Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] drm: Move nomodeset kernel parameter to the DRM subsystem

From: Jani Nikula
Date: Fri Nov 05 2021 - 05:22:33 EST

On Fri, 05 Nov 2021, Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Am 04.11.21 um 17:07 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
>> The "nomodeset" kernel cmdline parameter is handled by the vgacon driver
>> but the exported vgacon_text_force() symbol is only used by DRM drivers.
>>
>> It makes much more sense for the parameter logic to be in the subsystem
>> of the drivers that are making use of it.
>>
>> Let's move the vgacon_text_force() function and related logic to the DRM
>> subsystem. While doing that, rename the function to drm_check_modeset()
>> which better reflects what the function is really used to test for.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>> - Conditionally build drm_nomodeset.o if CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is set.
>> - Squash patches to move nomodeset logic to DRM and do the renaming.
>> - Name the function drm_check_modeset() and make it return -ENODEV.
>>
>> drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile | 2 ++
>> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c | 9 +++++----
>> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c | 2 --
>> drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c | 1 -
>> drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c | 1 -
>> drivers/video/console/vgacon.c | 21 --------------------
>> include/drm/drm_mode_config.h | 6 ++++++
>> include/linux/console.h | 6 ------
>> 18 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>> create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
>> index 1c41156deb5f..c74810c285af 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
>> @@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ drm-$(CONFIG_DRM_PRIVACY_SCREEN) += drm_privacy_screen.o drm_privacy_screen_x86.
>>
>> obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_DP_AUX_BUS) += drm_dp_aux_bus.o
>>
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE) += drm_nomodeset.o
>> +
>
> This now depends on the VGA textmode console. Even if you have no VGA
> console, you'd want drm_nomodeset.o. Simpledrm might be built-in and can
> provide graphics. Non-PC systems don't even have a VGA device.

This was discussed in an earlier version, which had this builtin but the
header still had a stub for CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=n.

> I think we really want a separate boolean config option that gets
> selected by CONFIG_DRM.

Perhaps that should be a separate change on top.

BR,
Jani.

