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* Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] block: drop shared-tag fairness throttling
From: Sumit Saxena @ 2026-06-10 15:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Christoph Hellwig
  Cc: Martin K . Petersen, Jens Axboe, James E . J . Bottomley,
	linux-scsi, linux-block, Adam Radford, Khalid Aziz,
	Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions, Matthew Wilcox, Hannes Reinecke,
	Juergen E . Fischer, Russell King, linux-arm-kernel, Finn Thain,
	Michael Schmitz, Anil Gurumurthy, Sudarsana Kalluru,
	Oliver Neukum, Ali Akcaagac, Jamie Lenehan, Ram Vegesna,
	target-devel, Bradley Grove, Satish Kharat, Sesidhar Baddela,
	Karan Tilak Kumar, Yihang Li, Don Brace, storagedev,
	HighPoint Linux Team, Tyrel Datwyler, Madhavan Srinivasan,
	Michael Ellerman, Nicholas Piggin, Christophe Leroy, linuxppc-dev,
	Brian King, Lee Duncan, Chris Leech, Mike Christie, open-iscsi,
	Justin Tee, Paul Ely, Kashyap Desai, Shivasharan S,
	Chandrakanth Patil, megaraidlinux.pdl, Sathya Prakash Veerichetty,
	Sreekanth Reddy, mpi3mr-linuxdrv.pdl, Suganath Prabu Subramani,
	Ranjan Kumar, MPT-FusionLinux.pdl, Daniel Palmer, GOTO Masanori,
	YOKOTA Hiroshi, Jack Wang, Geoff Levand, Michael Reed,
	Nilesh Javali, GR-QLogic-Storage-Upstream, Narsimhulu Musini,
	K . Y . Srinivasan, Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu, Dexuan Cui, Long Li,
	linux-hyperv, Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Paolo Bonzini,
	Stefan Hajnoczi, Eugenio Perez, virtualization, Vishal Bhakta,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, Juergen Gross, Stefano Stabellini,
	Oleksandr Tyshchenko, xen-devel, Bart Van Assche
In-Reply-To: <aikAs4X-2NWTuwCc@infradead.org>


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On Wed, Jun 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
wrote:
>
> Just dropping the fairness was rejected before and there is no
> explanation here on why any of that has changed.

I missed the fact that this patch had been previously rejected.

The motivation for this change stems from performance issue we
encountered due to false sharing of the 'nr_active_requests_shared_tags'
counter
on certain CPU architectures. I initially submitted a patch to move that
counter to
its own cache line to avoid conflicts with 'nr_requests' and other hot
fields
(see:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-scsi/patch/20260402074637.92417-3-sumit.saxena@broadcom.com/
).

During the review, Bart shared his work, which eliminates the
counter entirely by removing the fairness throttling. My testing confirmed
that
this approach resolved the performance issues and improved IOPS.
This patch is part of a larger set, and I have reported the cumulative
performance
improvements in the cover letter.

Thanks,
Sumit

>
> On Tue, Jun 09, 2026 at 05:48:02PM +0530, Sumit Saxena wrote:
> > From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
> >
> > Original patch [1] by Bart Van Assche; this version is rebased onto the
> > current tree.  In testing it improves IOPS by roughly 16-18% by removing
> > the fair-sharing throttle on shared tag queues.
> >
> > This patch removes the following code and structure members:
> > - The function hctx_may_queue().
> > - blk_mq_hw_ctx.nr_active and
request_queue.nr_active_requests_shared_tags
> >   and also all the code that modifies these two member variables.
>
> .. and besides that, this commit message is still entirely useless
> as it doesn't explain any of the thoughts of why this change is safe
> and desirable.  While the mechanics above are totally obvious from
> the code change itself.
>

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* [PATCH v5 15/15] drm/vmwgfx: Remove unused field struct vmwgfx_du_update_plane.old_state
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

Plane updates no longer require the old plane state. Remove the field
from struct vmwgfx_du_update_plane and fix all callers.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h  |  2 --
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c | 12 ++----------
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c | 11 ++---------
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h
index 2224d7d91d1b..8c2072b82062 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 /**
  * struct vmw_du_update_plane - Closure structure for vmw_du_helper_plane_update
  * @plane: Plane which is being updated.
- * @old_state: Old state of plane.
  * @dev_priv: Device private.
  * @du: Display unit on which to update the plane.
  * @vfb: Framebuffer which is blitted to display unit.
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ struct vmw_du_update_plane {
 				    struct drm_rect *bb);
 
 	struct drm_plane *plane;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_state;
 	struct vmw_private *dev_priv;
 	struct vmw_display_unit *du;
 	struct vmw_framebuffer *vfb;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
index c83061cf7455..fa84bc7ab5bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ static uint32_t vmw_stud_bo_post_clip(struct vmw_du_update_plane  *update,
  */
 static int vmw_sou_plane_update_bo(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				   struct drm_plane *plane,
-				   struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
 				   struct vmw_framebuffer *vfb,
 				   struct vmw_fence_obj **out_fence)
 {
@@ -538,7 +537,6 @@ static int vmw_sou_plane_update_bo(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 	memset(&bo_update, 0, sizeof(struct vmw_du_update_plane_buffer));
 	bo_update.base.plane = plane;
-	bo_update.base.old_state = old_state;
 	bo_update.base.dev_priv = dev_priv;
 	bo_update.base.du = vmw_crtc_to_du(plane->state->crtc);
 	bo_update.base.vfb = vfb;
@@ -692,7 +690,6 @@ static uint32_t vmw_sou_surface_post_clip(struct vmw_du_update_plane *update,
  */
 static int vmw_sou_plane_update_surface(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 					struct drm_plane *plane,
-					struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
 					struct vmw_framebuffer *vfb,
 					struct vmw_fence_obj **out_fence)
 {
@@ -700,7 +697,6 @@ static int vmw_sou_plane_update_surface(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 	memset(&srf_update, 0, sizeof(struct vmw_du_update_plane_surface));
 	srf_update.base.plane = plane;
-	srf_update.base.old_state = old_state;
 	srf_update.base.dev_priv = dev_priv;
 	srf_update.base.du = vmw_crtc_to_du(plane->state->crtc);
 	srf_update.base.vfb = vfb;
@@ -721,7 +717,6 @@ static void
 vmw_sou_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 				    struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
 {
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_plane_state *new_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = new_state->crtc;
 	struct vmw_fence_obj *fence = NULL;
@@ -734,12 +729,9 @@ vmw_sou_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 			vmw_framebuffer_to_vfb(new_state->fb);
 
