From: "Mario Limonciello (AMD)" <superm1@kernel.org>
To: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>,
harry.wentland@amd.com, Louis Chauvet <louis.chauvet@bootlin.com>,
Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@oss.qualcomm.com>,
"Mario Limonciello (AMD)" <superm1@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v4 7/9] drm/amd/display: Allow backlight registration to fail
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 00:49:09 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260528054911.1513208-8-superm1@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260528054911.1513208-1-superm1@kernel.org>
[Why]
If backlight registration fails then it's ignored. This could hide
a fatal problem to a user.
[How]
Pass error codes up from backlight registration failures.
Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@kernel.org>
---
.../gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c | 41 +++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index b6f9188a7b36..97eec889b0aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -5492,7 +5492,7 @@ static const struct backlight_ops amdgpu_dm_backlight_ops = {
.update_status = amdgpu_dm_backlight_update_status,
};
-static void
+static int
amdgpu_dm_register_backlight_device(struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector)
{
struct drm_device *drm = aconnector->base.dev;
@@ -5503,15 +5503,16 @@ amdgpu_dm_register_backlight_device(struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector)
int min, max;
int real_brightness;
int init_brightness;
+ int r;
if (aconnector->bl_idx == -1)
- return;
+ return 0;
if (!acpi_video_backlight_use_native()) {
drm_info(drm, "Skipping amdgpu DM backlight registration\n");
/* Try registering an ACPI video backlight device instead. */
acpi_video_register_backlight();
- return;
+ return 0;
}
caps = &dm->backlight_caps[aconnector->bl_idx];
@@ -5545,22 +5546,26 @@ amdgpu_dm_register_backlight_device(struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector)
dm->brightness[aconnector->bl_idx] = props.brightness;
if (IS_ERR(dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx])) {
- drm_err(drm, "DM: Backlight registration failed!\n");
+ r = PTR_ERR(dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx]);
+ drm_err(drm, "DM: Backlight registration failed: %d\n", r);
dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx] = NULL;
- } else {
- /*
- * dm->brightness[x] can be inconsistent just after startup until
- * ops.get_brightness is called.
- */
- real_brightness =
- amdgpu_dm_backlight_ops.get_brightness(dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx]);
+ return r;
+ }
- if (real_brightness != init_brightness) {
- dm->actual_brightness[aconnector->bl_idx] = real_brightness;
- dm->brightness[aconnector->bl_idx] = real_brightness;
- }
- drm_dbg_driver(drm, "DM: Registered Backlight device: %s\n", bl_name);
+ /*
+ * dm->brightness[x] can be inconsistent just after startup until
+ * ops.get_brightness is called.
+ */
+ real_brightness =
+ amdgpu_dm_backlight_ops.get_brightness(dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx]);
+
+ if (real_brightness != init_brightness) {
+ dm->actual_brightness[aconnector->bl_idx] = real_brightness;
+ dm->brightness[aconnector->bl_idx] = real_brightness;
}
+ drm_dbg_driver(drm, "DM: Registered Backlight device: %s\n", bl_name);
+
+ return 0;
}
static int initialize_plane(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
@@ -8411,7 +8416,9 @@ amdgpu_dm_connector_late_register(struct drm_connector *connector)
return r;
}
- amdgpu_dm_register_backlight_device(amdgpu_dm_connector);
+ r = amdgpu_dm_register_backlight_device(amdgpu_dm_connector);
+ if (r)
+ return r;
if ((connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort) ||
(connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP)) {
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-28 5:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-28 5:49 [PATCH v4 0/9] Add support for a DRM backlight capability Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-28 5:49 ` [PATCH v4 1/9] Revert "backlight: Remove notifier" Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-28 5:49 ` [PATCH v4 2/9] backlight: add kernel-internal backlight API Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-28 5:49 ` [PATCH v4 3/9] drm: link connectors to backlight devices Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-29 9:56 ` Dmitry Baryshkov
2026-05-29 9:58 ` Mario Limonciello
2026-05-28 5:49 ` [PATCH v4 4/9] DRM: Add support for client and driver indicating support for luminance Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-29 9:53 ` Dmitry Baryshkov
2026-05-28 5:49 ` [PATCH v4 5/9] drm/amd/display: Pass up errors reading actual brightness Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-28 5:49 ` [PATCH v4 6/9] drm/amd: Indicate driver supports luminance Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-28 5:49 ` Mario Limonciello (AMD) [this message]
2026-05-28 5:49 ` [PATCH v4 8/9] drm/amd/display: use drm backlight Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-28 5:49 ` [PATCH v4 9/9] drm/bridge: auto-link panel backlight in bridge connector Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-29 9:52 ` Dmitry Baryshkov
2026-05-29 15:13 ` [PATCH v4 0/9] Add support for a DRM backlight capability Simon Ser
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