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Message-ID: <ac63816c-b12a-4127-b975-ee80b53ee11f@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:02:26 +0100
From: Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@...hat.com>
To: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>, javierm@...hat.com,
 simona@...ll.ch, airlied@...il.com, mripard@...nel.org,
 maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
 jirislaby@...nel.org
Cc: dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] drm/client: Pass force parameter to client restore

On 07/11/2025 15:19, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Add force parameter to client restore and pass value through the
> layers. The only currently used value is false.
> 
> If force is true, the client should restore its display even if it
> does not hold the DRM master lock. This is be required for emergency
> output, such as sysrq.
> 
> While at it, inline drm_fb_helper_lastclose(), which is a trivial
> wrapper around drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked().

Thanks for this work, it looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@...hat.com>

> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
> ---
>   drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c |  6 ++++--
>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_event.c         |  4 ++--
>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c            | 24 ++++++----------------
>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c                 |  2 +-
>   include/drm/drm_client.h                   |  8 +++++---
>   include/drm/drm_client_event.h             |  4 ++--
>   include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h                |  8 ++------
>   7 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c
> index 47e5f27eee58..28951e392482 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_fbdev_client.c
> @@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ static void drm_fbdev_client_unregister(struct drm_client_dev *client)
>   	}
>   }
>   
> -static int drm_fbdev_client_restore(struct drm_client_dev *client)
> +static int drm_fbdev_client_restore(struct drm_client_dev *client, bool force)
>   {
> -	drm_fb_helper_lastclose(client->dev);
> +	struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper = drm_fb_helper_from_client(client);
> +
> +	drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(fb_helper, force);
>   
>   	return 0;
>   }
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_event.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_event.c
> index d25dc5250983..7b3e362f7926 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_event.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_event.c
> @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void drm_client_dev_hotplug(struct drm_device *dev)
>   }
>   EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_dev_hotplug);
>   
> -void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev)
> +void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev, bool force)
>   {
>   	struct drm_client_dev *client;
>   	int ret;
> @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev)
>   		if (!client->funcs || !client->funcs->restore)
>   			continue;
>   
> -		ret = client->funcs->restore(client);
> +		ret = client->funcs->restore(client, force);
>   		drm_dbg_kms(dev, "%s: ret=%d\n", client->name, ret);
>   		if (!ret) /* The first one to return zero gets the privilege to restore */
>   			break;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> index 53e9dc0543de..1392738ce2fe 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> @@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
>   /**
>    * drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked - restore fbdev configuration
>    * @fb_helper: driver-allocated fbdev helper, can be NULL
> + * @force: ignore present DRM master
>    *
>    * This helper should be called from fbdev emulation's &drm_client_funcs.restore
>    * callback. It ensures that the user isn't greeted with a black screen when the
> @@ -263,9 +264,9 @@ __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
>    * Returns:
>    * 0 on success, or a negative errno code otherwise.
>    */
> -int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
> +int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper, bool force)
>   {
> -	return __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(fb_helper, false);
> +	return __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(fb_helper, force);
>   }
>   EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked);
>   
> @@ -1328,9 +1329,9 @@ int drm_fb_helper_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
>   	 * the KDSET IOCTL with KD_TEXT, and only after that drops the master
>   	 * status when exiting.
>   	 *
> -	 * In the past this was caught by drm_fb_helper_lastclose(), but on
> -	 * modern systems where logind always keeps a drm fd open to orchestrate
> -	 * the vt switching, this doesn't work.
> +	 * In the past this was caught by drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(),
> +	 * but on modern systems where logind always keeps a drm fd open to
> +	 * orchestrate the vt switching, this doesn't work.
>   	 *
>   	 * To not break the userspace ABI we have this special case here, which
>   	 * is only used for the above case. Everything else uses the normal
> @@ -1955,16 +1956,3 @@ int drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event);
> -
> -/**
> - * drm_fb_helper_lastclose - DRM driver lastclose helper for fbdev emulation
> - * @dev: DRM device
> - *
> - * This function is obsolete. Call drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked()
> - * instead.
> - */
> -void drm_fb_helper_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
> -{
> -	drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(dev->fb_helper);
> -}
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_lastclose);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
> index eebd1a05ee97..be5e617ceb9f 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
> @@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_open);
>   
>   static void drm_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
>   {
> -	drm_client_dev_restore(dev);
> +	drm_client_dev_restore(dev, false);
>   
>   	if (dev_is_pci(dev->dev))
>   		vga_switcheroo_process_delayed_switch();
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_client.h b/include/drm/drm_client.h
> index 5ecde0f6f591..c972a8a3385b 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_client.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_client.h
> @@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ struct drm_client_funcs {
>   	 *
>   	 * Note that the core does not guarantee exclusion against concurrent
>   	 * drm_open(). Clients need to ensure this themselves, for example by
> -	 * using drm_master_internal_acquire() and
> -	 * drm_master_internal_release().
> +	 * using drm_master_internal_acquire() and drm_master_internal_release().
> +	 *
> +	 * If the caller passes force, the client should ignore any present DRM
> +	 * master and restore the display anyway.
>   	 *
>   	 * This callback is optional.
>   	 */
> -	int (*restore)(struct drm_client_dev *client);
> +	int (*restore)(struct drm_client_dev *client, bool force);
>   
>   	/**
>   	 * @hotplug:
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_client_event.h b/include/drm/drm_client_event.h
> index 985d6f02a4c4..79369c755bc9 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_client_event.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_client_event.h
> @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct drm_device;
>   #if defined(CONFIG_DRM_CLIENT)
>   void drm_client_dev_unregister(struct drm_device *dev);
>   void drm_client_dev_hotplug(struct drm_device *dev);
> -void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev);
> +void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev, bool force);
>   void drm_client_dev_suspend(struct drm_device *dev);
>   void drm_client_dev_resume(struct drm_device *dev);
>   #else
> @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static inline void drm_client_dev_unregister(struct drm_device *dev)
>   { }
>   static inline void drm_client_dev_hotplug(struct drm_device *dev)
>   { }
> -static inline void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev)
> +static inline void drm_client_dev_restore(struct drm_device *dev, bool force)
>   { }
>   static inline void drm_client_dev_suspend(struct drm_device *dev)
>   { }
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
> index c1d38d54a112..63e3af8dd5ed 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
> @@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ int drm_fb_helper_set_par(struct fb_info *info);
>   int drm_fb_helper_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
>   			    struct fb_info *info);
>   
> -int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
> +int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
> +					      bool force);
>   
>   struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
>   void drm_fb_helper_release_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
> @@ -283,7 +284,6 @@ int drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
>   int drm_fb_helper_initial_config(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
>   int drm_fb_helper_debug_enter(struct fb_info *info);
>   int drm_fb_helper_debug_leave(struct fb_info *info);
> -void drm_fb_helper_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev);
>   #else
>   static inline void drm_fb_helper_prepare(struct drm_device *dev,
>   					 struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
> @@ -409,10 +409,6 @@ static inline int drm_fb_helper_debug_leave(struct fb_info *info)
>   {
>   	return 0;
>   }
> -
> -static inline void drm_fb_helper_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
> -{
> -}
>   #endif
>   
>   #endif


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