 		if (vfb->bo)
-			ret = vmw_sou_plane_update_bo(dev_priv, plane,
-						      old_state, vfb, &fence);
+			ret = vmw_sou_plane_update_bo(dev_priv, plane, vfb, &fence);
 		else
-			ret = vmw_sou_plane_update_surface(dev_priv, plane,
-							   old_state, vfb,
-							   &fence);
+			ret = vmw_sou_plane_update_surface(dev_priv, plane, vfb, &fence);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to update screen.\n");
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
index f0df2b1c8465..474e3badb80f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,6 @@ vmw_stdu_bo_populate_update_cpu(struct vmw_du_update_plane  *update, void *cmd,
  */
 static int vmw_stdu_plane_update_bo(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				    struct drm_plane *plane,
-				    struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
 				    struct vmw_framebuffer *vfb,
 				    struct vmw_fence_obj **out_fence)
 {
@@ -1248,7 +1247,6 @@ static int vmw_stdu_plane_update_bo(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 	memset(&bo_update, 0, sizeof(struct vmw_du_update_plane_buffer));
 	bo_update.base.plane = plane;
-	bo_update.base.old_state = old_state;
 	bo_update.base.dev_priv = dev_priv;
 	bo_update.base.du = vmw_crtc_to_du(plane->state->crtc);
 	bo_update.base.vfb = vfb;
@@ -1350,7 +1348,6 @@ vmw_stdu_surface_populate_update(struct vmw_du_update_plane  *update, void *cmd,
  */
 static int vmw_stdu_plane_update_surface(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 					 struct drm_plane *plane,
-					 struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
 					 struct vmw_framebuffer *vfb,
 					 struct vmw_fence_obj **out_fence)
 {
@@ -1363,7 +1360,6 @@ static int vmw_stdu_plane_update_surface(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 	memset(&srf_update, 0, sizeof(struct vmw_du_update_plane));
 	srf_update.plane = plane;
-	srf_update.old_state = old_state;
 	srf_update.dev_priv = dev_priv;
 	srf_update.du = vmw_crtc_to_du(plane->state->crtc);
 	srf_update.vfb = vfb;
@@ -1424,12 +1420,9 @@ vmw_stdu_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to bind surface to STDU.\n");
 
 		if (vfb->bo)
-			ret = vmw_stdu_plane_update_bo(dev_priv, plane,
-						       old_state, vfb, &fence);
+			ret = vmw_stdu_plane_update_bo(dev_priv, plane, vfb, &fence);
 		else
-			ret = vmw_stdu_plane_update_surface(dev_priv, plane,
-							    old_state, vfb,
-							    &fence);
+			ret = vmw_stdu_plane_update_surface(dev_priv, plane, vfb, &fence);
 		if (ret)
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to update STDU.\n");
 	} else {
-- 
2.54.0


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* [PATCH v5 11/15] drm/damage-helper: Test src coord in drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage()
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

Planes require a full update if the source coordinates change across
atomic commits. Evaluate this during the atomic-check and set the flag
ignore_damage_clips in the plane state, if so. Remove the check from
drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init().

This will help with removing the old state from the atomic-commit phase
and simplify atomic_update helpers a bit.

Several unit tests check against the change of the src coordinate. Drop
them as they do no longer serve a purpose. If the src coordinate changes
across commits, atomic helpers will set the plane state's
ignore_damage_clips flag, for which a separate unit test exists.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c           |   2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c           |  20 ++-
 .../gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c    | 151 ------------------
 include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h               |   3 +-
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 161 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index d9cb9b3f8490..9c95fbc978fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	for_each_oldnew_plane_in_state(state, plane, old_plane_state, new_plane_state, i) {
-		drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(state, new_plane_state);
+		drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(state, old_plane_state, new_plane_state);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
index 945fac8dc27b..f492a59edbeb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ static void convert_clip_rect_to_rect(const struct drm_clip_rect *src,
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage - Verify plane damage on atomic_check.
  * @state: The driver state object.
- * @plane_state: Plane state for which to verify damage.
+ * @old_plane_state: Old plane state to verify against.
+ * @new_plane_state: Plane state for which to verify damage.
  *
  * This helper function makes sure that damage from plane state is discarded
  * for full modeset. If there are more reasons a driver would want to do a full
@@ -67,19 +68,23 @@ static void convert_clip_rect_to_rect(const struct drm_clip_rect *src,
  * &drm_plane_state.src as damage.
  */
 void drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(struct drm_atomic_commit *state,
-					  struct drm_plane_state *plane_state)
+					  const struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state,
+					  struct drm_plane_state *new_plane_state)
 {
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
 
-	if (plane_state->crtc) {
+	if (!drm_rect_equals(&new_plane_state->src, &old_plane_state->src))
+		new_plane_state->ignore_damage_clips = true;
+
+	if (new_plane_state->crtc) {
 		crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state,
-							   plane_state->crtc);
+							   new_plane_state->crtc);
 
 		if (WARN_ON(!crtc_state))
 			return;
 
 		if (drm_atomic_crtc_needs_modeset(crtc_state))
-			plane_state->ignore_damage_clips = true;
+			new_plane_state->ignore_damage_clips = true;
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage);
@@ -204,7 +209,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_dirtyfb);
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init - Initialize the damage iterator.
  * @iter: The iterator to initialize.
- * @old_state: Old plane state for validation.
+ * @old_state: Unused, pass NULL.
  * @state: Plane state from which to iterate the damage clips.
  *
  * Initialize an iterator, which clips plane damage
@@ -241,8 +246,7 @@ drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter *iter,
 	iter->plane_src.x2 = (src.x2 >> 16) + !!(src.x2 & 0xFFFF);
 	iter->plane_src.y2 = (src.y2 >> 16) + !!(src.y2 & 0xFFFF);
 
-	if (!iter->clips || state->ignore_damage_clips ||
-	    !drm_rect_equals(&state->src, &old_state->src)) {
+	if (!iter->clips || state->ignore_damage_clips) {
 		iter->clips = NULL;
 		iter->num_clips = 0;
 		iter->full_update = true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c
index 64f038a62ffe..ef931497baf9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c
@@ -155,45 +155,6 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_fractional_src(struct kunit *test)
 	check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 3, 3, 1028, 772);
 }
 
-static void drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_src_moved(struct kunit *test)
-{
-	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
-	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
-	struct drm_rect clip;
-	u32 num_hits = 0;
-
-	/* Plane src moved since old plane state. */
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
-	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 10 << 16, 10 << 16,
-		      (10 + 1024) << 16, (10 + 768) << 16);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
-	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
-		num_hits++;
-
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, num_hits, 1, "Should return plane src as damage.");
-	check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 10, 10, 1034, 778);
-}
-
-static void drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_fractional_src_moved(struct kunit *test)
-{
-	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
-	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
-	struct drm_rect clip;
-	u32 num_hits = 0;
-
-	/* Plane src has fractional part and it moved since old plane state. */
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0x3fffe, 0x3fffe,
-		      0x3fffe + (1024 << 16), 0x3fffe + (768 << 16));
-	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
-		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
-	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
-		num_hits++;
-
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, num_hits, 1, "Should return plane src as damage.");
-	check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 4, 4, 1029, 773);
-}
-
 static void drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_not_visible(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
@@ -415,58 +376,6 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_outside_fractional_src(struct kun
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, num_hits, 0, "Should have no damage.");
 }
 
