Re: [PATCH v3] Fix loading of module radeonfb on PowerMac

From: Mathieu Malaterre
Date: Tue Feb 13 2018 - 13:05:04 EST

On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 1:05 PM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
<b.zolnierkie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Saturday, February 10, 2018 01:48:55 PM Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
>> <b.zolnierkie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Wednesday, January 31, 2018 08:51:23 PM Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
>> >> Bartlomiej,
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 12:57 PM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
>> >> <b.zolnierkie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> > On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 02:14:10 PM Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
>> >> >> Bartlomiej,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 3:47 PM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
>> >> >> <b.zolnierkie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Thursday, December 21, 2017 11:07:56 PM Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
>> >> >> >> When the linux kernel is build with (typical kernel ship with Debian
>> >> >> >> installer):
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> CONFIG_FB_OF=y
>> >> >> >> CONFIG_VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING=y
>> >> >> >> CONFIG_FB_RADEON=m
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The offb driver takes precedence over module radeonfb. It is then
>> >> >> >> impossible to load the module, error reported is:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> [ 96.551486] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
>> >> >> >> [ 96.551526] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: BAR 0: can't reserve [mem 0x98000000-0x9fffffff pref]
>> >> >> >> [ 96.551531] radeonfb (0000:00:10.0): cannot request region 0.
>> >> >> >> [ 96.551545] radeonfb: probe of 0000:00:10.0 failed with error -16
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> This patch reproduce the behavior of the module radeon, so as to make it
>> >> >> >> possible to load radeonfb when offb is first loaded.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> It should be noticed that `offb_destroy` is never called which explain the
>> >> >> >> need to skip error detection on the radeon side.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > This still needs to be explained more, from my last mail:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "The last put_fb_info() on fb_info should call ->fb_destroy
>> >> >> > (offb_destroy in our case) and remove_conflicting_framebuffers()
>> >> >> > is calling put_fb_info() so there is some extra reference on
>> >> >> > fb_info somewhere preventing it from going away.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Please look into fixing this."
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I am not familiar with the fb stuff internals but here is what I see:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> # modprobe radeonfb
>> >> >>
>> >> >> leads to:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> [ 52.058546] bus: 'pci': add driver radeonfb
>> >> >> [ 52.058588] bus: 'pci': driver_probe_device: matched device
>> >> >> 0000:00:10.0 with driver radeonfb
>> >> >> [ 52.058595] bus: 'pci': really_probe: probing driver radeonfb with
>> >> >> device 0000:00:10.0
>> >> >> [ 52.058608] devices_kset: Moving 0000:00:10.0 to end of list
>> >> >> [ 52.058613] radeonfb_pci_register BEGIN
>> >> >> [ 52.058634] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
>> >> >> <at this point radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb is called>
>> >> >> [ 52.058666] checking generic (9c008000 96000) vs hw (98000000 8000000)
>> >> >> [ 52.058667] fb: switching to radeonfb from OFfb ATY,RockHo
>> >> >> [ 52.058844] Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25
>> >> >> [ 52.058860] device: 'fb0': device_unregister
>> >> >> [ 52.058956] PM: Removing info for No Bus:fb0
>> >> >> [ 52.059014] device: 'fb0': device_create_release
>> >> >> <a call to do_unregister_framebuffer is done>
>> >> >> <put_fb_info is done with a count=2 and dev=NULL>
>> >> >> [ 52.059048] device: 'vtcon1': device_unregister
>> >> >> [ 52.059076] PM: Removing info for No Bus:vtcon1
>> >> >> [ 52.059091] device: 'vtcon1': device_create_release
>> >> >> [ 52.059107] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: BAR 0: can't reserve [mem
>> >> >> 0x98000000-0x9fffffff pref]
>> >> >> [ 52.256151] aper_base: 98000000 MC_FB_LOC to: 9bff9800, MC_AGP_LOC
>> >> >> to: ffffa000
>> >> >> [ 52.256157] radeonfb (0000:00:10.0): Found 32768k of DDR 64 bits
>> >> >> wide videoram
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I can confirm that offb_destroy is never called (not sure exactly
>> >> >> why), but in any case the call to radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb happen
>> >> >> much earlier, at least before the put_fb_info.
