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| author | Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch> | 2013-08-08 15:41:15 +0200 |
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| committer | Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> | 2013-08-19 14:28:46 +1000 |
| commit | 7d14bb6b537414ffe6a8641cb14088465c28460d (patch) | |
| tree | da32f10856998e7c039a84e93a3cd5cf17f274ea /Documentation/DocBook | |
| parent | 0faa4a877765a4855dd570d6d391f77c5c37abc3 (diff) | |
| download | lwn-7d14bb6b537414ffe6a8641cb14088465c28460d.tar.gz lwn-7d14bb6b537414ffe6a8641cb14088465c28460d.zip | |
drm: don't call ->firstopen for KMS drivers
It has way too much potential for driver writers to do stupid things
like delayed hw setup because the load sequence is somehow racy (e.g.
the imx driver in staging). So don't call it for modesetting drivers,
which reduces the complexity of the drm core -> driver interface a
notch.
v2: Don't forget to update DocBook.
v3: Go with Laurent's slightly more elaborate proposal for the DocBook
update. Add a few words on top of his diff to elaborate a bit on what
KMS drivers should and shouldn't do in lastclose. There was already a
paragraph present talking about restoring properties, I've simply
extended that one.
Cc: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Acked-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl | 27 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl index 6869b9b534b5..9fc8ed4ac0f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl @@ -2405,18 +2405,18 @@ void (*postclose) (struct drm_device *, struct drm_file *);</synopsis> </abstract> <para> The <methodname>firstopen</methodname> method is called by the DRM core - when an application opens a device that has no other opened file handle. - Similarly the <methodname>lastclose</methodname> method is called when - the last application holding a file handle opened on the device closes - it. Both methods are mostly used for UMS (User Mode Setting) drivers to - acquire and release device resources which should be done in the - <methodname>load</methodname> and <methodname>unload</methodname> - methods for KMS drivers. + for legacy UMS (User Mode Setting) drivers only when an application + opens a device that has no other opened file handle. UMS drivers can + implement it to acquire device resources. KMS drivers can't use the + method and must acquire resources in the <methodname>load</methodname> + method instead. </para> <para> - Note that the <methodname>lastclose</methodname> method is also called - at module unload time or, for hot-pluggable devices, when the device is - unplugged. The <methodname>firstopen</methodname> and + Similarly the <methodname>lastclose</methodname> method is called when + the last application holding a file handle opened on the device closes + it, for both UMS and KMS drivers. Additionally, the method is also + called at module unload time or, for hot-pluggable devices, when the + device is unplugged. The <methodname>firstopen</methodname> and <methodname>lastclose</methodname> calls can thus be unbalanced. </para> <para> @@ -2445,7 +2445,12 @@ void (*postclose) (struct drm_device *, struct drm_file *);</synopsis> <para> The <methodname>lastclose</methodname> method should restore CRTC and plane properties to default value, so that a subsequent open of the - device will not inherit state from the previous user. + device will not inherit state from the previous user. It can also be + used to execute delayed power switching state changes, e.g. in + conjunction with the vga-switcheroo infrastructure. Beyond that KMS + drivers should not do any further cleanup. Only legacy UMS drivers might + need to clean up device state so that the vga console or an independent + fbdev driver could take over. </para> </sect2> <sect2> |