[PATCH v3 11/13] drm/tyr: add a kernel buffer object
From: Deborah Brouwer
Date: Mon Apr 13 2026 - 18:33:07 EST
Introduce a buffer object type (KernelBo) for internal driver allocations
that are managed by the kernel rather than userspace.
KernelBo wraps a GEM shmem object and automatically handles GPU virtual
address space mapping during creation and unmapping on drop. This provides
a safe and convenient way for the driver to both allocate and clean up
internal buffers for kernel-managed resources.
Co-developed-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Deborah Brouwer <deborah.brouwer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs | 124 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 117 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs
index 111acf33993f..d032a8ae543f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
//! This module provides buffer object (BO) management functionality using
//! DRM's GEM subsystem with shmem backing.
+use core::ops::Range;
+
use kernel::{
drm::{
gem,
@@ -11,23 +13,41 @@
DeviceContext, //
},
prelude::*,
- sync::aref::ARef, //
+ sync::{
+ aref::ARef,
+ Arc,
+ ArcBorrow, //
+ },
};
-use crate::driver::{
- TyrDrmDevice,
- TyrDrmDriver, //
+use crate::{
+ driver::{
+ TyrDrmDevice,
+ TyrDrmDriver, //
+ },
+ vm::{
+ Vm,
+ VmMapFlags, //
+ },
};
-/// Tyr's DriverObject type for GEM objects.
+/// Driver-specific data for Tyr GEM buffer objects.
+///
+/// This structure contains Tyr-specific metadata associated with each GEM object.
+/// It implements [`gem::DriverObject`] to provide driver-specific behavior for
+/// buffer object creation and management.
#[pin_data]
pub(crate) struct BoData {
+ /// Buffer object creation flags (currently unused).
flags: u32,
}
-/// Provides a way to pass arguments when creating BoData
-/// as required by the gem::DriverObject trait.
+/// Arguments for creating a [`BoData`] instance.
+///
+/// This structure is used to pass creation parameters when instantiating
+/// a new buffer object, as required by the [`gem::DriverObject`] trait.
pub(crate) struct BoCreateArgs {
+ /// Buffer object creation flags (currently unused).
flags: u32,
}
@@ -35,6 +55,12 @@ impl gem::DriverObject for BoData {
type Driver = TyrDrmDriver;
type Args = BoCreateArgs;
+ /// Constructs a new [`BoData`] instance for a GEM object.
+ ///
+ /// This function is called by the GEM subsystem when creating a new buffer
+ /// object. It initializes the driver-specific data with the provided flags.
+ /// The device and size parameters are currently unused but required by the
+ /// [`gem::DriverObject`] trait.
fn new<Ctx: DeviceContext>(
_dev: &TyrDrmDevice<Ctx>,
_size: usize,
@@ -61,3 +87,87 @@ pub(crate) fn new_dummy_object<Ctx: DeviceContext>(ddev: &TyrDrmDevice<Ctx>) ->
Ok(bo)
}
+
+/// VA allocation strategy for kernel buffer objects.
+///
+/// Specifies how the GPU virtual address should be determined when creating
+/// a [`KernelBo`]. An automatic VA allocation strategy will be added in the future.
+pub(crate) enum KernelBoVaAlloc {
+ /// Explicit VA address specified by the caller.
+ #[expect(dead_code)]
+ Explicit(u64),
+}
+
+/// A kernel-owned buffer object with automatic GPU virtual address mapping.
+///
+/// This structure represents a buffer object that is created and managed entirely
+/// by the kernel driver, as opposed to userspace-created GEM objects. It combines
+/// a GEM object with automatic GPU virtual address (VA) space mapping and cleanup.
+///
+/// When dropped, the buffer is automatically unmapped from the GPU VA space.
+pub(crate) struct KernelBo {
+ /// The underlying GEM buffer object.
+ #[expect(dead_code)]
+ pub(crate) bo: ARef<Bo>,
+ /// The GPU VM this buffer is mapped into.
+ vm: Arc<Vm>,
+ /// The GPU VA range occupied by this buffer.
+ va_range: Range<u64>,
+}
+
+impl KernelBo {
+ /// Creates a new kernel-owned buffer object and maps it into GPU VA space.
+ ///
+ /// This function allocates a new shmem-backed GEM object and immediately maps
+ /// it into the specified GPU virtual memory space. The mapping is automatically
+ /// cleaned up when the [`KernelBo`] is dropped.
+ #[expect(dead_code)]
+ pub(crate) fn new<Ctx: DeviceContext>(
+ ddev: &TyrDrmDevice<Ctx>,
+ vm: ArcBorrow<'_, Vm>,
+ size: u64,
+ va_alloc: KernelBoVaAlloc,
+ flags: VmMapFlags,
+ ) -> Result<Self> {
+ if size == 0 {
+ pr_err!("Cannot create KernelBo with size 0\n");
+ return Err(EINVAL);
+ }
+
+ let KernelBoVaAlloc::Explicit(va) = va_alloc;
+
+ let bo = gem::shmem::Object::<BoData>::new(
+ ddev,
+ size as usize,
+ shmem::ObjectConfig {
+ map_wc: true,
+ parent_resv_obj: None,
+ },
+ BoCreateArgs { flags: 0 },
+ )?;
+
+ vm.map_bo_range(&bo, 0, size, va, flags)?;
+
+ Ok(KernelBo {
+ bo,
+ vm: vm.into(),
+ va_range: va..(va + size),
+ })
+ }
+}
+
+impl Drop for KernelBo {
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ let va = self.va_range.start;
+ let size = self.va_range.end - self.va_range.start;
+
+ if let Err(e) = self.vm.unmap_range(va, size) {
+ pr_err!(
+ "Failed to unmap KernelBo range {:#x}..{:#x}: {:?}\n",
+ self.va_range.start,
+ self.va_range.end,
+ e
+ );
+ }
+ }
+}
--
2.53.0