Re: [PATCH] gpu/drm: make crtc check before new_connector circle

[Daniel Vetter]

On Sun, Nov 01, 2020 at 06:58:51PM -0800, Bernard Zhao wrote:
> In function prepare_signaling, crtc check (c==0) is not related
> with the next new_connector circle, maybe we can put the crtc
> check just after the crtc circle and before new_connector circle.
> This change is to make the code to run a bit first.

I'm a bit confused here with your explanation, I'm not understanding why
you do this change ... Can you pls elaborate? Maybe give an example or
something of the problem this patch solves, that often helps.

Thanks, Daniel

> 
> Signed-off-by: Bernard Zhao <bernard@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c | 13 ++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
> index 25c269bc4681..566110996474 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_uapi.c
> @@ -1182,6 +1182,12 @@ static int prepare_signaling(struct drm_device *dev,
>  
>  		c++;
>  	}
> +	/*
> +	 * Having this flag means user mode pends on event which will never
> +	 * reach due to lack of at least one CRTC for signaling
> +	 */
> +	if (c == 0 && (arg->flags & DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT))
> +		return -EINVAL;
>  
>  	for_each_new_connector_in_state(state, conn, conn_state, i) {
>  		struct drm_writeback_connector *wb_conn;
> @@ -1220,13 +1226,6 @@ static int prepare_signaling(struct drm_device *dev,
>  		conn_state->writeback_job->out_fence = fence;
>  	}
>  
> -	/*
> -	 * Having this flag means user mode pends on event which will never
> -	 * reach due to lack of at least one CRTC for signaling
> -	 */
> -	if (c == 0 && (arg->flags & DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT))
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 2.29.0
> 

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Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
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