Re: [PATCH v11 2/3] drm/fence: add fence timeline to drm_crtc

From: Chris Wilson
Date: Tue Nov 15 2016 - 03:40:16 EST


On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 08:25:55AM +0000, Chris Wilson wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 10:57:35AM +0900, Gustavo Padovan wrote:
> > /**
> > + * dma_crtc_fence_ops - fence ops for the drm_crtc timeline
> > + *
> > + * It contains the dma_fence_ops that should be called by the dma_fence
> > + * code. CRTC core should use this ops when initializing fences.
> > + */
> > +extern const struct dma_fence_ops drm_crtc_fence_ops;
> > +
> > +static inline struct drm_crtc *fence_to_crtc(struct dma_fence *fence)
> > +{
> > + BUG_ON(fence->ops != &drm_crtc_fence_ops);
> > + return container_of(fence->lock, struct drm_crtc, fence_lock);
> > +}
>
> If you are planning to export this for use by drivers, you are missing
> the EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_fence_ops).

My suggestion would not to have the BUG_ON() here (saves one
checkpatch.pl complaint in exchange for a slightly more mysterious GPF).
Also please consider calling this dma_fence_to_crtc() as otherwise it
conflicts with those with plans to use struct fences on their
crtc/states.
-Chris

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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre