Re: [PATCH RESEND v2 01/32] drm/drm_mode_config: Add helper to get plane type name

["José Expósito" <jose.exposito89@gmail.com>]

Hey Louis,

On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 03:36:38PM +0100, Louis Chauvet wrote:
> Create and export an helper to display plane type using the
> property string. This could be used to display debug
> information in VKMS.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Louis Chauvet <louis.chauvet@bootlin.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c | 13 +++++++++++++
>  include/drm/drm_mode_config.h     |  3 +++
>  2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
> index 25f376869b3a..1a1a3f43db4d 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
> @@ -226,6 +226,19 @@ static const struct drm_prop_enum_list drm_plane_type_enum_list[] = {
>  	{ DRM_PLANE_TYPE_CURSOR, "Cursor" },
>  };
>  
> +/**
> + * drm_get_plane_type_name - return a string for plane name
> + * @type: plane type to compute name of

Maybe we could document here what happens when the plane type is
not valid.

Returns: The name of the plane type. "(unknown)" if type is not a
known plane type.

Other than that:
Reviewed-by: José Expósito <jose.exposito@redhat.com>

> + */
> +const char *drm_get_plane_type_name(enum drm_plane_type type)
> +{
> +	if (type < ARRAY_SIZE(drm_plane_type_enum_list))
> +		return drm_plane_type_enum_list[type].name;
> +	else
> +		return "(unknown)";
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_get_plane_type_name);
> +
>  static int drm_mode_create_standard_properties(struct drm_device *dev)
>  {
>  	struct drm_property *prop;
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
> index 2e848b816218..89f3dd46178d 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
> @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
>  #include <linux/llist.h>
>  
>  #include <drm/drm_modeset_lock.h>
> +#include <drm/drm_plane.h>
>  
>  struct drm_file;
>  struct drm_device;
> @@ -983,4 +984,6 @@ static inline int drm_mode_config_init(struct drm_device *dev)
>  void drm_mode_config_reset(struct drm_device *dev);
>  void drm_mode_config_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
>  
> +const char *drm_get_plane_type_name(enum drm_plane_type type);
> +
>  #endif
> 
> -- 
> 2.51.0
>