Re: [PATCH v7 01/17] drm/panfrost: Move shrinker initialization and unplug one level down

["Adrián Larumbe" <adrian.larumbe@collabora.com>]

On 01.09.2026 13:28, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:56:41 +0100
> Adrián Larumbe <adrian.larumbe@collabora.com> wrote:
> 
> > Since the moment we call drm_dev_register() the device should be in a
> > position to accept jobs, so it's best if the shrinker is already
> > initialized by then.
> > 
> > On top of that, make shrinker functions take an panfrost_device pointer
> > like other functions in the same sequence and rename them accordingly.
> > 
> > Essentially mimic the init/fini behaviour in Panthor.
> > 
> > On top of that, remove the config feature check, because it's unnecessary.
> 
> I don't think that's accurate anymore (we still have a config check,
> except it's encoded directly in the panfrost_transparent_hugepage definition),
> and I think I'd prefer if this change was done in a separate commit.

Maybe I could do it in the commit where I move that module param's handling into panfrost_gem?

> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Adrián Larumbe <adrian.larumbe@collabora.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_device.c       |  8 +++++++-
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c          |  6 ------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.h          |  4 ++++
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c          | 25 ++++++++++++++----------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h          |  7 ++++---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem_shrinker.c |  8 ++------
> >  6 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_device.c
> > index 485349faf251..05c40d5a20b5 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_device.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_device.c
> > @@ -280,9 +280,14 @@ int panfrost_device_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
> >  	if (err)
> >  		goto out_job;
> >  
> > -	panfrost_gem_init(pfdev);
> > +	err = panfrost_gem_init(pfdev);
> > +	if (err)
> > +		goto out_perfcnt;
> >  
> >  	return 0;
> > +
> > +out_perfcnt:
> > +	panfrost_perfcnt_fini(pfdev);
> >  out_job:
> >  	panfrost_jm_fini(pfdev);
> >  out_mmu:
> > @@ -304,6 +309,7 @@ int panfrost_device_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
> >  
> >  void panfrost_device_fini(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
> >  {
> > +	panfrost_gem_fini(pfdev);
> >  	panfrost_perfcnt_fini(pfdev);
> >  	panfrost_jm_fini(pfdev);
> >  	panfrost_mmu_fini(pfdev);
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
> > index 96a66d673ba6..9882a3ede75f 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
> > @@ -1003,14 +1003,9 @@ static int panfrost_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> >  	if (err < 0)
> >  		goto err_out1;
> >  
> > -	err = panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(&pfdev->base);
> > -	if (err)
> > -		goto err_out2;
> >  
> >  	return 0;
> >  
> > -err_out2:
> > -	drm_dev_unregister(&pfdev->base);
> >  err_out1:
> >  	pm_runtime_disable(pfdev->base.dev);
> >  	panfrost_device_fini(pfdev);
> > @@ -1024,7 +1019,6 @@ static void panfrost_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> >  	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
> >  
> >  	drm_dev_unregister(&pfdev->base);
> > -	panfrost_gem_shrinker_cleanup(&pfdev->base);
> >  
> >  	pm_runtime_get_sync(pfdev->base.dev);
> >  	pm_runtime_disable(pfdev->base.dev);
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.h
> > index a2277ec61aab..bac0c415d4da 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.h
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.h
> > @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
> >  #ifndef __PANFROST_DRV_H__
> >  #define __PANFROST_DRV_H__
> >  
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE)
> >  extern bool panfrost_transparent_hugepage;
> > +#else
> > +#define panfrost_transparent_hugepage false
> > +#endif
> >  
> >  #endif
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
> > index 3a7fce428898..7b993a089af2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
> > @@ -15,20 +15,25 @@
> >  #include "panfrost_gem.h"
> >  #include "panfrost_mmu.h"
> >  
> > -void panfrost_gem_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
> > +int panfrost_gem_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
> >  {
> >  	int err;
> >  
> > -	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) &&
> > -	    !panfrost_transparent_hugepage)
> > -		return;
> > +	if (panfrost_transparent_hugepage) {
> > +		err = drm_gem_huge_mnt_create(&pfdev->base, "within_size");
> > +		if (drm_gem_get_huge_mnt(&pfdev->base))
> > +			drm_info(&pfdev->base, "Using Transparent Hugepage\n");
> > +		else if (err)
> > +			drm_warn(&pfdev->base,
> > +				 "Can't use Transparent Hugepage (%d)\n", err);
> 
> This can probably be turned into:
> 
> 		if (err)
> 			drm_warn(&pfdev->base,
> 				 "Can't use Transparent Hugepage (%d)\n", err);
> 		else
> 			drm_info(&pfdev->base, "Using Transparent Hugepage\n");
> 
> since there's no world where drm_gem_get_huge_mnt() would return NULL if
> drm_gem_huge_mnt_create() returns 0 when CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE=y.
> The pre-existing checks where there to cover CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE=n
> which you already cover by not entering this branch.

