Re: [PATCH] drm/fb-helper: Allow var->x/yres(_virtual) < fb->width/height again

[Stefan Agner]

On 2017-03-23 01:53, Michel DÃnzer wrote:
> From: Michel DÃnzer <michel.daenzer@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Otherwise this can also prevent modesets e.g. for switching VTs, when
> multiple monitors with different native resolutions are connected.

When changing resolution a regular fbdev driver also changes display
timing accordingly (fb_var_screeninfo contains timings as well). The
fbdev emulation layer does not change timing, so that was the idea why
my patch also rejected any kind of change to the resolution... In the
end it is really a definition of the semantics of that userspace API
(FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO) and how true DRM emulates them...

Using less of the available framebuffer seems safe, especially since
line width is handled by pitch/line_length.

As far as I remember my case was a fbdev application which fiddled with
bpp/depth, which lead to a totally messed up outcome... So my use case
will still be fine with your change.

I am ok with relaxing that again, so from my side:
Acked-by: Stefan Agner <stefan@xxxxxxxx>

--
Stefan


> 
> The depths must match though, so keep the != test for that.
> 
> Also update the DRM_DEBUG output to be slightly more accurate, this
> doesn't only affect requests from userspace.
> 
> Bugzilla: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/99841
> Fixes: 865afb11949e ("drm/fb-helper: reject any changes to the fbdev")
> Signed-off-by: Michel DÃnzer <michel.daenzer@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> index f6d4d9700734..324a688b3f30 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
> @@ -1260,9 +1260,9 @@ int drm_fb_helper_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
>  	 * to KMS, hence fail if different settings are requested.
>  	 */
>  	if (var->bits_per_pixel != fb->format->cpp[0] * 8 ||
> -	    var->xres != fb->width || var->yres != fb->height ||
> -	    var->xres_virtual != fb->width || var->yres_virtual != fb->height) {
> -		DRM_DEBUG("fb userspace requested width/height/bpp different than
> current fb "
> +	    var->xres > fb->width || var->yres > fb->height ||
> +	    var->xres_virtual > fb->width || var->yres_virtual > fb->height) {
> +		DRM_DEBUG("fb requested width/height/bpp can't fit in current fb "
>  			  "request %dx%d-%d (virtual %dx%d) > %dx%d-%d\n",
>  			  var->xres, var->yres, var->bits_per_pixel,
>  			  var->xres_virtual, var->yres_virtual,