>> >> >
>> >> > It is okay, put_fb_info() is called indirectly by radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb()
>> >> >
>> >> > radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb()
>> >> > remove_conflicting_framebuffers()
>> >> > do_remove_conflicting_framebuffers()
>> >> > do_unregister_framebuffer()
>> >> > put_fb_info()
>> >> >
>> >> > offb_destroy() is not called because there is an extra reference on old
>> >> > fb_info (->count == 2):
>> >> >
>> >> > static void put_fb_info(struct fb_info *fb_info)
>> >> > {
>> >> > if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&fb_info->count))
>> >> > return;
>> >> > if (fb_info->fbops->fb_destroy)
>> >> > fb_info->fbops->fb_destroy(fb_info);
>> >> > }
>> >> >
>> >> > The question is why there is an extra reference, probably user-space
>> >> > is still holding the fb_info reference obtained in fb_open() call and
>> >> > fb_release() is never called. Besides not calling fbops->fb_destroy()
>> >> > this also causes missing call of fbops->fb_release() (in fb_release())
>> >> > which some fb drivers are implementing (but not offb.c).
>> >> >
>> >> >> Could you describe a bit more the chain of calls you were thinking of ?
>> >> >
>> >> > Please add WARN_ON(1) to get_fb_info() and put_fb_info() so we can check
>> >> > from the stacktrace if it is actually fb_open() that holds the extra
>> >> > old fb_info reference.
>> >> >
>> >> > drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:
>> >> >
>> >> > static struct fb_info *get_fb_info(unsigned int idx)
>> >> > {
>> >> > struct fb_info *fb_info;
>> >> >
>> >> > if (idx >= FB_MAX)
>> >> > return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
>> >> >
>> >> > mutex_lock(&registration_lock);
>> >> > fb_info = registered_fb[idx];
>> >> > if (fb_info)
>> >> > atomic_inc(&fb_info->count);
>> >> >
>> >> > if (fb_info)
>> >> > WARN_ON(1);
>> >> >
>> >> > mutex_unlock(&registration_lock);
>> >> >
>> >> > return fb_info;
>> >> > }
>> >> >
>> >> > static void put_fb_info(struct fb_info *fb_info)
>> >> > {
>> >> > WARN_ON(1);
>> >> >
>> >> > if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&fb_info->count))
>> >> > return;
>> >> > if (fb_info->fbops->fb_destroy)
>> >> > fb_info->fbops->fb_destroy(fb_info);
>> >> > }
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Alright, here is what I see:
>> >>
>> >> [ 18.961639] PM: Adding info for No Bus:vcs7
>> >> [ 18.966448] device: 'vcsa7': device_add
>> >> [ 18.966496] PM: Adding info for No Bus:vcsa7
>> >> [ 19.001701] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 405 at
>> >> drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:68 get_fb_info.part.3+0x58/0x7c
>> >> [ 19.001715] Modules linked in: uinput snd_aoa_codec_toonie
>> >> snd_aoa_fabric_layout snd_aoa snd_aoa_i2sbus snd_aoa_soundbus snd_pcm
>> >> snd_timer snd soundcore rack_meter evdev i2c_dev sg usb_storage
>> >> ip_tables x_tables autofs4 ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 fscrypto
