[PATCH v5 05/19] rust: drm: change default DeviceContext to Normal
From: Danilo Krummrich
Date: Sun Jun 28 2026 - 10:55:20 EST
Change the default DeviceContext from Registered to Normal for
drm::Device, gem::Object, gem::shmem::Object and
gem::shmem::ObjectConfig.
Normal is the general-purpose, reference-counted context suitable for
most uses; Registered represents a device that was registered with
userspace and will become a non-owning context obtained through a
RegistrationGuard.
Update the create_handle/lookup_handle bounds from Object<Registered> to
Object<Normal> to match the new default context of GEM objects, and
update the driver device type aliases (NovaDevice, TyrDrmDevice) to
default to Normal.
Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs | 2 +-
rust/kernel/drm/device.rs | 2 +-
rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs | 7 ++++---
rust/kernel/drm/gem/shmem.rs | 10 +++++-----
5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs
index c5b0313006bd..8ddb81fd0c87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Nova {
}
/// Convienence type alias for the DRM device type for this driver
-pub(crate) type NovaDevice<Ctx = drm::Registered> = drm::Device<NovaDriver, Ctx>;
+pub(crate) type NovaDevice<Ctx = drm::Normal> = drm::Device<NovaDriver, Ctx>;
#[pin_data]
pub(crate) struct NovaData {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs
index 338c25ccc151..180631daff02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
pub(crate) struct TyrDrmDriver;
/// Convenience type alias for the DRM device type for this driver.
-pub(crate) type TyrDrmDevice<Ctx = drm::Registered> = drm::Device<TyrDrmDriver, Ctx>;
+pub(crate) type TyrDrmDevice<Ctx = drm::Normal> = drm::Device<TyrDrmDriver, Ctx>;
pub(crate) struct TyrPlatformDriver;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
index 23eb4c0a65ef..d712387707d2 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ pub fn new(
/// * The data layout of `Self` remains the same across all implementations of `C`.
/// * Any invariants for `C` also apply.
#[repr(C)]
-pub struct Device<T: drm::Driver, C: DeviceContext = Registered> {
+pub struct Device<T: drm::Driver, C: DeviceContext = Normal> {
dev: Opaque<bindings::drm_device>,
data: T::Data,
_ctx: PhantomData<C>,
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
index c8b66d816871..1023ddccd785 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
self,
device::{
DeviceContext,
+ Normal,
Registered, //
},
driver::{
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ fn size(&self) -> usize {
fn create_handle<D, F>(&self, file: &drm::File<F>) -> Result<u32>
where
Self: AllocImpl<Driver = D>,
- D: drm::Driver<Object<Registered> = Self, File = F>,
+ D: drm::Driver<Object<Normal> = Self, File = F>,
F: drm::file::DriverFile<Driver = D>,
{
let mut handle: u32 = 0;
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ fn create_handle<D, F>(&self, file: &drm::File<F>) -> Result<u32>
fn lookup_handle<D, F>(file: &drm::File<F>, handle: u32) -> Result<ARef<Self>>
where
Self: AllocImpl<Driver = D>,
- D: drm::Driver<Object<Registered> = Self, File = F>,
+ D: drm::Driver<Object<Normal> = Self, File = F>,
F: drm::file::DriverFile<Driver = D>,
{
// SAFETY: The arguments are all valid per the type invariants.
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ impl<T: IntoGEMObject> BaseObjectPrivate for T {}
/// * Any type invariants of `Ctx` apply to the parent DRM device for this GEM object.
#[repr(C)]
#[pin_data]
-pub struct Object<T: DriverObject + Send + Sync, Ctx: DeviceContext = Registered> {
+pub struct Object<T: DriverObject + Send + Sync, Ctx: DeviceContext = Normal> {
obj: Opaque<bindings::drm_gem_object>,
#[pin]
data: T,
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/shmem.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/shmem.rs
index cbcfc7e4edb6..5ffa1355ecf2 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/shmem.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/shmem.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
private::Sealed,
Device,
DeviceContext,
- Registered, //
+ Normal, //
},
error::{
from_err_ptr,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
///
/// This is used with [`Object::new()`] to control various properties that can only be set when
/// initially creating a shmem-backed GEM object.
-pub struct ObjectConfig<'a, T: DriverObject, C: DeviceContext = Registered> {
+pub struct ObjectConfig<'a, T: DriverObject, C: DeviceContext = Normal> {
/// Whether to set the write-combine map flag.
pub map_wc: bool,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ fn default() -> Self {
/// - Any type invariants of `C` apply to the parent DRM device for this GEM object.
#[repr(C)]
#[pin_data]
-pub struct Object<T: DriverObject, C: DeviceContext = Registered> {
+pub struct Object<T: DriverObject, C: DeviceContext = Normal> {
#[pin]
obj: Opaque<bindings::drm_gem_shmem_object>,
/// Parent object that owns this object's DMA reservation object.
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ impl<T: DriverObject, C: DeviceContext> driver::AllocImpl for Object<T, C> {
/// When this is dropped, the `dma_resv` lock is dropped as well.
///
// TODO: This should be replace with a WwMutex equivalent once we have such bindings in the kernel.
-struct DmaResvGuard<'a, T: DriverObject, C: DeviceContext = Registered>(
+struct DmaResvGuard<'a, T: DriverObject, C: DeviceContext = Normal>(
&'a Object<T, C>,
NotThreadSafe,
);
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
///
/// - The size of `owner` is >= SIZE.
/// - The memory pointed to by `addr` remains valid at least until this object is dropped.
-pub struct VMap<D, R, C = Registered, const SIZE: usize = 0>
+pub struct VMap<D, R, C = Normal, const SIZE: usize = 0>
where
D: DriverObject,
C: DeviceContext,
--
2.54.0