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Message-ID: <aSQlqZPTAXHvTnrG@r1chard>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:30:17 +0800
From: Richard Lyu <richard.lyu@...e.com>
To: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>, ardb@...nel.org,
	javierm@...hat.com, arnd@...db.de
Cc: x86@...nel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	loongarch@...ts.linux.dev, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] efi: sysfb_efi: Reduce number of references to
 global screen_info

Reviewed-by: Richard Lyu <richard.lyu@...e.com>

On 2025/11/21 14:36, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Replace usage of global screen_info with local pointers. This will
> later reduce churn when screen_info is being moved.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
> ---
>  drivers/firmware/efi/sysfb_efi.c  | 81 ++++++++++++++++---------------
>  drivers/firmware/sysfb.c          |  4 +-
>  drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c |  2 +-
>  include/linux/sysfb.h             |  9 ++--
>  4 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/sysfb_efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/sysfb_efi.c
> index 1e509595ac03..8e0f9d08397f 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/sysfb_efi.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/sysfb_efi.c
> @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void efifb_setup_from_dmi(struct screen_info *si, const char *opt)
>  	})
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EFI
> -static int __init efifb_set_system(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
> +static int __init efifb_set_system(struct screen_info *si, const struct dmi_system_id *id)
>  {
>  	struct efifb_dmi_info *info = id->driver_data;
>  
> @@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ static int __init efifb_set_system(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
>  		return 0;
>  
>  	/* Trust the bootloader over the DMI tables */
> -	if (screen_info.lfb_base == 0) {
> +	if (si->lfb_base == 0) {
>  #if defined(CONFIG_PCI)
>  		struct pci_dev *dev = NULL;
>  		int found_bar = 0;
>  #endif
>  		if (info->base) {
> -			screen_info.lfb_base = choose_value(info->base,
> -				screen_info.lfb_base, OVERRIDE_BASE,
> +			si->lfb_base = choose_value(info->base,
> +				si->lfb_base, OVERRIDE_BASE,
>  				info->flags);
>  
>  #if defined(CONFIG_PCI)
> @@ -135,49 +135,53 @@ static int __init efifb_set_system(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
>  
>  					start = pci_resource_start(dev, i);
>  					end = pci_resource_end(dev, i);
> -					if (screen_info.lfb_base >= start &&
> -					    screen_info.lfb_base < end) {
> +					if (si->lfb_base >= start && si->lfb_base < end) {
>  						found_bar = 1;
>  						break;
>  					}
>  				}
>  			}
>  			if (!found_bar)
> -				screen_info.lfb_base = 0;
> +				si->lfb_base = 0;
>  #endif
>  		}
>  	}
> -	if (screen_info.lfb_base) {
> -		screen_info.lfb_linelength = choose_value(info->stride,
> -			screen_info.lfb_linelength, OVERRIDE_STRIDE,
> +	if (si->lfb_base) {
> +		si->lfb_linelength = choose_value(info->stride,
> +			si->lfb_linelength, OVERRIDE_STRIDE,
>  			info->flags);
> -		screen_info.lfb_width = choose_value(info->width,
> -			screen_info.lfb_width, OVERRIDE_WIDTH,
> +		si->lfb_width = choose_value(info->width,
> +			si->lfb_width, OVERRIDE_WIDTH,
>  			info->flags);
> -		screen_info.lfb_height = choose_value(info->height,
> -			screen_info.lfb_height, OVERRIDE_HEIGHT,
> +		si->lfb_height = choose_value(info->height,
> +			si->lfb_height, OVERRIDE_HEIGHT,
>  			info->flags);
> -		if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA == 0)
> -			screen_info.orig_video_isVGA = VIDEO_TYPE_EFI;
> +		if (si->orig_video_isVGA == 0)
> +			si->orig_video_isVGA = VIDEO_TYPE_EFI;
>  	} else {
> -		screen_info.lfb_linelength = 0;
> -		screen_info.lfb_width = 0;
> -		screen_info.lfb_height = 0;
> -		screen_info.orig_video_isVGA = 0;
> +		si->lfb_linelength = 0;
> +		si->lfb_width = 0;
> +		si->lfb_height = 0;
> +		si->orig_video_isVGA = 0;
>  		return 0;
>  	}
>  
>  	printk(KERN_INFO "efifb: dmi detected %s - framebuffer at 0x%08x "
>  			 "(%dx%d, stride %d)\n", id->ident,
> -			 screen_info.lfb_base, screen_info.lfb_width,
> -			 screen_info.lfb_height, screen_info.lfb_linelength);
> +			 si->lfb_base, si->lfb_width,
> +			 si->lfb_height, si->lfb_linelength);
>  
>  	return 1;
>  }
>  
> +static int __init efifb_set_system_callback(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
> +{
> +	return efifb_set_system(&screen_info, id);
> +}
> +
>  #define EFIFB_DMI_SYSTEM_ID(vendor, name, enumid)		\
>  	{							\
> -		efifb_set_system,				\
> +		efifb_set_system_callback,			\
>  		name,						\
>  		{						\
>  			DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, vendor),	\
> @@ -284,12 +288,13 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id efifb_dmi_swap_width_height[] __initconst = {
>  	{},
>  };
>  
> -static bool efifb_overlaps_pci_range(const struct of_pci_range *range)
> +static bool efifb_overlaps_pci_range(const struct screen_info *si,
