[PATCH] drm/gem: Drop ticket arg to lru_scan()

From: Rob Clark

Date: Mon Aug 31 2026 - 15:41:19 EST


Commit 3392291fc509 ("drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock") dropped the only
use of the ticket arg, but at the time left drm_gem_lru_scan() unchanged
to avoid conflicts with in-flight pathor shrinker support. This commit
is the followup to remove the unused arg.

Signed-off-by: Rob Clark <robin.clark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c | 13 +++----------
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c | 22 ++++++++++------------
drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gem.c | 14 ++++++--------
drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c | 5 ++---
drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.h | 3 +--
include/drm/drm_gem.h | 3 +--
6 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index e3ed684ddcf2..15acb958ecd5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -1656,8 +1656,7 @@ drm_gem_lru_scan(struct drm_device *dev,
struct drm_gem_lru *lru,
unsigned int nr_to_scan,
unsigned long *remaining,
- bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket),
- struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
+ bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *obj))
{
struct drm_gem_lru still_in_lru;
struct drm_gem_object *obj;
@@ -1690,20 +1689,17 @@ drm_gem_lru_scan(struct drm_device *dev,
*/
mutex_unlock(&dev->gem_lru_mutex);

- if (ticket)
- ww_acquire_init(ticket, &reservation_ww_class);
-
/*
* Note that this still needs to be trylock, since we can
* hit shrinker in response to trying to get backing pages
* for this obj (ie. while it's lock is already held)
*/
- if (!ww_mutex_trylock(&obj->resv->lock, ticket)) {
+ if (!ww_mutex_trylock(&obj->resv->lock, NULL)) {
*remaining += obj->size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
goto tail;
}

- if (shrink(obj, ticket)) {
+ if (shrink(obj)) {
freed += obj->size >> PAGE_SHIFT;

/*
@@ -1727,9 +1723,6 @@ drm_gem_lru_scan(struct drm_device *dev,

dma_resv_unlock(obj->resv);

- if (ticket)
- ww_acquire_fini(ticket);
-
tail:
drm_gem_object_put(obj);
mutex_lock(&dev->gem_lru_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c
index 9d2788f79ace..3514d5c84989 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ with_vm_locks(void (*fn)(struct drm_gem_object *obj),
}

static bool
-purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *unused)
+purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
{
if (!is_purgeable(to_msm_bo(obj)))
return false;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *unused)
}

static bool
-evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *unused)
+evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
{
if (is_unevictable(to_msm_bo(obj)))
return false;
@@ -133,21 +133,21 @@ wait_for_idle(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
}

static bool
-active_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
+active_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
{
if (!wait_for_idle(obj))
return false;

- return purge(obj, ticket);
+ return purge(obj);
}

static bool
-active_evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
+active_evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
{
if (!wait_for_idle(obj))
return false;

- return evict(obj, ticket);
+ return evict(obj);
}

static unsigned long
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
struct msm_drm_private *priv = shrinker->private_data;
struct {
struct drm_gem_lru *lru;
- bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket);
+ bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
bool cond;
unsigned long freed;
unsigned long remaining;
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
stages[i].freed =
drm_gem_lru_scan(priv->dev, stages[i].lru, nr,
&stages[i].remaining,
- stages[i].shrink,
- NULL);
+ stages[i].shrink);
nr -= stages[i].freed;
freed += stages[i].freed;
remaining += stages[i].remaining;
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_shrink(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long nr_to_scan)
static const int vmap_shrink_limit = 15;

static bool
-vmap_shrink(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
+vmap_shrink(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
{
if (!is_vunmapable(to_msm_bo(obj)))
return false;
@@ -250,8 +249,7 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_vmap(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
unmapped += drm_gem_lru_scan(priv->dev, lrus[idx],
vmap_shrink_limit - unmapped,
&remaining,
- vmap_shrink,
- NULL);
+ vmap_shrink);
}