-static void drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_src_moved(struct kunit *test)
-{
-	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
-	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
-	struct drm_property_blob damage_blob;
-	struct drm_mode_rect damage;
-	struct drm_rect clip;
-	u32 num_hits = 0;
-
-	/* Plane src moved since old plane state. */
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
-	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 10 << 16, 10 << 16,
-		      (10 + 1024) << 16, (10 + 768) << 16);
-	set_damage_clip(&damage, 20, 30, 256, 256);
-	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage, sizeof(damage));
-	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
-	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
-		num_hits++;
-
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, num_hits, 1,
-			    "Should return plane src as damage.");
-	check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 10, 10, 1034, 778);
-}
-
-static void drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_fractional_src_moved(struct kunit *test)
-{
-	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
-	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
-	struct drm_property_blob damage_blob;
-	struct drm_mode_rect damage;
-	struct drm_rect clip;
-	u32 num_hits = 0;
-
-	/* Plane src with fractional part moved since old plane state. */
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0x3fffe, 0x3fffe,
-		      0x3fffe + (1024 << 16), 0x3fffe + (768 << 16));
-	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
-		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
-	/* Damage intersect with plane src. */
-	set_damage_clip(&damage, 20, 30, 1360, 256);
-	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage, sizeof(damage));
-	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
-	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
-		num_hits++;
-
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, num_hits, 1,
-			    "Should return rounded off plane as damage.");
-	check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 4, 4, 1029, 773);
-}
-
 static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
@@ -549,60 +458,6 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_one_outside(struct kunit *test)
 	check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 240, 200, 280, 250);
 }
 
-static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_src_moved(struct kunit *test)
-{
-	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
-	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
-	struct drm_property_blob damage_blob;
-	struct drm_mode_rect damage[2];
-	struct drm_rect clip;
-	u32 num_hits = 0;
-
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
-		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
-	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0x3fffe, 0x3fffe,
-		      0x3fffe + (1024 << 16), 0x3fffe + (768 << 16));
-	/* 2 damage clips, one outside plane src. */
-	set_damage_clip(&damage[0], 1360, 1360, 1380, 1380);
-	set_damage_clip(&damage[1], 240, 200, 280, 250);
-	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage[0], sizeof(damage));
-	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
-	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
-		num_hits++;
-
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, num_hits, 1,
-			    "Should return round off plane src as damage.");
-	check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 3, 3, 1028, 772);
-}
-
-static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_not_visible(struct kunit *test)
-{
-	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
-	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
-	struct drm_property_blob damage_blob;
-	struct drm_mode_rect damage[2];
-	struct drm_rect clip;
-	u32 num_hits = 0;
-
-	mock->state.visible = false;
-
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
-		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
-	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0x3fffe, 0x3fffe,
-		      0x3fffe + (1024 << 16), 0x3fffe + (768 << 16));
-	/* 2 damage clips, one outside plane src. */
-	set_damage_clip(&damage[0], 1360, 1360, 1380, 1380);
-	set_damage_clip(&damage[1], 240, 200, 280, 250);
-	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage[0], sizeof(damage));
-	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
-	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
-		num_hits++;
-
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, num_hits, 0, "Should not return any damage.");
-}
-
 static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_ignore(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
@@ -633,8 +488,6 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_ignore(struct kunit *test)
 static struct kunit_case drm_damage_helper_tests[] = {
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_fractional_src),
-	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_src_moved),
-	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_fractional_src_moved),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_not_visible),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_no_crtc),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_no_fb),
@@ -645,13 +498,9 @@ static struct kunit_case drm_damage_helper_tests[] = {
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_fractional_src),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_intersect_fractional_src),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_outside_fractional_src),
-	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_src_moved),
-	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_fractional_src_moved),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage_one_intersect),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage_one_outside),
-	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage_src_moved),
-	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage_not_visible),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage_ignore),
 	{ }
 };
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
index 3661aeab2cd3..e93eaa0fbcb6 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter {
 };
 
 void drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(struct drm_atomic_commit *state,
-					  struct drm_plane_state *plane_state);
+					  const struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state,
+					  struct drm_plane_state *new_plane_state);
 int drm_atomic_helper_dirtyfb(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 			      struct drm_file *file_priv, unsigned int flags,
 			      unsigned int color, struct drm_clip_rect *clips,
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* [PATCH v5 10/15] drm/atomic_helper: Do not evaluate plane damage before atomic_check
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

Remove the call to drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage() from before
calling the atomic_check helpers. The call has no longer any purpose,
as the actual evaluation happens after running atomic_check.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 8e080a42aec4..d9cb9b3f8490 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1040,8 +1040,6 @@ drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 		drm_atomic_helper_plane_changed(state, old_plane_state, new_plane_state, plane);
 
-		drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(state, new_plane_state);
-
 		if (!funcs || !funcs->atomic_check)
 			continue;
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v5 14/15] drm/damage-helper: Rename state parameters in damage helpers
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

Rename some of the state parameters of the damage-helper functions to
align them with each other and other helpers. No functional changes.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c | 20 ++++++++++----------
 include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h     |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
index 28b847636253..23701e5c51b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_dirtyfb);
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init - Initialize the damage iterator.
  * @iter: The iterator to initialize.
- * @state: Plane state from which to iterate the damage clips.
+ * @plane_state: Plane state from which to iterate the damage clips.
  *
  * Initialize an iterator, which clips plane damage
  * &drm_plane_state.fb_damage_clips to plane &drm_plane_state.src. This iterator
@@ -225,26 +225,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_dirtyfb);
  */
 void
 drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter *iter,
-				   const struct drm_plane_state *state)
+				   const struct drm_plane_state *plane_state)
 {
 	struct drm_rect src;
 	memset(iter, 0, sizeof(*iter));
 
-	if (!state || !state->crtc || !state->fb || !state->visible)
+	if (!plane_state || !plane_state->crtc || !plane_state->fb || !plane_state->visible)
 		return;
 
-	iter->clips = (struct drm_rect *)drm_plane_get_damage_clips(state);
-	iter->num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(state);
+	iter->clips = (struct drm_rect *)drm_plane_get_damage_clips(plane_state);
+	iter->num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(plane_state);
 
 	/* Round down for x1/y1 and round up for x2/y2 to catch all pixels */
-	src = drm_plane_state_src(state);
+	src = drm_plane_state_src(plane_state);
 
 	iter->plane_src.x1 = src.x1 >> 16;
 	iter->plane_src.y1 = src.y1 >> 16;
 	iter->plane_src.x2 = (src.x2 >> 16) + !!(src.x2 & 0xFFFF);
 	iter->plane_src.y2 = (src.y2 >> 16) + !!(src.y2 & 0xFFFF);
 
-	if (!iter->clips || state->ignore_damage_clips) {
+	if (!iter->clips || plane_state->ignore_damage_clips) {
 		iter->clips = NULL;
 		iter->num_clips = 0;
 		iter->full_update = true;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next);
 
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged - Merged plane damage
- * @state: Plane state from which to iterate the damage clips.
+ * @plane_state: Plane state from which to iterate the damage clips.
  * @rect: Returns the merged damage rectangle
  *
  * This function merges any valid plane damage clips into one rectangle and
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next);
  * Returns:
  * True if there is valid plane damage otherwise false.
  */
-bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *state,
+bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *plane_state,
 				     struct drm_rect *rect)
 {
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *state,
 	rect->x2 = 0;
 	rect->y2 = 0;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip) {
 		rect->x1 = min(rect->x1, clip.x1);
 		rect->y1 = min(rect->y1, clip.y1);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
index b5a4de779db6..4a1ac47b9051 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_dirtyfb(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 			      unsigned int num_clips);
 void
 drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter *iter,
-				   const struct drm_plane_state *state);
+				   const struct drm_plane_state *plane_state);
 bool
 drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next(struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter *iter,
 				   struct drm_rect *rect);
-bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *state,
+bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *plane_state,
 				     struct drm_rect *rect);
 
