE and &DRM_EVENT_CRTC_SEQUENCE.
*/
struct drm_event {
__u32 type;
__u32 length;
};
+/**
+ * DRM_EVENT_VBLANK - vertical blanking event
+ *
+ * This event is sent in response to &DRM_IOCTL_WAIT_VBLANK with the
+ * &_DRM_VBLANK_EVENT flag set.
+ *
+ * The event payload is a struct drm_event_vblank.
+ */
#define DRM_EVENT_VBLANK 0x01
+/**
+ * DRM_EVENT_FLIP_COMPLETE - page-flip completion event
+ *
+ * This event is sent in response to an atomic commit or legacy page-flip with
+ * the &DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT flag set.
+ *
+ * The event payload is a struct drm_event_vblank.
+ */
#define DRM_EVENT_FLIP_COMPLETE 0x02
+/**
+ * DRM_EVENT_CRTC_SEQUENCE - CRTC sequence event
+ *
+ * This event is sent in response to &DRM_IOCTL_CRTC_QUEUE_SEQUENCE.
+ *
+ * The event payload is a struct drm_event_crtc_sequence.
+ */
#define DRM_EVENT_CRTC_SEQUENCE 0x03
struct drm_event_vblank {