Will do, but also write this into the patch that moves the module param into panfrost_gem.c instead.

> > +	}
> >  
> > -	err = drm_gem_huge_mnt_create(&pfdev->base, "within_size");
> > -	if (drm_gem_get_huge_mnt(&pfdev->base))
> > -		drm_info(&pfdev->base, "Using Transparent Hugepage\n");
> > -	else if (err)
> > -		drm_warn(&pfdev->base, "Can't use Transparent Hugepage (%d)\n",
> > -			 err);
> > +	return panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(pfdev);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void panfrost_gem_fini(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
> > +{
> > +	panfrost_gem_shrinker_fini(pfdev);
> >  }
> >  
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
> > index 79d4377019e9..5c823cdbd980 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
> > @@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ drm_mm_node_to_panfrost_mapping(struct drm_mm_node *node)
> >  	return container_of(node, struct panfrost_gem_mapping, mmnode);
> >  }
> >  
> > -void panfrost_gem_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev);
> > +int panfrost_gem_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev);
> > +void panfrost_gem_fini(struct panfrost_device *pfdev);
> >  
> >  struct drm_gem_object *panfrost_gem_create_object(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size);
> >  
> > @@ -154,8 +155,8 @@ panfrost_gem_mapping_get(struct panfrost_gem_object *bo,
> >  void panfrost_gem_mapping_put(struct panfrost_gem_mapping *mapping);
> >  void panfrost_gem_teardown_mappings_locked(struct panfrost_gem_object *bo);
> >  
> > -int panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(struct drm_device *dev);
> > -void panfrost_gem_shrinker_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
> > +int panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev);
> > +void panfrost_gem_shrinker_fini(struct panfrost_device *pfdev);
> >  
> >  void panfrost_gem_set_label(struct drm_gem_object *obj, const char *label);
> >  int panfrost_gem_sync(struct drm_gem_object *obj, u32 type,
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem_shrinker.c
> > index 2fe967a90bcb..fefae87535d6 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem_shrinker.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem_shrinker.c
> > @@ -95,10 +95,8 @@ panfrost_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
> >   *
> >   * This function registers and sets up the panfrost shrinker.
> >   */
> > -int panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(struct drm_device *dev)
> > +int panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
> >  {
> > -	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = to_panfrost_device(dev);
> > -
> >  	pfdev->shrinker = shrinker_alloc(0, "drm-panfrost");
> >  	if (!pfdev->shrinker)
> >  		return -ENOMEM;
> > @@ -118,10 +116,8 @@ int panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(struct drm_device *dev)
> >   *
> >   * This function unregisters the panfrost shrinker.
> >   */
> > -void panfrost_gem_shrinker_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev)
> > +void panfrost_gem_shrinker_fini(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
> >  {
> > -	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = to_panfrost_device(dev);
> > -
> >  	if (pfdev->shrinker)
> >  		shrinker_free(pfdev->shrinker);
> >  }
> > 

Adrian Larumbe