 #endif
-- 
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* [PATCH v5 09/15] drm/ingenic: Remove calls to drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage()
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

Atomic helpers call drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage() after the
atomic_check anyway. See atomic_helper_check_planes(). Remove the calls
from the planes' atomic_check.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c | 3 ---
 drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-ipu.c     | 8 ++------
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
index 42c86f195c66..e99b44e3ac92 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
@@ -519,9 +519,6 @@ static int ingenic_drm_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	     old_plane_state->fb->format->format != new_plane_state->fb->format->format))
 		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 
-	if (priv->soc_info->map_noncoherent)
-		drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(state, new_plane_state);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-ipu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-ipu.c
index 56143a191f36..fd17c642c7ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-ipu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-ipu.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static int ingenic_ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	if (!new_plane_state->crtc ||
 	    !crtc_state->mode.hdisplay || !crtc_state->mode.vdisplay)
-		goto out_check_damage;
+		return 0;
 
 	/* Plane must be fully visible */
 	if (new_plane_state->crtc_x < 0 || new_plane_state->crtc_y < 0 ||
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static int ingenic_ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!osd_changed(new_plane_state, old_plane_state))
-		goto out_check_damage;
+		return 0;
 
 	crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 
@@ -645,10 +645,6 @@ static int ingenic_ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	ipu_state->denom_w = denom_w;
 	ipu_state->denom_h = denom_h;
 
-out_check_damage:
-	if (ingenic_drm_map_noncoherent(ipu->master))
-		drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(state, new_plane_state);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v5 13/15] drm/damage-helper: Remove old state from drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged()
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

Nothing in drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged() requires the old
plane state. Remove the parameter and mass-convert callers.

Most callers now no longer require the old plane state in their plane's
atomic_update helper. Remove it as well.

v5:
- also handle i915

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c           |  3 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c        |  4 +---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c             |  3 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c | 11 ++---------
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c   |  7 ++++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7586.c          |  3 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/gm12u320.c            |  2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/ili9225.c             |  3 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/repaper.c             |  2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/sharp-memory.c        |  3 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c     |  2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c       |  4 +---
 include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h            |  3 +--
 13 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c
index fd19c45f2abe..12d5f93eec5f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ static void ast_cursor_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct ast_device *ast = to_ast_device(plane->dev);
 	struct drm_rect damage;
 	u64 dst_off = ast_plane->offset;
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ static void ast_cursor_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	 * engine to the offset.
 	 */
 
-	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_plane_state, plane_state, &damage)) {
+	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(plane_state, &damage)) {
 		const u8 *argb4444 = ast_cursor_plane_get_argb4444(ast_cursor_plane,
 								   shadow_plane_state,
 								   &damage);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
index 28f26234523d..28b847636253 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next);
 
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged - Merged plane damage
- * @old_state: Old plane state for validation.
  * @state: Plane state from which to iterate the damage clips.
  * @rect: Returns the merged damage rectangle
  *
@@ -309,8 +308,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next);
  * Returns:
  * True if there is valid plane damage otherwise false.
  */
-bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
-				     const struct drm_plane_state *state,
+bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *state,
 				     struct drm_rect *rect)
 {
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c
index 25cf04d029f7..4da201c38c93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ void drm_mipi_dbi_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = plane->state;
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_rect rect;
 	int idx;
 
@@ -388,7 +387,7 @@ void drm_mipi_dbi_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return;
 
 	if (drm_dev_enter(plane->dev, &idx)) {
-		if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_plane_state, plane_state, &rect))
+		if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(plane_state, &rect))
 			mipi_dbi_fb_dirty(&shadow_plane_state->data[0], fb, &rect,
 					  &shadow_plane_state->fmtcnv_state);
 		drm_dev_exit(idx);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c
index 3eaf82477f49..a75f89e16f08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ static void intel_plane_clear_hw_state(struct intel_plane_state *plane_state)
 
 static void
 intel_plane_copy_uapi_plane_damage(struct intel_plane_state *new_plane_state,
-				   const struct intel_plane_state *old_uapi_plane_state,
 				   const struct intel_plane_state *new_uapi_plane_state)
 {
 	struct intel_display *display = to_intel_display(new_plane_state);
@@ -383,10 +382,9 @@ intel_plane_copy_uapi_plane_damage(struct intel_plane_state *new_plane_state,
 	if (DISPLAY_VER(display) < 12)
 		return;
 
-	if (!drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(&old_uapi_plane_state->uapi,
-					     &new_uapi_plane_state->uapi,
+	if (!drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(&new_uapi_plane_state->uapi,
 					     damage))
-		/* Incase helper fails, mark whole plane region as damage */
+		/* In case the helper fails, mark whole plane region as damage */
 		*damage = drm_plane_state_src(&new_uapi_plane_state->uapi);
 }
 
@@ -851,7 +849,6 @@ static int plane_atomic_check(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
 	const struct intel_plane_state *old_plane_state =
 		intel_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	const struct intel_plane_state *new_primary_crtc_plane_state;
-	const struct intel_plane_state *old_primary_crtc_plane_state;
 	struct intel_crtc *crtc = intel_crtc_for_pipe(display, plane->pipe);
 	const struct intel_crtc_state *old_crtc_state =
 		intel_atomic_get_old_crtc_state(state, crtc);
@@ -866,15 +863,11 @@ static int plane_atomic_check(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
 
 		new_primary_crtc_plane_state =
 			intel_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, primary_crtc_plane);
-		old_primary_crtc_plane_state =
-			intel_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, primary_crtc_plane);
 	} else {
 		new_primary_crtc_plane_state = new_plane_state;
-		old_primary_crtc_plane_state = old_plane_state;
 	}
 
 	intel_plane_copy_uapi_plane_damage(new_plane_state,
-					   old_primary_crtc_plane_state,
 					   new_primary_crtc_plane_state);
 
 	intel_plane_copy_uapi_to_hw_state(state,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c
index e4f43eb5bd72..6581b7de53bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c
@@ -3019,10 +3019,11 @@ int intel_psr2_sel_fetch_update(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
 		drm_rect_fp_to_int(&src, &src);
 
 		/* Prepare plane-damage state before using it */
-		drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(&state->base, &new_plane_state->uapi);
+		drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(&state->base,
+						     &old_plane_state->uapi,
+						     &new_plane_state->uapi);
 
-		if (!drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(&old_plane_state->uapi,
-						     &new_plane_state->uapi, &damaged_area))
+		if (!drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(&new_plane_state->uapi, &damaged_area))
 			continue;
 
 		damaged_area.y1 += new_plane_state->uapi.dst.y1 - src.y1;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7586.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7586.c
index 28b2245f6b79..2cc0312595a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7586.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7586.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ static void st7586_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = plane->state;
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_rect rect;
 	int idx;
 
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ static void st7586_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (!drm_dev_enter(plane->dev, &idx))
 		return;
 
-	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_plane_state, plane_state, &rect))
+	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(plane_state, &rect))
 		st7586_fb_dirty(&shadow_plane_state->data[0], fb, &rect,
 				&shadow_plane_state->fmtcnv_state);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/gm12u320.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/gm12u320.c
index 4ad074337af0..dcc1767c645d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/gm12u320.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/gm12u320.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static void gm12u320_pipe_update(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(state);
 	struct drm_rect rect;
 
