[PATCH v10 12/15] drm/radeon: add connector luminance support

From: Mario Limonciello (AMD)

Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 16:03:27 EST


From: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx>

Expose Radeon panel brightness through the connector LUMINANCE property
when DRM_LUMINANCE is enabled. Reuse the AtomBIOS and legacy hardware
programming paths and preserve the backlight class interface otherwise.

Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/Kconfig | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c | 32 ++++++++++++++--
drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++
drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h | 2 +
5 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/Kconfig
index 3cd70aef770e1..2ccad1f2f8cee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/Kconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config DRM_RADEON
select SND_HDA_COMPONENT if SND_HDA_CORE
select POWER_SUPPLY
select HWMON
- select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
+ select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE if !DRM_LUMINANCE
select INTERVAL_TREE
select I2C
select I2C_ALGOBIT
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
index 5b9c72bf40994..e6f762625bf1a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
@@ -227,6 +227,27 @@ void radeon_atom_backlight_init(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props));
props.max_brightness = RADEON_MAX_BL_LEVEL;
props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
+ pdata->encoder = radeon_encoder;
+ pdata->atom = true;
+ radeon_encoder->backlight_priv = pdata;
+
+ dig = radeon_encoder->enc_priv;
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_LUMINANCE)) {
+ props.brightness = atombios_get_backlight_level(radeon_encoder);
+ if (!props.brightness)
+ props.brightness = RADEON_MAX_BL_LEVEL;
+
+ if (drm_connector_attach_luminance_property(drm_connector, 0,
+ props.max_brightness,
+ props.brightness))
+ goto error;
+
+ atombios_set_backlight_level(radeon_encoder, props.brightness);
+ dig->bl_dev = NULL;
+ rdev->mode_info.bl_encoder = radeon_encoder;
+ return;
+ }
+
snprintf(bl_name, sizeof(bl_name),
"radeon_bl%d", dev->primary->index);
bd = backlight_device_register(bl_name, drm_connector->kdev,
@@ -236,9 +257,6 @@ void radeon_atom_backlight_init(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
goto error;
}

- pdata->encoder = radeon_encoder;
-
- dig = radeon_encoder->enc_priv;
dig->bl_dev = bd;

bd->props.brightness = radeon_atom_backlight_get_brightness(bd);
@@ -258,6 +276,7 @@ void radeon_atom_backlight_init(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
return;

error:
+ radeon_encoder->backlight_priv = NULL;
kfree(pdata);
return;
}
@@ -282,12 +301,19 @@ static void radeon_atom_backlight_exit(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder)
bd = dig->bl_dev;
dig->bl_dev = NULL;

+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_LUMINANCE)) {
+ kfree(radeon_encoder->backlight_priv);
+ radeon_encoder->backlight_priv = NULL;
+ return;
+ }
+
if (bd) {
struct radeon_legacy_backlight_privdata *pdata;

pdata = bl_get_data(bd);
backlight_device_unregister(bd);
kfree(pdata);
+ radeon_encoder->backlight_priv = NULL;

DRM_INFO("radeon atom LVDS backlight unloaded\n");
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
index 16b048f58c9be..655361407b819 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
#include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
#include <drm/radeon_drm.h>
#include "radeon.h"
+#include "radeon_asic.h"
#include "radeon_audio.h"
#include "atom.h"

@@ -931,11 +932,44 @@ static int radeon_lvds_set_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
return 0;
}

+static void radeon_set_luminance(const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
+{
+ struct drm_encoder *encoder = radeon_best_single_encoder(conn_state->connector);
+ struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder;
+ struct radeon_backlight_privdata *pdata;
+ u8 level = conn_state->luminance;
+
+ if (!encoder)
+ return;
+
+ radeon_encoder = to_radeon_encoder(encoder);
+ pdata = radeon_encoder->backlight_priv;
+ if (!pdata)
+ return;
+
+ if (pdata->atom) {
+ atombios_set_backlight_level(radeon_encoder, level);
+ } else {
+ if (pdata->negative)
+ level = RADEON_MAX_BL_LEVEL - level;
+ radeon_legacy_set_backlight_level(radeon_encoder, level);
+ }
+}
+
+static void radeon_disable_luminance(const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
+{
+ struct drm_connector_state state = *conn_state;
+
+ state.luminance = 0;
+ radeon_set_luminance(&state);
+}

