linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 5/6] fbdev: Move framebuffer I/O helpers into <asm/fb.h>

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Date:   Wed, 3 May 2023 08:58:49 +0200
From:   Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
To:     Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org, loongarch@...ts.linux.dev,
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        linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org, geert@...ux-m68k.org,
        linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org, vgupta@...nel.org,
        sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, kernel@...0n.name,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/6] fbdev: Move framebuffer I/O helpers into
 <asm/fb.h>

Hi Sam

Am 02.05.23 um 22:03 schrieb Sam Ravnborg:
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> On Tue, May 02, 2023 at 03:02:22PM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>> Implement framebuffer I/O helpers, such as fb_read*() and fb_write*(),
>> in the architecture's <asm/fb.h> header file or the generic one.
> 
> In reality they are now all implemented in the generic one.
> 
>>
>> The common case has been the use of regular I/O functions, such as
>> __raw_readb() or memset_io(). A few architectures used plain system-
>> memory reads and writes. Sparc used helpers for its SBus.
>>
>> The architectures that used special cases provide the same code in
>> their __raw_*() I/O helpers. So the patch replaces this code with the
>> __raw_*() functions and moves it to <asm-generic/fb.h> for all
>> architectures.
> Which is also documented here.

The first paragraph documents the design intention, the other one the 
implementation. But I agree that it's not well phrased. I'll see if I 
can improve the text.

> 
>>
>> v3:
>> 	* implement all architectures with generic helpers
>> 	* support reordering and native byte order (Geert, Arnd)
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
>> ---
>>   include/asm-generic/fb.h | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   include/linux/fb.h       |  53 --------------------
>>   2 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/fb.h b/include/asm-generic/fb.h
>> index 6922dd248c51..0540eccdbeca 100644
>> --- a/include/asm-generic/fb.h
>> +++ b/include/asm-generic/fb.h
>> @@ -31,4 +31,105 @@ static inline int fb_is_primary_device(struct fb_info *info)
>>   }
>>   #endif
>>   
>> +/*
>> + * I/O helpers for the framebuffer. Prefer these functions over their
>> + * regular counterparts. The regular I/O functions provide in-order
>> + * access and swap bytes to/from little-endian ordering. Neither is
>> + * required for framebuffers. Instead, the helpers read and write
>> + * raw framebuffer data. Independent operations can be reordered for
>> + * improved performance.
>> + */
>> +
>> +#ifndef fb_readb
>> +static inline u8 fb_readb(const volatile void __iomem *addr)
>> +{
>> +	return __raw_readb(addr);
>> +}
>> +#define fb_readb fb_readb
>> +#endif
> 
> When we need to provide an architecture specific variant the
> #ifndef foo
> ...
> #define foo foo
> can be added. Right now it is just noise as no architectures provide
> their own variants.

Given Arnd's comments, this might change. It also makes sense from a 
design POV.

> 
> But I am missing something somewhere as I cannot see how this builds.
> asm-generic now provide the fb_read/fb_write helpers.
> But for example sparc has an architecture specifc fb.h so it will not
> use the asm-generic variant. So I wonder how sparc get hold of the
> asm-generic fb.h file?

All architecture's <asm/fb.h> files include <asm-generic/fb.h>, so that 
they all get the interfaces which they don't define themselves. For 
Sparc, this is at [1].

Best regards
Thomas


[1] 
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/drm/drm-tip/tree/arch/sparc/include/asm/fb.h#n19

> 
> Maybe it is obvious, but I miss it.
> 
> 	Sam

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