[RFC PATCH v3 1/3] drm/syncobj: Add flag DRM_SYNCOBJ_QUERY_FLAGS_ERROR to query errors

From: Yicong Hui

Date: Wed Feb 25 2026 - 07:46:51 EST


Add flag DRM_SYNCOBJ_QUERY_FLAGS_ERROR to make the
DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_QUERY ioctl fill out the handles array with the
error code of the first fence found per syncobj and 0 if one is not
found and maintain the normal return value in points.

Suggested-by: Christian König <christian.koenig@xxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Yicong Hui <yiconghui@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
* Fixed inline comments by converting to multi-line comments in
accordance to kernel style guidelines.
* No longer using a separate superfluous function to walk the fence
chain, and instead queries the last signaled fence in in the chain for
its error code
* Fixed types for error and handles array.


drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
include/uapi/drm/drm.h | 5 +++++
2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
index 2d4ab745fdad..b74e491f9d8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
@@ -1654,14 +1654,17 @@ int drm_syncobj_query_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
{
struct drm_syncobj_timeline_array *args = data;
struct drm_syncobj **syncobjs;
+ unsigned int valid_flags = DRM_SYNCOBJ_QUERY_FLAGS_LAST_SUBMITTED |
+ DRM_SYNCOBJ_QUERY_FLAGS_ERROR;
uint64_t __user *points = u64_to_user_ptr(args->points);
+ uint32_t __user *handles = u64_to_user_ptr(args->handles);
uint32_t i;
- int ret;
+ int ret, error;

if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ_TIMELINE))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;

- if (args->flags & ~DRM_SYNCOBJ_QUERY_FLAGS_LAST_SUBMITTED)
+ if (args->flags & ~valid_flags)
return -EINVAL;

if (args->count_handles == 0)
@@ -1681,6 +1684,7 @@ int drm_syncobj_query_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,

fence = drm_syncobj_fence_get(syncobjs[i]);
chain = to_dma_fence_chain(fence);
+
if (chain) {
struct dma_fence *iter, *last_signaled =
dma_fence_get(fence);
@@ -1688,6 +1692,8 @@ int drm_syncobj_query_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
if (args->flags &
DRM_SYNCOBJ_QUERY_FLAGS_LAST_SUBMITTED) {
point = fence->seqno;
+ error = dma_fence_get_status(fence);
+
} else {
dma_fence_chain_for_each(iter, fence) {
if (iter->context != fence->context) {
@@ -1702,16 +1708,28 @@ int drm_syncobj_query_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
point = dma_fence_is_signaled(last_signaled) ?
last_signaled->seqno :
to_dma_fence_chain(last_signaled)->prev_seqno;
+
+ error = dma_fence_get_status(last_signaled);
}
dma_fence_put(last_signaled);
} else {
point = 0;
+ error = fence ? dma_fence_get_status(fence) : 0;
}
dma_fence_put(fence);
+
ret = copy_to_user(&points[i], &point, sizeof(uint64_t));
ret = ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
if (ret)
break;
+
+ if (args->flags & DRM_SYNCOBJ_QUERY_FLAGS_ERROR) {
+ ret = copy_to_user(&handles[i], &error, sizeof(*handles));
+
+ ret = ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+ }
}
drm_syncobj_array_free(syncobjs, args->count_handles);

diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
index 27cc159c1d27..213b4dc9b612 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
@@ -1044,6 +1044,11 @@ struct drm_syncobj_array {
};

#define DRM_SYNCOBJ_QUERY_FLAGS_LAST_SUBMITTED (1 << 0) /* last available point on timeline syncobj */
+/*
+ * Copy the status of the fence as output into the handles array.
+ * The handles array is overwritten by that.
+ */
+#define DRM_SYNCOBJ_QUERY_FLAGS_ERROR (1 << 1)
struct drm_syncobj_timeline_array {
__u64 handles;
__u64 points;
--
2.53.0