*(unsigned long *)ptr += unmapped;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gem.c
index 54535bae2b0c..17408f832af3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gem.c
@@ -1392,8 +1392,7 @@ panthor_gem_shrinker_count(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
return count ? count : SHRINK_EMPTY;
}

-static bool panthor_gem_try_evict_no_resv_wait(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
- struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
+static bool panthor_gem_try_evict_no_resv_wait(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
{
/*
* Track last locked entry for unwinding locks in error and
@@ -1479,8 +1478,7 @@ static bool panthor_gem_try_evict_no_resv_wait(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
return ret == 0;
}

-static bool panthor_gem_try_evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
- struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
+static bool panthor_gem_try_evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
{
struct panthor_gem_object *bo = to_panthor_bo(obj);

@@ -1488,7 +1486,7 @@ static bool panthor_gem_try_evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
if (dma_resv_wait_timeout(obj->resv, DMA_RESV_USAGE_BOOKKEEP, false, 10) <= 0)
return false;

- return panthor_gem_try_evict_no_resv_wait(&bo->base, ticket);
+ return panthor_gem_try_evict_no_resv_wait(&bo->base);
}

static unsigned long
@@ -1503,13 +1501,13 @@ panthor_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)

freed += drm_gem_lru_scan(&ptdev->base, &ptdev->reclaim.unused,
sc->nr_to_scan - freed, &remaining,
- panthor_gem_try_evict_no_resv_wait, NULL);
+ panthor_gem_try_evict_no_resv_wait);
if (freed >= sc->nr_to_scan)
goto out;

freed += drm_gem_lru_scan(&ptdev->base, &ptdev->reclaim.mmapped,
sc->nr_to_scan - freed, &remaining,
- panthor_gem_try_evict_no_resv_wait, NULL);
+ panthor_gem_try_evict_no_resv_wait);
if (freed >= sc->nr_to_scan)
goto out;

@@ -1523,7 +1521,7 @@ panthor_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)

freed += drm_gem_lru_scan(&ptdev->base, &ptdev->reclaim.gpu_mapped_shared,
sc->nr_to_scan - freed, &remaining,
- panthor_gem_try_evict, NULL);
+ panthor_gem_try_evict);

out:
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c
index e10dbd18d8cf..ab070bc74857 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c
@@ -3133,8 +3133,7 @@ int panthor_vm_prepare_mapped_bos_resvs(struct drm_exec *exec, struct panthor_vm
unsigned long
panthor_mmu_reclaim_priv_bos(struct panthor_device *ptdev,
unsigned int nr_to_scan, unsigned long *remaining,
- bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *,
- struct ww_acquire_ctx *))
+ bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *))
{
unsigned long freed = 0;
LIST_HEAD(remaining_vms);
@@ -3160,7 +3159,7 @@ panthor_mmu_reclaim_priv_bos(struct panthor_device *ptdev,

freed += drm_gem_lru_scan(&ptdev->base, &vm->reclaim.lru,
nr_to_scan - freed,
- remaining, shrink, NULL);
+ remaining, shrink);

mutex_lock(&ptdev->base.gem_lru_mutex);

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.h
index 3522fbbce369..abc36e7204be 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.h
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ int panthor_vm_evict_bo_mappings_locked(struct panthor_gem_object *bo);
unsigned long
panthor_mmu_reclaim_priv_bos(struct panthor_device *ptdev,
unsigned int nr_to_scan, unsigned long *remaining,
- bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *,
- struct ww_acquire_ctx *));
+ bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *));
int panthor_vm_prepare_mapped_bos_resvs(struct drm_exec *exec,
struct panthor_vm *vm,
u32 slot_count);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem.h b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
index 8a704f6a65c1..ffa607c91aa2 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_gem.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
@@ -616,8 +616,7 @@ drm_gem_lru_scan(struct drm_device *dev,
struct drm_gem_lru *lru,
unsigned int nr_to_scan,
unsigned long *remaining,
- bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket),
- struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket);
+ bool (*shrink)(struct drm_gem_object *obj));

int drm_gem_evict_locked(struct drm_gem_object *obj);

--
2.55.0