> +				     const struct of_pci_range *range)
>  {
> -	u64 fb_base = screen_info.lfb_base;
> +	u64 fb_base = si->lfb_base;
>  
> -	if (screen_info.capabilities & VIDEO_CAPABILITY_64BIT_BASE)
> -		fb_base |= (u64)(unsigned long)screen_info.ext_lfb_base << 32;
> +	if (si->capabilities & VIDEO_CAPABILITY_64BIT_BASE)
> +		fb_base |= (u64)(unsigned long)si->ext_lfb_base << 32;
>  
>  	return fb_base >= range->cpu_addr &&
>  	       fb_base < (range->cpu_addr + range->size);
> @@ -311,7 +316,7 @@ static struct device_node *find_pci_overlap_node(void)
>  		}
>  
>  		for_each_of_pci_range(&parser, &range)
> -			if (efifb_overlaps_pci_range(&range))
> +			if (efifb_overlaps_pci_range(&screen_info, &range))
>  				return np;
>  	}
>  	return NULL;
> @@ -349,25 +354,25 @@ static const struct fwnode_operations efifb_fwnode_ops = {
>  
>  static struct fwnode_handle efifb_fwnode;
>  
> -__init void sysfb_apply_efi_quirks(void)
> +__init void sysfb_apply_efi_quirks(struct screen_info *si)
>  {
> -	if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI ||
> -	    !(screen_info.capabilities & VIDEO_CAPABILITY_SKIP_QUIRKS))
> +	if (si->orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI ||
> +	    !(si->capabilities & VIDEO_CAPABILITY_SKIP_QUIRKS))
>  		dmi_check_system(efifb_dmi_system_table);
>  
> -	if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA == VIDEO_TYPE_EFI &&
> +	if (si->orig_video_isVGA == VIDEO_TYPE_EFI &&
>  	    dmi_check_system(efifb_dmi_swap_width_height)) {
> -		u16 temp = screen_info.lfb_width;
> +		u16 temp = si->lfb_width;
>  
> -		screen_info.lfb_width = screen_info.lfb_height;
> -		screen_info.lfb_height = temp;
> -		screen_info.lfb_linelength = 4 * screen_info.lfb_width;
> +		si->lfb_width = si->lfb_height;
> +		si->lfb_height = temp;
> +		si->lfb_linelength = 4 * si->lfb_width;
>  	}
>  }
>  
> -__init void sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(struct platform_device *pd)
> +__init void sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(const struct screen_info *si, struct platform_device *pd)
>  {
> -	if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA == VIDEO_TYPE_EFI && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCI)) {
> +	if (si->orig_video_isVGA == VIDEO_TYPE_EFI && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCI)) {
>  		fwnode_init(&efifb_fwnode, &efifb_fwnode_ops);
>  		pd->dev.fwnode = &efifb_fwnode;
>  	}
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c b/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
> index 889e5b05c739..916b28538a29 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
> @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static __init int sysfb_init(void)
>  	if (disabled)
>  		goto unlock_mutex;
>  
> -	sysfb_apply_efi_quirks();
> +	sysfb_apply_efi_quirks(si);
>  
>  	parent = sysfb_parent_dev(si);
>  	if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
> @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static __init int sysfb_init(void)
>  
>  	pd->dev.parent = parent;
>  
> -	sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(pd);
> +	sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(si, pd);
>  
>  	ret = platform_device_add_data(pd, si, sizeof(*si));
>  	if (ret)
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c b/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c
> index 592d8a644619..71f542e37732 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c
> @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ __init struct platform_device *sysfb_create_simplefb(const struct screen_info *s
>  
>  	pd->dev.parent = parent;
>  
> -	sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(pd);
> +	sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(si, pd);
>  
>  	ret = platform_device_add_resources(pd, &res, 1);
>  	if (ret)
> diff --git a/include/linux/sysfb.h b/include/linux/sysfb.h
> index b449665c686a..8527a50a5290 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sysfb.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sysfb.h
> @@ -82,16 +82,17 @@ static inline bool sysfb_handles_screen_info(void)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EFI
>  
>  extern struct efifb_dmi_info efifb_dmi_list[];
> -void sysfb_apply_efi_quirks(void);
> -void sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(struct platform_device *pd);
> +void sysfb_apply_efi_quirks(struct screen_info *si);
> +void sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(const struct screen_info *si, struct platform_device *pd);
>  
>  #else /* CONFIG_EFI */
>  
> -static inline void sysfb_apply_efi_quirks(void)
> +static inline void sysfb_apply_efi_quirks(struct screen_info *si)
>  {
>  }
>  
> -static inline void sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(struct platform_device *pd)
> +static inline void sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(const struct screen_info *si,
> +					  struct platform_device *pd)
>  {
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 2.51.1
> 
> 

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