[PATCH v2 1/5] gpu: nova-core: Add public driver API to nova-core
From: Alistair Popple
Date: Thu Jul 09 2026 - 05:01:31 EST
Nova core will be used to export core functionality to other drivers
which will bind to it via auxiliary bus devices. Add a NovaCoreApi type
which drivers can use to call nova-core methods.
Auxiliary bus drivers can obtain a handle to call nova-core methods on
a particular GPU using NovaCoreApi::of(). This takes a reference to a
bound auxiliary bus device and returns a handle to NovaCoreApi.
Signed-off-by: Alistair Popple <apopple@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
- Rework unsafe pin-init to make safety comments clearer, suggested
by Danilo.
- s/allow(dead_code)/expect(unused)/
---
drivers/gpu/nova-core/api.rs | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/hal.rs | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs | 1 +
4 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/nova-core/api.rs
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/api.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/api.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..610cfc01111e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/api.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Nova-core auxbus data. Contains all the methods used by the auxbus drivers
+//! to interact with nova-core.
+
+use core::pin::Pin;
+
+use kernel::{
+ auxiliary,
+ device::Bound,
+ prelude::*,
+ types::CovariantForLt, //
+};
+
+use crate::gpu::Gpu;
+
+/// API handle for the auxiliary bus child drivers to interact with nova-core.
+pub struct NovaCoreApi<'bound> {
+ #[expect(unused)]
+ pub(crate) gpu: Pin<&'bound Gpu<'bound>>,
+}
+
+impl NovaCoreApi<'_> {
+ /// Obtain a [`NovaCoreApi`] handle from an auxiliary device registered
+ /// by nova-core.
+ pub fn of(adev: &auxiliary::Device<Bound>) -> Result<Pin<&NovaCoreApi<'_>>> {
+ adev.registration_data::<CovariantForLt!(NovaCoreApi<'_>)>()
+ }
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs
index 48380ac15f68..a5dabc84fbc6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
types::CovariantForLt,
};
+use crate::api::NovaCoreApi;
use crate::gpu::Gpu;
/// Counter for generating unique auxiliary device IDs.
@@ -25,11 +26,14 @@
#[pin_data]
pub(crate) struct NovaCore<'bound> {
+ // Fields are dropped in declaration order: unregister the auxiliary
+ // device before dropping `gpu`, and drop `gpu` before `bar` because `Gpu`
+ // borrows `bar`.
+ #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+ _reg: auxiliary::Registration<'bound, CovariantForLt!(NovaCoreApi<'_>)>,
#[pin]
pub(crate) gpu: Gpu<'bound>,
bar: pci::Bar<'bound, BAR0_SIZE>,
- #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
- _reg: auxiliary::Registration<'bound, CovariantForLt!(())>,
}
pub(crate) struct NovaCoreDriver;
@@ -86,15 +90,31 @@ fn probe<'bound>(
// (`try_pin_init!()` initializes fields in declaration order), lives at a pinned
// stable address, and is dropped after `gpu` (struct field drop order).
gpu <- Gpu::new(pdev, unsafe { &*core::ptr::from_ref(bar) }),
- _reg: auxiliary::Registration::new(
- pdev.as_ref(),
- c"nova-drm",
- // TODO[XARR]: Use XArray or perhaps IDA for proper ID allocation/recycling. For
- // now, use a simple atomic counter that never recycles IDs.
- AUXILIARY_ID_COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Relaxed),
- crate::MODULE_NAME,
- (),
- )?,
+
+ _reg: {
+ // SAFETY: `gpu` is initialized before this expression is evaluated
+ // (`try_pin_init!()` initializes fields in declaration order), lives at
+ // a pinned stable address, and is dropped after `_reg` (struct field
+ // drop order).
+ let gpu = unsafe {
+ Pin::new_unchecked(&*core::ptr::from_ref(gpu.as_ref().get_ref()))
+ };
+
+ // SAFETY: `NovaCore` is dropped when the device is unbound;
+ // i.e. `mem::forget()` is never called on it.
+ unsafe {
+ auxiliary::Registration::new_with_lt(
+ pdev.as_ref(),
+ c"nova-drm",
+ // TODO[XARR]: Use XArray or perhaps IDA for proper ID
+ // allocation/recycling. For now, use a simple atomic counter that
+ // never recycles IDs.
+ AUXILIARY_ID_COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Relaxed),
+ crate::MODULE_NAME,
+ NovaCoreApi { gpu },
+ )?
+ }
+ },
}))
})
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/hal.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/hal.rs
index d3e47ef206de..06647b2b7894 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/hal.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/hal.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
/// The GSP unload code might run in a situation where we cannot load firmware dynamically (e.g.
/// because we are in shutdown and the file system is not accessible anymore). Thus, the firmware
/// required for unloading is prepared at load time, and stored here until it needs to be run.
-pub(super) trait UnloadBundle: Send {
+pub(super) trait UnloadBundle: Send + Sync {
/// Performs the steps required to properly reset the GSP after it has been stopped.
fn run(
&self,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs
index 735b8e17c6b6..2d48d16a6ee8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#[macro_use]
mod bitfield;
+pub mod api;
mod driver;
mod falcon;
mod fb;
--
2.54.0