-	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_state, state, &rect))
+	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(state, &rect))
 		gm12u320_fb_mark_dirty(state->fb, &shadow_plane_state->data[0], &rect);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/ili9225.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/ili9225.c
index 5bf52a8fd75b..d821a659a585 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/ili9225.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/ili9225.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static void ili9225_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = plane->state;
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_rect rect;
 	int idx;
 
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ static void ili9225_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (!drm_dev_enter(drm, &idx))
 		return;
 
-	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_plane_state, plane_state, &rect))
+	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(plane_state, &rect))
 		ili9225_fb_dirty(&shadow_plane_state->data[0], fb, &rect,
 				 &shadow_plane_state->fmtcnv_state);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/repaper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/repaper.c
index c8270591afc7..531831d2b73f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/repaper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/repaper.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static void repaper_pipe_update(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
 	if (!pipe->crtc.state->active)
 		return;
 
-	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_state, state, &rect))
+	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(state, &rect))
 		repaper_fb_dirty(state->fb, shadow_plane_state->data,
 				 &shadow_plane_state->fmtcnv_state);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/sharp-memory.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/sharp-memory.c
index 506e6432e70d..1dacd41ddbaa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/sharp-memory.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/sharp-memory.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ static int sharp_memory_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 static void sharp_memory_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 					     struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
 {
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = plane->state;
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct sharp_memory_device *smd;
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ static void sharp_memory_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (!smd->crtc.state->active)
 		return;
 
-	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_state, plane_state, &rect))
+	if (drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(plane_state, &rect))
 		sharp_memory_fb_dirty(plane_state->fb, shadow_plane_state->data,
 				      &rect, &shadow_plane_state->fmtcnv_state);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
index 1d1b27ece62a..4728047315a2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void virtio_gpu_primary_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_state, plane->state, &rect))
+	if (!drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(plane->state, &rect))
 		return;
 
 	bo = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(plane->state->fb->obj[0]);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
index 4139837f4caf..f0df2b1c8465 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c
@@ -977,7 +977,6 @@ vmw_stdu_primary_plane_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	enum stdu_content_type new_content_type;
 	struct vmw_framebuffer_surface *new_vfbs;
 	uint32_t hdisplay = new_state->crtc_w, vdisplay = new_state->crtc_h;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_state = plane->state;
 	struct drm_rect rect;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1101,8 +1100,7 @@ vmw_stdu_primary_plane_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		struct vmw_surface *surf = vmw_user_object_surface(&vps->uo);
 		struct vmw_resource *res = &surf->res;
 
-		if (!res->res_dirty && drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(old_state,
-								       new_state,
+		if (!res->res_dirty && drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(new_state,
 								       &rect)) {
 			/*
 			 * At some point it might be useful to actually translate
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
index fafe29b50fc6..b5a4de779db6 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter *iter,
 bool
 drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next(struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter *iter,
 				   struct drm_rect *rect);
-bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
-				     const struct drm_plane_state *state,
+bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *state,
 				     struct drm_rect *rect);
 
 #endif
-- 
2.54.0


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* [PATCH v5 08/15] drm/atomic-helpers: Evaluate plane damage after atomic_check
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

Each plane's and CRTC's atomic_check might trigger a full modeset. As
this affects the plane's damage handling, evaluate damage clips after
running the atomic_check helpers.

Examples can be found in a number of drivers, such as ast, gud, ingenic,
mgag200 or vmwgfx, which all set mode_changed in the CRTC state to true.
Ingenic even re-evaluates damage information in its plane's atomic_check.
Doing this after the atomic_check helpers ran benefits all drivers.

There's already a damage evaluation before the calls to atomic_check.
With a few fixes to drivers, this can be removed.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 285aac3554df..8e080a42aec4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1071,6 +1071,10 @@ drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(struct drm_device *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	for_each_oldnew_plane_in_state(state, plane, old_plane_state, new_plane_state, i) {
+		drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(state, new_plane_state);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_check_planes);
-- 
2.54.0


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* [PATCH v5 12/15] drm/damage-helper: Remove old state from drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init()
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann, Hamza Mahfooz
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

Nothing in drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init() requires the old
plane state. Remove the parameter and mass-convert callers.

Most callers now no longer require the old plane state in their plane's
atomic_update helper. Remove it as well.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
Acked-by: Hamza Mahfooz <hamzamahfooz@linux.microsoft.com> # hyperv
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c                |  2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c           |  4 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_dma_helper.c           |  2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/gud/gud_pipe.c                |  3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c   |  3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c        |  3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7571.c             |  3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7920.c             |  3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c             |  9 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_modeset.c     |  3 +-
 .../gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c    | 55 ++++++-------------
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c             |  8 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c                  |  3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus-qemu.c            |  2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_modeset.c             |  3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c           |  5 +-
 include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h               |  3 +-
 17 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
index d5ed8c5c7925..6fe3fda6d145 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static void ast_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	/* if the buffer comes from another device */
 	if (drm_gem_fb_begin_cpu_access(fb, DMA_FROM_DEVICE) == 0) {
-		drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+		drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 		drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 			ast_handle_damage(ast_plane, shadow_plane_state->data, fb, &damage,
 					  &shadow_plane_state->fmtcnv_state);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
index f492a59edbeb..28f26234523d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_dirtyfb);
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init - Initialize the damage iterator.
  * @iter: The iterator to initialize.
- * @old_state: Unused, pass NULL.
  * @state: Plane state from which to iterate the damage clips.
  *
  * Initialize an iterator, which clips plane damage
@@ -226,7 +225,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_dirtyfb);
  */
 void
 drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter *iter,
-				   const struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
 				   const struct drm_plane_state *state)
 {
 	struct drm_rect src;
@@ -324,7 +322,7 @@ bool drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
 	rect->x2 = 0;
 	rect->y2 = 0;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_state, state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip) {
 		rect->x1 = min(rect->x1, clip.x1);
 		rect->y1 = min(rect->y1, clip.y1);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_dma_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_dma_helper.c
index fd71969d2fb1..bbad16d32b6f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_dma_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_dma_helper.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void drm_fb_dma_sync_non_coherent(struct drm_device *drm,
 			continue;
 
 		daddr = drm_fb_dma_get_gem_addr(state->fb, state, i);
-		drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_state, state);
+		drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, state);
 
 		drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip) {
 			/* Ignore x1/x2 values, invalidate complete lines */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gud/gud_pipe.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gud/gud_pipe.c
index 5ef887d8485a..758990cd78aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gud/gud_pipe.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gud/gud_pipe.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ void gud_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 {
 	struct drm_device *drm = plane->dev;
 	struct gud_device *gdrm = to_gud_device(drm);
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(atomic_state, plane);
 	struct drm_plane_state *new_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(atomic_state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(new_state);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = new_state->fb;
@@ -647,7 +646,7 @@ void gud_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_state, new_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, new_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage)
 		gud_fb_handle_damage(gdrm, fb, &shadow_plane_state->data[0], &damage);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
index 44425f2d7e04..ee81056e5c53 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
@@ -171,14 +171,13 @@ static void hv_drm_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 				       struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
 {
 	struct hv_drm_device *hv = to_hv_drm(plane->dev);
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_plane_state *new_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(new_state);
 	struct drm_rect damage;
 	struct drm_rect dst_clip;
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_state, new_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, new_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		dst_clip = new_state->dst;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c
index 7e07fc3f1a60..ea121428adf2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c
@@ -503,14 +503,13 @@ void mgag200_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_device *dev = plane->dev;
 	struct mga_device *mdev = to_mga_device(dev);
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = plane->state;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(old_state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
 	struct drm_rect damage;
 