>> >> hid_generic usbhid hid ohci_pci ehci_pci ohci_hcd ehci_hcd sungem
>> >> firewire_ohci sungem_phy sr_mod firewire_core crc_itu_t cdrom sd_mod
>> >> usbcore
>> >> [ 19.001773] CPU: 0 PID: 405 Comm: Xorg Not tainted 4.15.0+ #321
>> >> [ 19.001778] NIP: c039ef20 LR: c039eefc CTR: c039ef44
>> >> [ 19.001781] REGS: decc7c80 TRAP: 0700 Not tainted (4.15.0+)
>> >> [ 19.001784] MSR: 00029032 <EE,ME,IR,DR,RI> CR: 28222828 XER: 00000000
>> >> [ 19.001795]
>> >> GPR00: c039eefc decc7d30 c147ab00 00000000 dc3ed8c0
>> >> df568a6c 00000001 c147ab00
>> >> GPR08: df568a6c 00000002 00000000 dc280c50 28222822
>> >> 006f9ff4 006fff50 80000000
>> >> GPR16: 88000228 00000008 bfcb5b08 00000002 decc7e60
>> >> 80000000 ffffffea 00000041
>> >> GPR24: 00000000 00000006 df568a6c dc3ed8c0 df5ef1e8
>> >> df568a40 c08f7c18 dc198800
>> >> [ 19.001835] NIP [c039ef20] get_fb_info.part.3+0x58/0x7c
>> >> [ 19.001840] LR [c039eefc] get_fb_info.part.3+0x34/0x7c
>> >> [ 19.001842] Call Trace:
>> >> [ 19.001848] [decc7d30] [c039eefc] get_fb_info.part.3+0x34/0x7c (unreliable)
>> >> [ 19.001854] [decc7d40] [c039efa0] fb_open+0x5c/0x18c
>> >> [ 19.001866] [decc7d60] [c01e0e90] chrdev_open+0xb8/0x19c
>> >> [ 19.001872] [decc7d90] [c01d7994] do_dentry_open+0x24c/0x398
>> >> [ 19.001881] [decc7dc0] [c01ec378] path_openat+0x4c4/0x11b8
>> >> [ 19.001888] [decc7e50] [c01ee0d8] do_filp_open+0xbc/0x10c
>> >> [ 19.001893] [decc7f00] [c01d93b0] do_sys_open+0x158/0x228
>> >> [ 19.001901] [decc7f40] [c00181cc] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x40
>> >> [ 19.001908] --- interrupt: c01 at 0xb751b940
>> >> LR = 0xb751b8dc
>> >> [ 19.001912] Instruction dump:
>> >> [ 19.001917] 7fc3f378 57ff103a 482cc171 3d20c093 39291a84 7fe9f82e
>> >> 2f9f0000 419e0018
>> >> [ 19.001927] 7d20f828 31290001 7d20f92d 40a2fff4 <0fe00000> 7fc3f378
>> >> 482cca69 7fe3fb78
>> >> [ 19.001938] ---[ end trace e0bf4192eb1c4f60 ]---
>> >> [ 19.001985] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 405 at
>> >> drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:77 put_fb_info+0x18/0x68
>> >> [ 19.001988] Modules linked in: uinput snd_aoa_codec_toonie
>> >> snd_aoa_fabric_layout snd_aoa snd_aoa_i2sbus snd_aoa_soundbus snd_pcm
>> >> snd_timer snd soundcore rack_meter evdev i2c_dev sg usb_storage
>> >> ip_tables x_tables autofs4 ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 fscrypto
>> >> hid_generic usbhid hid ohci_pci ehci_pci ohci_hcd ehci_hcd sungem
>> >> firewire_ohci sungem_phy sr_mod firewire_core crc_itu_t cdrom sd_mod
>> >> usbcore
>> >> [ 19.002028] CPU: 0 PID: 405 Comm: Xorg Tainted: G W
>> >> 4.15.0+ #321
>> >> [ 19.002031] NIP: c039e6ec LR: c039eeb0 CTR: c039ee48
>> >> [ 19.002035] REGS: decc7e10 TRAP: 0700 Tainted: G W (4.15.0+)
>> >> [ 19.002037] MSR: 00029032 <EE,ME,IR,DR,RI> CR: 28000222 XER: 20000000
>> >> [ 19.002047]
>> >> GPR00: c039eeb0 decc7ec0 c147ab00 dc198800 dc3ed8c0
>> >> dc3ed8c8 00000001 c147ab00