static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs radeon_lvds_connector_helper_funcs = {
.get_modes = radeon_lvds_get_modes,
.mode_valid = radeon_lvds_mode_valid,
.best_encoder = radeon_best_single_encoder,
+ .set_luminance = radeon_set_luminance,
+ .disable_luminance = radeon_disable_luminance,
};

static const struct drm_connector_funcs radeon_lvds_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
index 1f82e2b57f5d5..96b0dfd8e3521 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
@@ -403,16 +403,9 @@ void radeon_legacy_backlight_init(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props));
props.max_brightness = RADEON_MAX_BL_LEVEL;
props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
- snprintf(bl_name, sizeof(bl_name),
- "radeon_bl%d", dev->primary->index);
- bd = backlight_device_register(bl_name, drm_connector->kdev,
- pdata, &radeon_backlight_ops, &props);
- if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
- DRM_ERROR("Backlight registration failed\n");
- goto error;
- }
-
pdata->encoder = radeon_encoder;
+ pdata->atom = false;
+ radeon_encoder->backlight_priv = pdata;

backlight_level = (RREG32(RADEON_LVDS_GEN_CNTL) >>
RADEON_LVDS_BL_MOD_LEVEL_SHIFT) & 0xff;
@@ -441,6 +434,36 @@ void radeon_legacy_backlight_init(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
#endif
}

+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_LUMINANCE)) {
+ props.brightness = pdata->negative ?
+ RADEON_MAX_BL_LEVEL - backlight_level : backlight_level;
+ if (drm_connector_attach_luminance_property(drm_connector, 0,
+ props.max_brightness,
+ props.brightness))
+ goto error;
+
+ if (rdev->is_atom_bios) {
+ struct radeon_encoder_atom_dig *lvds = radeon_encoder->enc_priv;
+
+ lvds->bl_dev = NULL;
+ } else {
+ struct radeon_encoder_lvds *lvds = radeon_encoder->enc_priv;
+
+ lvds->bl_dev = NULL;
+ }
+ rdev->mode_info.bl_encoder = radeon_encoder;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ snprintf(bl_name, sizeof(bl_name),
+ "radeon_bl%d", dev->primary->index);
+ bd = backlight_device_register(bl_name, drm_connector->kdev,
+ pdata, &radeon_backlight_ops, &props);
+ if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
+ DRM_ERROR("Backlight registration failed\n");
+ goto error;
+ }
+
if (rdev->is_atom_bios) {
struct radeon_encoder_atom_dig *lvds = radeon_encoder->enc_priv;
lvds->bl_dev = bd;
@@ -459,6 +482,7 @@ void radeon_legacy_backlight_init(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
return;

error:
+ radeon_encoder->backlight_priv = NULL;
kfree(pdata);
return;
}
@@ -482,12 +506,19 @@ static void radeon_legacy_backlight_exit(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder)
lvds->bl_dev = NULL;
}

+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_LUMINANCE)) {
+ kfree(radeon_encoder->backlight_priv);
+ radeon_encoder->backlight_priv = NULL;
+ return;
+ }
+
if (bd) {
struct radeon_backlight_privdata *pdata;

pdata = bl_get_data(bd);
backlight_device_unregister(bd);
kfree(pdata);
+ radeon_encoder->backlight_priv = NULL;

DRM_INFO("radeon legacy LVDS backlight unloaded\n");
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h
index 6a16d821915d2..1c5b9ed0b6989 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ struct radeon_mode_info {
struct radeon_backlight_privdata {
struct radeon_encoder *encoder;
uint8_t negative;
+ bool atom;
};

#define MAX_H_CODE_TIMING_LEN 32
@@ -456,6 +457,7 @@ struct radeon_encoder {
uint32_t underscan_vborder;
struct drm_display_mode native_mode;
void *enc_priv;
+ struct radeon_backlight_privdata *backlight_priv;
int audio_polling_active;
bool is_ext_encoder;
u16 caps;

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