 	mgag200_set_datasiz(mdev, fb->format->format);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		mgag200_handle_damage(mdev, shadow_plane_state->data, fb, &damage);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7571.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7571.c
index 20954c33eca9..bc0e59c2600c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7571.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7571.c
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ static int st7571_primary_plane_helper_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 static void st7571_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 						      struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
 {
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
@@ -362,7 +361,7 @@ static void st7571_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (!drm_dev_enter(drm, &idx))
 		goto out_drm_gem_fb_end_cpu_access;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		st7571->pformat->prepare_buffer(st7571,
 						&shadow_plane_state->data[0],
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7920.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7920.c
index d320391801f3..7ee45a2b2d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7920.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7920.c
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ static void st7920_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 					       struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
 {
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, plane_state->crtc);
 	struct st7920_crtc_state *st7920_crtc_state =  to_st7920_crtc_state(crtc_state);
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ static void st7920_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return;
 
 	if (drm_gem_fb_begin_cpu_access(fb, DMA_FROM_DEVICE) == 0) {
-		drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+		drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 		drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 			dst_clip = plane_state->dst;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c
index cae92a3ae8a4..4b55532da31b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,6 @@ static void ssd130x_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 						struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
 {
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, plane_state->crtc);
 	struct ssd130x_crtc_state *ssd130x_crtc_state =  to_ssd130x_crtc_state(crtc_state);
@@ -1216,7 +1215,7 @@ static void ssd130x_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (drm_gem_fb_begin_cpu_access(fb, DMA_FROM_DEVICE))
 		goto out_drm_dev_exit;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		dst_clip = plane_state->dst;
 
@@ -1239,7 +1238,6 @@ static void ssd132x_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 						struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
 {
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, plane_state->crtc);
 	struct ssd130x_crtc_state *ssd130x_crtc_state =  to_ssd130x_crtc_state(crtc_state);
@@ -1257,7 +1255,7 @@ static void ssd132x_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (drm_gem_fb_begin_cpu_access(fb, DMA_FROM_DEVICE))
 		goto out_drm_dev_exit;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		dst_clip = plane_state->dst;
 
@@ -1280,7 +1278,6 @@ static void ssd133x_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 						struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
 {
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, plane_state->crtc);
 	struct ssd130x_crtc_state *ssd130x_crtc_state =  to_ssd130x_crtc_state(crtc_state);
@@ -1297,7 +1294,7 @@ static void ssd133x_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (drm_gem_fb_begin_cpu_access(fb, DMA_FROM_DEVICE))
 		goto out_drm_dev_exit;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		dst_clip = plane_state->dst;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_modeset.c
index d2de29caf89e..9f1ae5ca9a11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_modeset.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ void drm_sysfb_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_at
 	struct drm_device *dev = plane->dev;
 	struct drm_sysfb_device *sysfb = to_drm_sysfb_device(dev);
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_sysfb_plane_state *sysfb_plane_state = to_drm_sysfb_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = &sysfb_plane_state->base;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
@@ -351,7 +350,7 @@ void drm_sysfb_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_at
 	if (!drm_dev_enter(dev, &idx))
 		goto out_drm_gem_fb_end_cpu_access;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		struct iosys_map dst = sysfb->fb_addr;
 		struct drm_rect dst_clip = plane_state->dst;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c
index ef931497baf9..2139ec8b0eb0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ struct drm_damage_mock {
 	struct drm_property prop;
 	struct drm_framebuffer fb;
 	struct drm_plane_state state;
-	struct drm_plane_state old_state;
 };
 
 static int drm_damage_helper_init(struct kunit *test)
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ static int drm_damage_helper_init(struct kunit *test)
 	mock->state.fb = &mock->fb;
 	mock->state.visible = true;
 
-	mock->old_state.plane = &mock->plane;
 	mock->state.plane = &mock->plane;
 
 	/* just enough so that drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips() works */
@@ -124,9 +122,8 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage(struct kunit *test)
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
 	/* Plane src same as fb size. */
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, mock->fb.width << 16, mock->fb.height << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, mock->fb.width << 16, mock->fb.height << 16);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -142,11 +139,9 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_fractional_src(struct kunit *test)
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
 	/* Plane src has fractional part. */
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0x3fffe, 0x3fffe,
-		      0x3fffe + (1024 << 16), 0x3fffe + (768 << 16));
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0x3fffe, 0x3fffe,
 		      0x3fffe + (1024 << 16), 0x3fffe + (768 << 16));
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -164,9 +159,8 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_not_visible(struct kunit *test)
 
 	mock->state.visible = false;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -182,9 +176,8 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_no_crtc(struct kunit *test)
 
 	mock->state.crtc = NULL;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -200,9 +193,8 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_no_fb(struct kunit *test)
 
 	mock->state.fb = NULL;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -218,13 +210,12 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_simple_damage(struct kunit *test)
 	struct drm_rect clip;
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	/* Damage set to plane src */
 	set_damage_clip(&damage, 0, 0, 1024, 768);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage, sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -241,12 +232,11 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage(struct kunit *test)
 	struct drm_rect clip;
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_damage_clip(&damage, 256, 192, 768, 576);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage, sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -263,13 +253,12 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_intersect_src(struct kunit *test)
 	struct drm_rect clip;
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	/* Damage intersect with plane src. */
 	set_damage_clip(&damage, 256, 192, 1360, 768);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage, sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -286,13 +275,12 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_outside_src(struct kunit *test)
 	struct drm_rect clip;
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	/* Damage clip outside plane src */
 	set_damage_clip(&damage, 1360, 1360, 1380, 1380);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage, sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -309,14 +297,12 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_fractional_src(struct kunit *test
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
 	/* Plane src has fractional part. */
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
-		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
 		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
 	set_damage_clip(&damage, 10, 10, 256, 330);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage, sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -334,15 +320,13 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_intersect_fractional_src(struct k
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
 	/* Plane src has fractional part. */
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
-		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
 		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
 	/* Damage intersect with plane src. */
 	set_damage_clip(&damage, 10, 1, 1360, 330);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage, sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -361,15 +345,13 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_single_damage_outside_fractional_src(struct kun
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
 	/* Plane src has fractional part. */
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
-		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
 		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
 	/* Damage clip outside plane src */
 	set_damage_clip(&damage, 1360, 1360, 1380, 1380);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage, sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -385,14 +367,13 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage(struct kunit *test)
 	struct drm_rect clip;
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	/* 2 damage clips. */
 	set_damage_clip(&damage[0], 20, 30, 200, 180);
 	set_damage_clip(&damage[1], 240, 200, 280, 250);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage[0], sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip) {
 		if (num_hits == 0)
 			check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 20, 30, 200, 180);
@@ -413,8 +394,6 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_one_intersect(struct kunit *test)
 	struct drm_rect clip;
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
-		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0x40002, 0x40002,
 		      0x40002 + (1024 << 16), 0x40002 + (768 << 16));
 	/* 2 damage clips, one intersect plane src. */
@@ -422,7 +401,7 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_one_intersect(struct kunit *test)
 	set_damage_clip(&damage[1], 2, 2, 1360, 1360);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage[0], sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip) {
 		if (num_hits == 0)
 			check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 20, 30, 200, 180);
@@ -443,14 +422,13 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_one_outside(struct kunit *test)
 	struct drm_rect clip;
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	/* 2 damage clips, one outside plane src. */
 	set_damage_clip(&damage[0], 1360, 1360, 1380, 1380);
 	set_damage_clip(&damage[1], 240, 200, 280, 250);
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage[0], sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -467,7 +445,6 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_ignore(struct kunit *test)
 	struct drm_rect clip;
 	u32 num_hits = 0;
 