>> >> GPR08: 00000000 c08fa6f8 00000000 dc280c50 28000228
>> >> 006f9ff4 006fff50 00000000
>> >> GPR16: 007001a8 00000008 bfcb5b08 007001a4 00000000
>> >> 0070d0c4 00000002 00000000
>> >> GPR24: b6ad8b1c dc3ed8c8 df5ef1e8 df3e4ee0 dc280c50
>> >> df5ef1e8 dc19880c dc198800
>> >> [ 19.002086] NIP [c039e6ec] put_fb_info+0x18/0x68
>> >> [ 19.002091] LR [c039eeb0] fb_release+0x68/0x80
>> >> [ 19.002093] Call Trace:
>> >> [ 19.002096] [decc7ec0] [df5ef1e8] 0xdf5ef1e8 (unreliable)
>> >> [ 19.002102] [decc7ed0] [c039eeb0] fb_release+0x68/0x80
>> >> [ 19.002108] [decc7ee0] [c01dd2e8] __fput+0xb4/0x260
>> >> [ 19.002118] [decc7f10] [c006e088] task_work_run+0xc0/0xe8
>> >> [ 19.002129] [decc7f30] [c000aa90] do_notify_resume+0xb4/0xb8
>> >> [ 19.002135] [decc7f40] [c0018b4c] do_user_signal+0x7c/0xcc
>> >> [ 19.002140] --- interrupt: c00 at 0xb751a7d8
>> >> LR = 0xb751a7ac
>> >> [ 19.002144] Instruction dump:
>> >> [ 19.002147] 80010014 38210010 7c0803a6 4e800020 38600000 4e800020
>> >> 7c0802a6 90010004
>> >> [ 19.002157] 60000000 9421fff0 7c0802a6 90010014 <0fe00000> 7d401828
>> >> 314affff 7d40192d
>> >> [ 19.002168] ---[ end trace e0bf4192eb1c4f61 ]---
>> >> [ 19.002595] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 405 at
>> >> drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:68 get_fb_info.part.3+0x58/0x7c
>> >> [ 19.002601] Modules linked in: uinput snd_aoa_codec_toonie
>> >> snd_aoa_fabric_layout snd_aoa snd_aoa_i2sbus snd_aoa_soundbus snd_pcm
>> >> snd_timer snd soundcore rack_meter evdev i2c_dev sg usb_storage
>> >> ip_tables x_tables autofs4 ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 fscrypto
>> >> hid_generic usbhid hid ohci_pci ehci_pci ohci_hcd ehci_hcd sungem
>> >> firewire_ohci sungem_phy sr_mod firewire_core crc_itu_t cdrom sd_mod
>> >> usbcore
>> >> [ 19.002645] CPU: 0 PID: 405 Comm: Xorg Tainted: G W
>> >> 4.15.0+ #321
>> >> [ 19.002649] NIP: c039ef20 LR: c039eefc CTR: c039ef44
>> >> [ 19.002652] REGS: decc7c80 TRAP: 0700 Tainted: G W (4.15.0+)
>> >> [ 19.002655] MSR: 00029032 <EE,ME,IR,DR,RI> CR: 28222248 XER: 00000000
>> >> [ 19.002664]
>> >> GPR00: c039eefc decc7d30 c147ab00 00000000 deca0340
>> >> deca0348 00000001 00000000
>> >> GPR08: 00000000 00000002 00000000 dc280c50 28222842
>> >> 006f9ff4 006fff50 80000000
>> >> GPR16: 88000448 00000001 00000000 00000002 decc7e60
>> >> 80000000 ffffffea 00000041
>> >> GPR24: 00000000 00000006 c01e0dd8 deca0340 df5ef1e8
>> >> df568a40 c08f7c18 dc198800
>> >> [ 19.002704] NIP [c039ef20] get_fb_info.part.3+0x58/0x7c
>> >> [ 19.002708] LR [c039eefc] get_fb_info.part.3+0x34/0x7c
>> >> [ 19.002711] Call Trace:
>> >> [ 19.002716] [decc7d30] [c039eefc] get_fb_info.part.3+0x34/0x7c (unreliable)
>> >> [ 19.002722] [decc7d40] [c039efa0] fb_open+0x5c/0x18c
>> >> [ 19.002730] [decc7d60] [c01e0e90] chrdev_open+0xb8/0x19c
>> >> [ 19.002735] [decc7d90] [c01d7994] do_dentry_open+0x24c/0x398
>> >> [ 19.002743] [decc7dc0] [c01ec378] path_openat+0x4c4/0x11b8
