[PATCH v2 4/6] drm_hyperv: Remove support for synth video protocol of old Hyper-V hosts

From: Michael Kelley

Date: Wed Aug 05 2026 - 16:38:44 EST


With the overall removal of Linux support for running on Hyper-V
hosts earlier than WS2016 and Windows 10, it's no longer necessary
to support older synthetic video protocols. Remove the support.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
* Removed now unused function hv_drm_version_ge() and field
synthvid_version. While it's posssible that these might be needed
again if a new synthetic frame buffer protocol version is introduced,
my sense is that this is not an area of active development on the
Hyper-V side, so a new protocol version is less likely. The
function/field can be added back when/if needed. [Sashiko]

drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h | 1 -
drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c | 44 ++++++-----------------
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
index 78136ec2c2f4..29e6f54af15f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ struct hv_drm_device {
unsigned long fb_base;
unsigned long fb_size;
struct completion wait;
- u32 synthvid_version;
u32 mmio_megabytes;
bool dirt_needed;

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
index f0ef627b4898..1d09bba1efdd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
#define SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MAJOR(ver) (ver & 0x0000ffff)
#define SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MINOR(ver) ((ver & 0xffff0000) >> 16)

-/* Support for VERSION_WIN7 is removed. #define is retained for reference. */
+/* Support for WIN7 and WIN8 is removed. #define's retained for reference. */
#define SYNTHVID_VERSION_WIN7 SYNTHVID_VERSION(3, 0)
#define SYNTHVID_VERSION_WIN8 SYNTHVID_VERSION(3, 2)
#define SYNTHVID_VERSION_WIN10 SYNTHVID_VERSION(3, 5)
@@ -181,16 +181,6 @@ struct synthvid_msg {
};
} __packed;

-static inline bool hv_drm_version_ge(u32 ver1, u32 ver2)
-{
- if (SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MAJOR(ver1) > SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MAJOR(ver2) ||
- (SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MAJOR(ver1) == SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MAJOR(ver2) &&
- SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MINOR(ver1) >= SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MINOR(ver2)))
- return true;
-
- return false;
-}
-
static inline int hv_drm_sendpacket(struct hv_device *hdev, struct synthvid_msg *msg)
{
static atomic64_t request_id = ATOMIC64_INIT(0);
@@ -236,7 +226,6 @@ static int hv_drm_negotiate_version(struct hv_device *hdev, u32 ver)
return -ENODEV;
}

- hv->synthvid_version = ver;
drm_info(dev, "Synthvid Version major %d, minor %d\n",
SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MAJOR(ver), SYNTHVID_VER_GET_MINOR(ver));

@@ -557,23 +546,12 @@ int hv_drm_connect_vsp(struct hv_device *hdev)
return ret;
}

- /* Negotiate the protocol version with host */
- switch (vmbus_proto_version) {
- case VERSION_WIN10:
- case VERSION_WIN10_V5:
- ret = hv_drm_negotiate_version(hdev, SYNTHVID_VERSION_WIN10);
- if (!ret)
- break;
- fallthrough;
- case VERSION_WIN8:
- case VERSION_WIN8_1:
- ret = hv_drm_negotiate_version(hdev, SYNTHVID_VERSION_WIN8);
- break;
- default:
- ret = hv_drm_negotiate_version(hdev, SYNTHVID_VERSION_WIN10);
- break;
- }
-
+ /*
+ * Negotiate the protocol version with host. Since support for hosts
+ * older than WIN10 has been removed from Linux, only negotiate the
+ * WIN10 version.
+ */
+ ret = hv_drm_negotiate_version(hdev, SYNTHVID_VERSION_WIN10);
if (ret) {
drm_err(dev, "Synthetic video device version not accepted %d\n", ret);
goto error;
@@ -581,11 +559,9 @@ int hv_drm_connect_vsp(struct hv_device *hdev)

hv->screen_depth = SYNTHVID_DEPTH_WIN8;

- if (hv_drm_version_ge(hv->synthvid_version, SYNTHVID_VERSION_WIN10)) {
- ret = hv_drm_get_supported_resolution(hdev);
- if (ret)
- drm_err(dev, "Failed to get supported resolution from host, use default\n");
- }
+ ret = hv_drm_get_supported_resolution(hdev);
+ if (ret)
+ drm_err(dev, "Failed to get supported resolution from host, use default\n");

if (!hv->screen_width_max) {
hv->screen_width_max = SYNTHVID_WIDTH_WIN8;
--
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