-	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
 	/* 2 damage clips, but ignore them. */
 	set_damage_clip(&damage[0], 20, 30, 200, 180);
@@ -475,7 +452,7 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_ignore(struct kunit *test)
 	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage[0], sizeof(damage));
 	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
 	mock->state.ignore_damage_clips = true;
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip) {
 		if (num_hits == 0)
 			check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 0, 0, 1024, 768);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c
index ef71b9957961..eadc3aed7277 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static int appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_begin_fb_access(struct drm_plane *pla
 	struct drm_rect damage;
 	size_t request_size;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane->state, new_plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, new_plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		frames_size += struct_size((struct appletbdrm_frame *)0, buf, rect_size(&damage));
 	}
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ static int appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 }
 
 static int appletbdrm_flush_damage(struct appletbdrm_device *adev,
-				   struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
 				   struct drm_plane_state *state)
 {
 	struct appletbdrm_plane_state *appletbdrm_state = to_appletbdrm_plane_state(state);
@@ -412,7 +411,7 @@ static int appletbdrm_flush_damage(struct appletbdrm_device *adev,
 
 	frame = (struct appletbdrm_frame *)request->data;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_state, state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		struct drm_rect dst_clip = state->dst;
 		struct iosys_map dst = IOSYS_MAP_INIT_VADDR(frame->buf);
@@ -479,13 +478,12 @@ static void appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plan
 	struct appletbdrm_device *adev = drm_to_adev(plane->dev);
 	struct drm_device *drm = plane->dev;
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = plane->state;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(old_state, plane);
 	int idx;
 
 	if (!drm_dev_enter(drm, &idx))
 		return;
 
-	appletbdrm_flush_damage(adev, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	appletbdrm_flush_damage(adev, plane_state);
 
 	drm_dev_exit(idx);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
index e2d957e51505..1e19e98694c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ static void bochs_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_device *dev = plane->dev;
 	struct bochs_device *bochs = to_bochs_device(dev);
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = plane->state;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@ static void bochs_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (!fb || !bochs->stride)
 		return;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		struct iosys_map dst = IOSYS_MAP_INIT_VADDR_IOMEM(bochs->fb_map);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus-qemu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus-qemu.c
index 075221b431d3..44ffce563e51 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus-qemu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus-qemu.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void cirrus_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (!old_fb || old_fb->pitches[0] != fb->pitches[0])
 		cirrus_pitch_set(cirrus, fb->pitches[0]);
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		unsigned int offset = drm_fb_clip_offset(fb->pitches[0], fb->format, &damage);
 		struct iosys_map dst = IOSYS_MAP_INIT_OFFSET(&vaddr, offset);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_modeset.c
index 289711035b67..ac981ffca5d9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_modeset.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ static void udl_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = plane_state->fb;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
 	struct drm_rect damage;
 	int ret, idx;
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ static void udl_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (!drm_dev_enter(dev, &idx))
 		goto out_drm_gem_fb_end_cpu_access;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		udl_handle_damage(fb, &shadow_plane_state->data[0], &damage);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 1b407b61f683..32617eb9538e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -1733,7 +1733,6 @@ void vmw_kms_lost_device(struct drm_device *dev)
 int vmw_du_helper_plane_update(struct vmw_du_update_plane *update)
 {
 	struct drm_plane_state *state = update->plane->state;
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_state = update->old_state;
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
 	struct drm_rect clip;
 	struct drm_rect bb;
@@ -1750,7 +1749,7 @@ int vmw_du_helper_plane_update(struct vmw_du_update_plane *update)
 	 * Iterate in advance to check if really need plane update and find the
 	 * number of clips that actually are in plane src for fifo allocation.
 	 */
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_state, state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip)
 		num_hits++;
 
@@ -1818,7 +1817,7 @@ int vmw_du_helper_plane_update(struct vmw_du_update_plane *update)
 	bb.x2 = INT_MIN;
 	bb.y2 = INT_MIN;
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_state, state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip) {
 		uint32_t fb_x = clip.x1;
 		uint32_t fb_y = clip.y1;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
index e93eaa0fbcb6..fafe29b50fc6 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_dirtyfb(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 			      unsigned int num_clips);
 void
 drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter *iter,
-				   const struct drm_plane_state *old_state,
-				   const struct drm_plane_state *new_state);
+				   const struct drm_plane_state *state);
 bool
 drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next(struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter *iter,
 				   struct drm_rect *rect);
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* [PATCH v5 07/15] drm/damage-helper: Do not alter damage clips on modeset, but ignore them
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

User space supplies rectangles for damage clipping in a plane property.
For full mode sets, drivers still require a full plane update. In this
case, leave the information as-is and set the ignore_damage_clips flag
instead. The damage iterator will later ignore any damage information.

Leaving the damage information as-is might be helpful to drivers that
benefit from this information even on full modesets (e.g., for cache
management). It will also help with consolidating the damage-handling
logic.

Also add a new unit test that evaluates the ignore_damage_clips flag. It
sets two damage clips plus the flag and tests if the reported damage
covers the entire framebuffer.

v5:
- clear ignore_damage_clips in a separate patch (Javier)
v4:
- slightly reword the commit description

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c           |  6 ++--
 .../gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c    | 28 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
index 74a7f4252ecf..945fac8dc27b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c
@@ -78,10 +78,8 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(struct drm_atomic_commit *state,
 		if (WARN_ON(!crtc_state))
 			return;
 
-		if (drm_atomic_crtc_needs_modeset(crtc_state)) {
-			drm_property_blob_put(plane_state->fb_damage_clips);
-			plane_state->fb_damage_clips = NULL;
-		}
+		if (drm_atomic_crtc_needs_modeset(crtc_state))
+			plane_state->ignore_damage_clips = true;
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c
index 0df2e1a54b0d..64f038a62ffe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c
@@ -603,6 +603,33 @@ static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_not_visible(struct kunit *test)
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, num_hits, 0, "Should not return any damage.");
 }
 
