[PATCH 1/1] drm: use drm_warn() in validate_blend_mode_for_alpha_formats()

From: Leandro Ribeiro

Date: Wed Jul 29 2026 - 17:47:04 EST


Commit 860e748bddcc ("drm: ensure blend mode supported if pixel format
with alpha exposed") introduced a WARN() to let driver developers know
that a previously valid behavior should now be changed.

But WARN() should not be used for that, as it's a kernel warning report
mechanism for conditions that are not expected to happen. It also
produces a stack trace. Instead, a simple warning-level log message
should have been used, as drivers were expected to trigger the
condition.

This is causing problems for fuzzers, as they may stop when encountering
a "BUG:" or "WARNING:" in the logs.

Replace WARN() with drm_warn() in this function, avoiding these issues.

Signed-off-by: Leandro Ribeiro <leandro.ribeiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index 3bcc7bf0900c..3d9c554e08a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -869,8 +869,9 @@ static void validate_blend_mode_for_alpha_formats(struct drm_plane *plane)
for (i = 0; i < plane->format_count; i++) {
fmt = drm_format_info(plane->format_types[i]);
if (fmt->has_alpha) {
- WARN(1, "[PLANE:%d:%s] pixel format with alpha exposed but blend mode not setup",
- plane->base.id, plane->name);
+ drm_warn(plane->dev,
+ "[PLANE:%d:%s] pixel format with alpha exposed but blend mode not setup",
+ plane->base.id, plane->name);
break;
}
}
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2.55.0