>> >> [ 19.002748] [decc7e50] [c01ee0d8] do_filp_open+0xbc/0x10c
>> >> [ 19.002754] [decc7f00] [c01d93b0] do_sys_open+0x158/0x228
>> >> [ 19.002760] [decc7f40] [c00181cc] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x40
>> >> [ 19.002766] --- interrupt: c01 at 0xb751b940
>> >> LR = 0xb751b8dc
>> >> [ 19.002770] Instruction dump:
>> >> [ 19.002774] 7fc3f378 57ff103a 482cc171 3d20c093 39291a84 7fe9f82e
>> >> 2f9f0000 419e0018
>> >> [ 19.002784] 7d20f828 31290001 7d20f92d 40a2fff4 <0fe00000> 7fc3f378
>> >> 482cca69 7fe3fb78
>> >> [ 19.002795] ---[ end trace e0bf4192eb1c4f62 ]---
>> >> [ 19.011629] gem 0002:20:0f.0 eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full-duplex
>> >> [ 19.011746] gem 0002:20:0f.0 eth0: Pause is disabled
>> >> [ 19.011846] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
>> >> [ 19.018954] device: 'input3': device_add
>> >> [ 19.019031] PM: Adding info for No Bus:input3
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Then later on (after modprobe radeonfb):
>> >>
>> >> [ 657.135105] PM: Removing info for No Bus:fb0
>> >> [ 657.135164] device: 'fb0': device_create_release
>> >> [ 657.135279] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 475 at
>> >> drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:77 put_fb_info+0x18/0x68
>> >> [ 657.135284] Modules linked in: radeonfb(+) uinput
>> >> snd_aoa_codec_toonie snd_aoa_fabric_layout snd_aoa snd_aoa_i2sbus
>> >> snd_aoa_soundbus snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore rack_meter evdev
>> >> i2c_dev sg usb_storage ip_tables x_tables autofs4 ext4 crc16 mbcache
>> >> jbd2 fscrypto hid_generic usbhid hid ohci_pci ehci_pci ohci_hcd
>> >> ehci_hcd sungem firewire_ohci sungem_phy sr_mod firewire_core
>> >> crc_itu_t cdrom sd_mod usbcore
>> >> [ 657.135344] CPU: 0 PID: 475 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G W
>> >> 4.15.0+ #321
>> >> [ 657.135348] NIP: c039e6ec LR: c039e834 CTR: 00000000
>> >> [ 657.135352] REGS: dec93af0 TRAP: 0700 Tainted: G W (4.15.0+)
>> >> [ 657.135355] MSR: 00029032 <EE,ME,IR,DR,RI> CR: 24228822 XER: 20000000
>> >> [ 657.135365]
>> >> GPR00: c039e834 dec93ba0 dc28eaa0 dc198800 00000000
>> >> 000005c0 00000002 00000000
>> >> GPR08: 00001032 c08c2c2c 00000000 c08c1ab0 28228424
>> >> 0049ce6c e2287b5c 00000000
>> >> GPR16: c06974dc 00000007 e2284384 00000001 dec9852c
>> >> e2282610 00000000 000a0000
>> >> GPR24: c07c9d60 c07c9d2c dc19880c 00000000 dec93bb8
>> >> 00000000 c0931a84 dc198800
>> >> [ 657.135405] NIP [c039e6ec] put_fb_info+0x18/0x68
>> >> [ 657.135411] LR [c039e834] do_unregister_framebuffer+0xf8/0x148
>> >> [ 657.135413] Call Trace:
>> >> [ 657.135419] [dec93bb0] [c039e834] do_unregister_framebuffer+0xf8/0x148
>> >> [ 657.135425] [dec93be0] [c039ea1c]
>> >> do_remove_conflicting_framebuffers+0x198/0x1b8
>> >> [ 657.135431] [dec93c30] [c039ea84] remove_conflicting_framebuffers+0x48/0x6c
>> >> [ 657.135474] [dec93c50] [e2274d6c]
>> >> radeonfb_pci_register+0x184/0x1838 [radeonfb]
