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-rw-r--r--Documentation/gpu/drm-kms-helpers.rst39
-rw-r--r--Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/gpu/i915.rst4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/gpu/todo.rst41
4 files changed, 64 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms-helpers.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms-helpers.rst
index 13dd237418cc..e37557b30f62 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms-helpers.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms-helpers.rst
@@ -74,15 +74,6 @@ Helper Functions Reference
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
:export:
-Legacy CRTC/Modeset Helper Functions Reference
-==============================================
-
-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
- :doc: overview
-
-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
- :export:
-
Simple KMS Helper Reference
===========================
@@ -163,6 +154,9 @@ Panel Helper Reference
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
:export:
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel_orientation_quirks.c
+ :export:
+
Display Port Helper Functions Reference
=======================================
@@ -279,15 +273,6 @@ Flip-work Helper Reference
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_flip_work.c
:export:
-Plane Helper Reference
-======================
-
-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane_helper.c
- :doc: overview
-
-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane_helper.c
- :export:
-
Auxiliary Modeset Helpers
=========================
@@ -305,3 +290,21 @@ Framebuffer GEM Helper Reference
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_framebuffer_helper.c
:export:
+
+Legacy Plane Helper Reference
+=============================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane_helper.c
+ :doc: overview
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane_helper.c
+ :export:
+
+Legacy CRTC/Modeset Helper Functions Reference
+==============================================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
+ :doc: overview
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
+ :export:
diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst
index 307284125d7a..2dcf5b42015d 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst
@@ -263,14 +263,20 @@ Taken all together there's two consequences for the atomic design:
- An atomic update is assembled and validated as an entirely free-standing pile
of structures within the :c:type:`drm_atomic_state <drm_atomic_state>`
- container. Again drivers can subclass that container for their own state
- structure tracking needs. Only when a state is committed is it applied to the
- driver and modeset objects. This way rolling back an update boils down to
- releasing memory and unreferencing objects like framebuffers.
+ container. Driver private state structures are also tracked in the same
+ structure; see the next chapter. Only when a state is committed is it applied
+ to the driver and modeset objects. This way rolling back an update boils down
+ to releasing memory and unreferencing objects like framebuffers.
Read on in this chapter, and also in :ref:`drm_atomic_helper` for more detailed
coverage of specific topics.
+Handling Driver Private State
+-----------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+ :doc: handling driver private state
+
Atomic Mode Setting Function Reference
--------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/i915.rst b/Documentation/gpu/i915.rst
index e94d3ac2bdd0..41dc881b00dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/i915.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/i915.rst
@@ -347,10 +347,10 @@ GuC-specific firmware loader
GuC-based command submission
----------------------------
-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
:doc: GuC-based command submission
-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
:internal:
GuC Firmware Layout
diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst
index 36625aa66c27..1e593370f64f 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst
@@ -179,8 +179,39 @@ don't do this, drivers used dev_info/warn/err to make this differentiation. We
now have DRM_DEV_* variants of the drm print macros, so we can start to convert
those drivers back to using drm-formwatted specific log messages.
+Before you start this conversion please contact the relevant maintainers to make
+sure your work will be merged - not everyone agrees that the DRM dmesg macros
+are better.
+
Contact: Sean Paul, Maintainer of the driver you plan to convert
+Convert drivers to use simple modeset suspend/resume
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+Most drivers (except i915 and nouveau) that use
+drm_atomic_helper_suspend/resume() can probably be converted to use
+drm_mode_config_helper_suspend/resume().
+
+Contact: Maintainer of the driver you plan to convert
+
+Convert drivers to use drm_fb_helper_fbdev_setup/teardown()
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+Most drivers can use drm_fb_helper_fbdev_setup() except maybe:
+
+- amdgpu which has special logic to decide whether to call
+ drm_helper_disable_unused_functions()
+
+- armada which isn't atomic and doesn't call
+ drm_helper_disable_unused_functions()
+
+- i915 which calls drm_fb_helper_initial_config() in a worker
+
+Drivers that use drm_framebuffer_remove() to clean up the fbdev framebuffer can
+probably use drm_fb_helper_fbdev_teardown().
+
+Contact: Maintainer of the driver you plan to convert
+
Core refactorings
=================
@@ -382,11 +413,6 @@ those drivers as simple as possible, so lots of room for refactoring:
one of the ideas for having a shared dsi/dbi helper, abstracting away the
transport details more.
-- tinydrm_lastclose could be drm_fb_helper_lastclose. Only thing we need
- for that is to store the drm_fb_helper pointer somewhere in
- drm_device->mode_config. And then we could roll that out to all the
- drivers.
-
- tinydrm_gem_cma_prime_import_sg_table should probably go into the cma
helpers, as a _vmapped variant (since not every driver needs the vmap).
And tinydrm_gem_cma_free_object could the be merged into
@@ -400,11 +426,6 @@ those drivers as simple as possible, so lots of room for refactoring:
a drm_device wrong. Doesn't matter, since everyone else gets it wrong
too :-)
-- With the fbdev pointer in dev->mode_config we could also make
- suspend/resume helpers entirely generic, at least if we add a
- dev->mode_config.suspend_state. We could even provide a generic pm_ops
- structure with those.
-
- also rework the drm_framebuffer_funcs->dirty hook wire-up, see above.
Contact: Noralf Trønnes, Daniel Vetter
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