From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
To: Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>,
Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@linux.intel.com>,
David Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>, Simona Vetter <simona@ffwll.ch>
Cc: "Daniel Stone" <daniels@collabora.com>,
"Harry Wentland" <harry.wentland@amd.com>,
"Jocelyn Falempe" <jfalempe@redhat.com>,
"Jonas Ådahl" <jadahl@redhat.com>,
"Michel Dänzer" <mdaenzer@redhat.com>,
"Pekka Paalanen" <pekka.paalanen@collabora.com>,
"Sebastian Wick" <sebastian.wick@redhat.com>,
"Simon Ser" <contact@emersion.fr>,
"Victoria Brekenfeld" <victoria@system76.com>,
"Xaver Hugl" <xaver.hugl@kde.org>,
dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 07/11] drm/atomic: Add drm_atomic_can_create_state() helper
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 08:58:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <66236146-7c2d-4bbd-a508-d415fbb358ce@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260908-drm-reset-state-flag-v3-7-905570f387a4@kernel.org>
Hi
Am 08.09.26 um 16:35 schrieb Maxime Ripard:
> The atomic reset path will need to create pristine default states from
> scratch for every plane, CRTC, and connector. This requires all of them
> to implement the atomic_create_state hook.
>
> Introduce a drm_atomic_can_create_state() helper that iterates over all
> planes, CRTCs, and connectors and returns whether they all provide the
> hook. Color operations are excluded since they always use
> drm_atomic_helper_colorop_create_state() directly.
>
> This will be used both as a precondition before filling a commit with
> default states, and to report the device capability to userspace.
>
> Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/drm/drm_atomic.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
> index 19678e8a2bd4..508a027398af 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
> @@ -1612,10 +1612,59 @@ drm_atomic_get_new_bridge_state(const struct drm_atomic_commit *state,
>
> return drm_priv_to_bridge_state(obj_state);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_get_new_bridge_state);
>
> +/**
> + * drm_atomic_can_create_state - check if a device supports creating pristine states
> + * @dev: DRM device
I find this name a bit vague, because all mode-setting pipelines can
create states in one way or another. Given how it is used, I suggest
naming this helper _can_create_default_states or _can_reset_state.
Best regards
Thomas
> + *
> + * Check whether every plane, CRTC, and connector in @dev implements the
> + * &drm_plane_funcs.atomic_create_state, &drm_crtc_funcs.atomic_create_state,
> + * and &drm_connector_funcs.atomic_create_state hooks respectively. These hooks
> + * are required to create default states from scratch rather than duplicating
> + * the current state.
> + *
> + * Color operations are not checked because they always use
> + * drm_atomic_helper_colorop_create_state() and do not have a per-driver hook.
> + *
> + * Returns:
> + * True if all objects implement atomic_create_state, false otherwise.
> + */
> +bool drm_atomic_can_create_state(struct drm_device *dev)
> +{
> + struct drm_connector_list_iter conn_iter;
> + struct drm_connector *connector;
> + struct drm_plane *plane;
> + struct drm_crtc *crtc;
> +
> + /*
> + * colorops don't have an atomic_create_state hook but
> + * drm_atomic_helper_colorop_create_state()
> + */
> +
> + drm_for_each_plane(plane, dev)
> + if (!plane->funcs->atomic_create_state)
> + return false;
> +
> + drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev)
> + if (!crtc->funcs->atomic_create_state)
> + return false;
> +
> + drm_connector_list_iter_begin(dev, &conn_iter);
> + drm_for_each_connector_iter(connector, &conn_iter) {
> + if (!connector->funcs->atomic_create_state) {
> + drm_connector_list_iter_end(&conn_iter);
> + return false;
> + }
> + }
> + drm_connector_list_iter_end(&conn_iter);
> +
> + return true;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_can_create_state);
> +
> /**
> * drm_atomic_add_encoder_bridges - add bridges attached to an encoder
> * @state: atomic state
> * @encoder: DRM encoder
> *
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
> index 00b3e9fc429a..7dc26e3da65c 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
> @@ -700,10 +700,12 @@ int drm_crtc_commit_wait(struct drm_crtc_commit *commit);
>
> struct drm_atomic_commit * __must_check
> drm_atomic_commit_alloc(struct drm_device *dev);
> void drm_atomic_commit_clear(struct drm_atomic_commit *state);
>
> +bool drm_atomic_can_create_state(struct drm_device *dev);
> +
> /**
> * drm_atomic_commit_get - acquire a reference to the atomic state
> * @state: The atomic state
> *
> * Returns a new reference to the @state
>
--
--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com
GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-09 6:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-08 14:35 [PATCH v3 00/11] drm: Add DRM_MODE_ATOMIC_RESET flag Maxime Ripard
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 01/11] drm/atomic: colorop: Rename state to state_to_destroy Maxime Ripard
2026-09-09 6:28 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-11 13:27 ` (subset) " Maxime Ripard
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 02/11] drm/atomic: Create function to insert CRTC state into a commit Maxime Ripard
2026-09-09 6:30 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 03/11] drm/atomic: Create function to insert plane " Maxime Ripard
2026-09-09 6:34 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 04/11] drm/atomic: Create function to insert colorop " Maxime Ripard
2026-09-09 6:35 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 05/11] drm/atomic: Create function to insert private obj " Maxime Ripard
2026-09-09 6:46 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 06/11] drm/atomic: Create function to insert connector " Maxime Ripard
2026-09-09 6:52 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 07/11] drm/atomic: Add drm_atomic_can_create_state() helper Maxime Ripard
2026-09-09 6:58 ` Thomas Zimmermann [this message]
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 08/11] drm/atomic: Allow filling a commit with pristine object states Maxime Ripard
2026-09-09 7:11 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 09/11] drm/atomic-uapi: Add DRM_MODE_ATOMIC_RESET flag Maxime Ripard
2026-09-09 7:13 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-09 7:24 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-09-09 8:22 ` Maxime Ripard
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 10/11] drm/vkms: Switch container_of helpers to container_of_const Maxime Ripard
2026-09-08 14:35 ` [PATCH v3 11/11] drm/vkms: Add driver-specific plane property for testing Maxime Ripard
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