>> >> [ 657.135481] [dec93cb0] [c037e9fc] pci_device_probe+0x110/0x180
>> >> [ 657.135492] [dec93ce0] [c045be70] driver_probe_device+0x378/0x4a0
>> >> [ 657.135497] [dec93d10] [c045c0ac] __driver_attach+0x114/0x118
>> >> [ 657.135503] [dec93d30] [c04593dc] bus_for_each_dev+0x74/0xc0
>> >> [ 657.135508] [dec93d60] [c045acd4] bus_add_driver+0x18c/0x2a0
>> >> [ 657.135515] [dec93d80] [c045ce3c] driver_register+0x94/0x13c
>> >> [ 657.135524] [dec93d90] [c0004af4] do_one_initcall+0x4c/0x178
>> >> [ 657.135536] [dec93df0] [c00ced18] do_init_module+0x70/0x1ec
>> >> [ 657.135542] [dec93e10] [c00cdcb0] load_module+0x20d8/0x26b8
>> >> [ 657.135548] [dec93ec0] [c00ce500] SyS_finit_module+0xc4/0x120
>> >> [ 657.135555] [dec93f40] [c00181cc] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x40
>> >> [ 657.135562] --- interrupt: c01 at 0x34d450
>> >> LR = 0x476108
>> >> [ 657.135566] Instruction dump:
>> >> [ 657.135572] 80010014 38210010 7c0803a6 4e800020 38600000 4e800020
>> >> 7c0802a6 90010004
>> >> [ 657.135582] 60000000 9421fff0 7c0802a6 90010014 <0fe00000> 7d401828
>> >> 314affff 7d40192d
>> >> [ 657.135593] ---[ end trace e0bf4192eb1c4f63 ]---
>> >> [ 657.135613] device: 'vtcon1': device_unregister
>> >> [ 657.135644] PM: Removing info for No Bus:vtcon1
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Full dmesg:
>> >> https://people.debian.org/~malat/dmesg_radeonfb.txt
>> >>
>> >> Does that help at all? the call stack does not make much sense to me.
>> >> I am accessing the Mac Mini over ssh.
>> >
>> > Thank you, it helps.
>> >
>> > User-space is holding reference on the /dev/fb0 and old fb_info
>> > (from offb) while offb is being replaced by radeonfb (this is
>> > why ->fb_destroy is never called). You may try checking with
>> > lsof command to see what is holding /dev/fb0 open..
>>
>> Right, I totally missed that X was running:
>>
>> $ sudo lsof /dev/fb0
>> COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
>> Xorg 469 root mem CHR 29,0 6500 /dev/fb0
>> Xorg 469 root 12u CHR 29,0 0t0 6500 /dev/fb0
>>
>> so I simply:
>>
>> $ dmesg > before_xdm_stop
>> $ sudo service xdm stop
>> $ dmesg > after_xdm_stop
>> $ sudo lsof /dev/fb0
>> -> nothing
>>
>> And I can verify in dmesg the call to put_fb_info:
>>
>> $ diff -u before_xdm_stop after_xdm_stop
>> @@ -1589,3 +1589,31 @@
>> [ 19.650088] gem 0002:20:0f.0 eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full-duplex
>> [ 19.650211] gem 0002:20:0f.0 eth0: Pause is disabled
>> [ 19.650245] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
>> +[ 38.545478] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 468 at
>> drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:77 put_fb_info+0x18/0x68
>> +[ 38.545772] Modules linked in: uinput arc4 b43 bcma mac80211
>> snd_aoa_codec_toonie snd_aoa_fabric_layout snd_aoa sha256_generic
>> cfg80211 evdev sg snd_aoa_i2sbus snd_aoa_soundbus snd_pcm snd_timer
>> snd soundcore ssb usb_storage autofs4 ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 fscrypto