>
>
>> drm_cma_helper-y := drm_gem_cma_helper.o
>> obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER) += drm_cma_helper.o
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
>> index 7fde40d06181..b4b6993861e6 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
>> @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
>> #include "amdgpu_drv.h"
>>
>> #include <drm/drm_pciids.h>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
>> #include <linux/vga_switcheroo.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
>> index 802063279b86..6222082c3082 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.c
>> @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
>> * Authors: Dave Airlie <airlied@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> */
>>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
>> index 3fb567d62881..80b85b8ea776 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
>> @@ -986,12 +986,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dev_set_unique);
>> */
>> int drm_drv_enabled(const struct drm_driver *driver)
>> {
>> - if (vgacon_text_force()) {
>> + int ret;
>> +
>> + ret = drm_check_modeset();
>> + if (ret)
>> DRM_INFO("%s driver is disabled\n", driver->name);
>> - return -ENODEV;
>> - }
>>
>> - return 0;
>> + return ret;
>> }
>> EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_drv_enabled);
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..6683e396d2c5
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>> +
>> +#include <linux/module.h>
>> +#include <linux/types.h>
>> +
>> +static bool drm_nomodeset;
>> +
>> +int drm_check_modeset(void)
>> +{
>> + return drm_nomodeset ? -ENODEV : 0;
>> +}
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_check_modeset);
>> +
>> +static int __init disable_modeset(char *str)
>> +{
>> + drm_nomodeset = true;
>> +
>> + pr_warn("You have booted with nomodeset. This means your GPU drivers are DISABLED\n");
>> + pr_warn("Any video related functionality will be severely degraded, and you may not even be able to suspend the system properly\n");
>> + pr_warn("Unless you actually understand what nomodeset does, you should reboot without enabling it\n");
>
> I'd update this text to be less sensational.
>
>> +
>> + return 1;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/* Disable kernel modesetting */
>> +__setup("nomodeset", disable_modeset);
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c
>> index 45cb3e540eff..c890c1ca20c4 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_module.c
>> @@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
>> * Copyright © 2021 Intel Corporation
>> */
>>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> -
>
> These changes should be in patch 1?
>
>> #include "gem/i915_gem_context.h"
>> #include "gem/i915_gem_object.h"
>> #include "i915_active.h"
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
>> index 2a581094ba2b..8e000cac11ba 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_drv.c
>> @@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
>> * Dave Airlie
>> */
>>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>> #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
>> index 8844d3602d87..bd1456521b7c 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
>> @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
>> * Authors: Ben Skeggs
>> */
>>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/delay.h>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
>> index 3ac2ef2bf545..ff070ac76111 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
>> @@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
>>
>> #include "qxl_drv.h"
>>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>> #include <linux/vgaarb.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
>> index 56d688c04346..f59cc971ec95 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
>> @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
>>
>>
>> #include <linux/compat.h>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
>> #include <linux/vga_switcheroo.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
>> index ee6b1ff9128b..6e9a31f1a0f3 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
>> @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
>> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
>>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>>
>> #include <drm/drm_aperture.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c
>> index 4706c5bc3067..659208d5aef9 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus.c
>> @@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
>> * Copyright 1999-2001 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
>> */
>>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/dma-buf-map.h>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
>> index e4377c37cf33..b1e63fd543bb 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_drv.c
>> @@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
>> * Michael Thayer <michael.thayer@xxxxxxxxxx,
>> * Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> */
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>> #include <linux/vt_kern.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
>> index 28200dfba2d1..ba9c0c2f8ae6 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.c
>> @@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
>> */
>>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>> #include <linux/poll.h>
>> #include <linux/wait.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
>> index 05e9949293d5..115ec9518277 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
>> @@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
>> *
>> **************************************************************************/
>>
>> -#include <linux/console.h>
>> #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
>> #include <linux/module.h>
>> #include <linux/pci.h>
>> diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
>> index ef9c57ce0906..d4320b147956 100644
>> --- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
>> +++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
>> @@ -97,30 +97,9 @@ static int vga_video_font_height;
>> static int vga_scan_lines __read_mostly;
>> static unsigned int vga_rolled_over; /* last vc_origin offset before wrap */
>>
>> -static bool vgacon_text_mode_force;
>> static bool vga_hardscroll_enabled;
>> static bool vga_hardscroll_user_enable = true;
>>
>> -bool vgacon_text_force(void)
>> -{
>> - return vgacon_text_mode_force;
>> -}
>> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(vgacon_text_force);
>> -
>> -static int __init text_mode(char *str)
>> -{
>> - vgacon_text_mode_force = true;
>> -
>> - pr_warn("You have booted with nomodeset. This means your GPU drivers are DISABLED\n");
>> - pr_warn("Any video related functionality will be severely degraded, and you may not even be able to suspend the system properly\n");
>> - pr_warn("Unless you actually understand what nomodeset does, you should reboot without enabling it\n");
>> -
>> - return 1;
>> -}
>> -
>> -/* force text mode - used by kernel modesetting */
>> -__setup("nomodeset", text_mode);
>> -
>> static int __init no_scroll(char *str)
>> {
>> /*
>> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
>> index 48b7de80daf5..18982d3507e4 100644
>> --- a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
>> +++ b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
>> @@ -969,4 +969,10 @@ static inline int drm_mode_config_init(struct drm_device *dev)
>> void drm_mode_config_reset(struct drm_device *dev);
>> void drm_mode_config_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
>>
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
>> +extern int drm_check_modeset(void);
>> +#else
>> +static inline int drm_check_modeset(void) { return 0; }
>> +#endif
>> +
>> #endif
>> diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
>> index 20874db50bc8..d4dd8384898b 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/console.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/console.h
>> @@ -217,12 +217,6 @@ extern atomic_t ignore_console_lock_warning;
>> #define VESA_HSYNC_SUSPEND 2
>> #define VESA_POWERDOWN 3
>>
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE
>> -extern bool vgacon_text_force(void);
>> -#else
>> -static inline bool vgacon_text_force(void) { return false; }
>> -#endif
>> -
>> extern void console_init(void);
>>
>> /* For deferred console takeover */
>>

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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center