>> usbhid ohci_pci ehci_pci ohci_hcd ehci_hcd sungem firewire_ohci
>> sungem_phy firewire_core crc_itu_t sr_mod usbcore cdrom sd_mod
>> nls_base usb_common
>> +[ 38.546894] CPU: 0 PID: 468 Comm: Xorg Tainted: G W
>> 4.15.0+ #31
>> +[ 38.547103] NIP: c03083ec LR: c0308bb0 CTR: c0308b48
>> +[ 38.547252] REGS: de661dc0 TRAP: 0700 Tainted: G W
>> (4.15.0+)
>> +[ 38.547459] MSR: 00029032 <EE,ME,IR,DR,RI> CR: 22002222 XER: 20000000
>> +[ 38.547661]
>> + GPR00: c0308bb0 de661e70 ddd108c0 dee02c00 de0febe0
>> de0febe8 00000001 ddd108c0
>> + GPR08: 00000000 c07b0a40 00000000 df501e10 22002428
>> 007e0ff4 00000000 00000000
>> + GPR16: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> 00000000 00000000 00000000
>> + GPR24: ddd108c0 de0febe8 dede1c10 df30bbb0 df501e10
>> dede1c10 dee02c10 dee02c00
>> +[ 38.548684] NIP [c03083ec] put_fb_info+0x18/0x68
>> +[ 38.548821] LR [c0308bb0] fb_release+0x68/0x80
>> +[ 38.548951] Call Trace:
>> +[ 38.549026] [de661e70] [dede1c10] 0xdede1c10 (unreliable)
>> +[ 38.549186] [de661e80] [c0308bb0] fb_release+0x68/0x80
>> +[ 38.549344] [de661e90] [c01c1198] __fput+0xac/0x20c
>> +[ 38.553889] [de661ec0] [c0062140] task_work_run+0xc0/0xe8
>> +[ 38.558437] [de661ee0] [c0048918] do_exit+0x268/0x964
>> +[ 38.562960] [de661f20] [c00490b4] do_group_exit+0x4c/0xb0
>> +[ 38.567400] [de661f30] [c0049138] __wake_up_parent+0x0/0x3c
>> +[ 38.571740] [de661f40] [c00151bc] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x38
>> +[ 38.575965] --- interrupt: c01 at 0xb794a778
>> + LR = 0xb794a748
>> +[ 38.584039] Instruction dump:
>> +[ 38.587878] 80010014 38210010 7c0803a6 4e800020 38600000 4e800020
>> 7c0802a6 90010004
>> +[ 38.595537] 60000000 9421fff0 7c0802a6 90010014 <0fe00000>
>> 7d401828 314affff 7d40192d
>> +[ 38.603316] ---[ end trace ee2e036160cab00c ]---
>>
>>
>> Now with your WARN_ON patch and xdm service stopped, here is what I get:
>>
>> https://people.debian.org/~malat/full_xdm_stop_offb_without.log
>>
>> You'll see that modprobe to radeonfb still fails.
>>
>> If you now compare with the patch (v4) applied (+ WARN_ON and xdm
>> service stopped):
>>
>> https://people.debian.org/~malat/full_xdm_stop_offb_with.log
>>
>> You'll see a printk INFO for the call to offb_destroy:
>>
>> ...
>> [ 48.025983] MM calling offb_destroy
>> ...
>>
>> offb_destroy is called too late, which explains the failure for
>> loading radeonfb without the patch.
>
> offb_destroy() seems to be called in the right place but we still
> need to kick out offb. IOW your patch is needed but with xdm stop
> sequence it should be possible to drop ifdef hacks.

/facepalm/ I can't believe the solution was in front of me from day one.

> PS switch to drm_fb_helper_remove_conflicting_framebuffers() in v4
> should be reverted to just use remove_conflicting_framebuffers() as
> the former one is for DRM subsystem only.

Ah, great ! Thanks for the clarification. v5 sent.

Thanks much !

> Best regards,
> --
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
> Samsung R&D Institute Poland
> Samsung Electronics
>
>> -M
>>
>> >> For reference, the patch I used is:
>> >> https://github.com/malaterre/linux/commit/89fd7d4438c5200a1a4fcba1d60dd701fda4f40e.patch
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >> >> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Malaterre <malat@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> >> Link: https://bugs.debian.org/826629#57
>> >> >> >> Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=119741
>> >> >> >> Suggested-by: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> >> ---
>> >> >> >> v2: Only fails when CONFIG_PCC is not set
>> >> >> >> v3: Only fails when CONFIG_FB_OF is not set, CONFIG_PCC was too broad. Since the conflicts in region is due to OFfb explicitly refers to it.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > It seems that there may still be configurations when this is
>> >> >> > incorrect -> when offb drives primary (non-radeon) card and radeonfb
>> >> >> > drives secondary (radeon) card..
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >> >> >> 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c
>> >> >> >> index 4d77daeecf99..221879196531 100644
>> >> >> >> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c
>> >> >> >> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/radeon_base.c
>> >> >> >> @@ -2259,6 +2259,22 @@ static const struct bin_attribute edid2_attr = {
>> >> >> >> .read = radeon_show_edid2,
>> >> >> >> };
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> +static int radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb(struct pci_dev *pdev)
>> >> >> >> +{
>> >> >> >> + struct apertures_struct *ap;
>> >> >> >> +
>> >> >> >> + ap = alloc_apertures(1);
>> >> >> >> + if (!ap)
>> >> >> >> + return -ENOMEM;
>> >> >> >> +
>> >> >> >> + ap->ranges[0].base = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
>> >> >> >> + ap->ranges[0].size = pci_resource_len(pdev, 0);
>> >> >> >> +
>> >> >> >> + remove_conflicting_framebuffers(ap, KBUILD_MODNAME, false);
>> >> >> >> + kfree(ap);
>> >> >> >> +
>> >> >> >> + return 0;
>> >> >> >> +}
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> static int radeonfb_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
>> >> >> >> const struct pci_device_id *ent)
>> >> >> >> @@ -2312,19 +2328,27 @@ static int radeonfb_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
>> >> >> >> rinfo->fb_base_phys = pci_resource_start (pdev, 0);
>> >> >> >> rinfo->mmio_base_phys = pci_resource_start (pdev, 2);
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> + ret = radeon_kick_out_firmware_fb(pdev);
>> >> >> >> + if (ret)
>> >> >> >> + return ret;
>> >> >> >> +
>> >> >> >> /* request the mem regions */
>> >> >> >> ret = pci_request_region(pdev, 0, "radeonfb framebuffer");
>> >> >> >> if (ret < 0) {
>> >> >> >> +#ifndef CONFIG_FB_OF
>> >> >> >> printk( KERN_ERR "radeonfb (%s): cannot request region 0.\n",
>> >> >> >> pci_name(rinfo->pdev));
>> >> >> >> goto err_release_fb;
>> >> >> >> +#endif
>> >> >> >> }
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> ret = pci_request_region(pdev, 2, "radeonfb mmio");
>> >> >> >> if (ret < 0) {
>> >> >> >> +#ifndef CONFIG_FB_OF
>> >> >> >> printk( KERN_ERR "radeonfb (%s): cannot request region 2.\n",
>> >> >> >> pci_name(rinfo->pdev));
>> >> >> >> goto err_release_pci0;
>> >> >> >> +#endif
>> >> >> >> }
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> /* map the regions */
>> >> >> >> @@ -2509,10 +2533,12 @@ static int radeonfb_pci_register(struct pci_dev *pdev,
>> >> >> >> iounmap(rinfo->mmio_base);
>> >> >> >> err_release_pci2:
>> >> >> >> pci_release_region(pdev, 2);
>> >> >> >> +#ifndef CONFIG_FB_OF
>> >> >> >> err_release_pci0:
>> >> >> >> pci_release_region(pdev, 0);
>> >> >> >> err_release_fb:
>> >> >> >> framebuffer_release(info);
>> >> >> >> +#endif
>> >> >> >> err_disable:
>> >> >> >> err_out:
>> >> >> >> return ret;
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
> Samsung R&D Institute Poland
> Samsung Electronics
>