+static void drm_test_damage_iter_damage_ignore(struct kunit *test)
+{
+	struct drm_damage_mock *mock = test->priv;
+	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
+	struct drm_property_blob damage_blob;
+	struct drm_mode_rect damage[2];
+	struct drm_rect clip;
+	u32 num_hits = 0;
+
+	set_plane_src(&mock->old_state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
+	set_plane_src(&mock->state, 0, 0, 1024 << 16, 768 << 16);
+	/* 2 damage clips, but ignore them. */
+	set_damage_clip(&damage[0], 20, 30, 200, 180);
+	set_damage_clip(&damage[1], 240, 200, 280, 250);
+	set_damage_blob(&damage_blob, &damage[0], sizeof(damage));
+	set_plane_damage(&mock->state, &damage_blob);
+	mock->state.ignore_damage_clips = true;
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, &mock->old_state, &mock->state);
+	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &clip) {
+		if (num_hits == 0)
+			check_damage_clip(test, &clip, 0, 0, 1024, 768);
+		num_hits++;
+	}
+
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, num_hits, 1, "Should return full-framebuffer damage.");
+}
+
 static struct kunit_case drm_damage_helper_tests[] = {
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_no_damage_fractional_src),
@@ -625,6 +652,7 @@ static struct kunit_case drm_damage_helper_tests[] = {
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage_one_outside),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage_src_moved),
 	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage_not_visible),
+	KUNIT_CASE(drm_test_damage_iter_damage_ignore),
 	{ }
 };
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v5 06/15] drm/damage-helper: Clear ignore_damage_clips in plane-state duplication
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann, stable
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

Clear ignore_damage_clips when duplicating struct drm_plane_state. The
flag track the state of the damage clips during atomic commits and should
not be kept across plane-state duplications.

Fixes a bug where ignore_damage_clips was not cleared. Once set, the
damage iterator would always ignore damage clips. Only happens in rare
cases in virtgpu and vmwgfx.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Fixes: 35ed38d58257 ("drm: Allow drivers to indicate the damage helpers to ignore damage clips")
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.10+
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
index 07686e94aae0..3e26e208e784 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_duplicate_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	state->fence = NULL;
 	state->commit = NULL;
 	state->fb_damage_clips = NULL;
+	state->ignore_damage_clips = false;
 	state->color_mgmt_changed = false;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_plane_duplicate_state);
-- 
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* [PATCH v5 05/15] drm/appletbdrm: Allocate request/response buffers in begin_fb_access
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

In atomic_check, damage handling is not fully evaluated. Another
atomic_check helper could trigger a full modeset and thus invalidate
damage clips.

Allocation of the request/response buffers in appletbdrm depends on
correct damage information. Otherwise it might allocate incorrectly
sized buffers. Allocate the buffers in the driver's begin_fb_access
helper. It runs early during the commit when damage clipping has been
fully evaluated.

v5:
- pass plane state as the old damage-iterator state
v2:
- allocate before drm_gem_begin_shadow_fb_access() to avoid leak on error

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@proton.me>
Acked-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c | 53 +++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c
index cdd35af49892..ef71b9957961 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c
@@ -315,33 +315,16 @@ static const u32 appletbdrm_primary_plane_formats[] = {
 	DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888, /* emulated */
 };
 
-static int appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
-						   struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
+static int appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_begin_fb_access(struct drm_plane *plane,
+							   struct drm_plane_state *new_plane_state)
 {
-	struct drm_plane_state *new_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
-	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
-	struct drm_crtc *new_crtc = new_plane_state->crtc;
-	struct drm_crtc_state *new_crtc_state = NULL;
 	struct appletbdrm_plane_state *appletbdrm_state = to_appletbdrm_plane_state(new_plane_state);
+	size_t frames_size = 0;
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
 	struct drm_rect damage;
-	size_t frames_size = 0;
 	size_t request_size;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (new_crtc)
-		new_crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, new_crtc);
 
-	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_state(new_plane_state, new_crtc_state,
-						  DRM_PLANE_NO_SCALING,
-						  DRM_PLANE_NO_SCALING,
-						  false, false);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	else if (!new_plane_state->visible)
-		return 0;
-
-	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, old_plane_state, new_plane_state);
+	drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(&iter, plane->state, new_plane_state);
 	drm_atomic_for_each_plane_damage(&iter, &damage) {
 		frames_size += struct_size((struct appletbdrm_frame *)0, buf, rect_size(&damage));
 	}
@@ -366,6 +349,29 @@ static int appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	appletbdrm_state->request_size = request_size;
 	appletbdrm_state->frames_size = frames_size;
 
+	return drm_gem_begin_shadow_fb_access(plane, new_plane_state);
+}
+
+static int appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
+							struct drm_atomic_commit *state)
+{
+	struct drm_plane_state *new_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_new_plane_state(state, plane);
+	struct drm_crtc *new_crtc = new_plane_state->crtc;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *new_crtc_state = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (new_crtc)
+		new_crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, new_crtc);
+
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_state(new_plane_state, new_crtc_state,
+						  DRM_PLANE_NO_SCALING,
+						  DRM_PLANE_NO_SCALING,
+						  false, false);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	else if (!new_plane_state->visible)
+		return 0;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -468,7 +474,7 @@ static int appletbdrm_flush_damage(struct appletbdrm_device *adev,
 }
 
 static void appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
-						     struct drm_atomic_commit *old_state)
+							  struct drm_atomic_commit *old_state)
 {
 	struct appletbdrm_device *adev = drm_to_adev(plane->dev);
 	struct drm_device *drm = plane->dev;
@@ -552,7 +558,8 @@ static void appletbdrm_primary_plane_destroy_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
 }
 
 static const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_funcs = {
-	DRM_GEM_SHADOW_PLANE_HELPER_FUNCS,
+	.begin_fb_access = appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_begin_fb_access,
+	.end_fb_access = drm_gem_end_shadow_fb_access,
 	.atomic_check = appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_check,
 	.atomic_update = appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update,
 	.atomic_disable = appletbdrm_primary_plane_helper_atomic_disable,
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* [PATCH v5 04/15] drm/vmwgfx: Handle struct drm_plane_state.ignore_damage_clips
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann, Zack Rusin, stable
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

The mode-setting pipeline can disabled damage clippings for a commit
by setting ignore_damage_clips in struct drm_plane_state. The commit
will then do a full display update.

Test the flag in the primary ldu plane's atomic_update and do a full
update if it has been set.

Commit 35ed38d58257 ("drm: Allow drivers to indicate the damage helpers
to ignore damage clips") introduced ignore_damage_clips to selectively
ignore damage clipping in certain framebuffer changes. Vmwgfx does not
do that, but DRM's damage iterator will soon rely on the flag. Therefore
supporting it here as well make sense for consistency.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Fixes: 35ed38d58257 ("drm: Allow drivers to indicate the damage helpers to ignore damage clips")
Cc: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Cc: Zack Rusin <zackr@vmware.com>
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.8+
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
index af3e32174563..40618759c940 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c
@@ -342,10 +342,15 @@ vmw_ldu_primary_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 			.x2 = vfb->base.width,
 			.y2 = vfb->base.height
 		};
-		struct drm_mode_rect *damage_rects = drm_plane_get_damage_clips(new_state);
-		u32 rect_count = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(new_state);
+		struct drm_mode_rect *damage_rects = NULL;
+		u32 rect_count = 0;
 		int ret;
 
+		if (!new_state->ignore_damage_clips) {
+			damage_rects = drm_plane_get_damage_clips(new_state);
+			rect_count = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(new_state);
+		}
+
 		if (!damage_rects) {
 			damage_rects = &fb_rect;
 			rect_count = 1;
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* [PATCH v5 02/15] drm/i915/display: Handle struct drm_plane_state.ignore_damage_clips
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann, stable, Zack Rusin
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

The mode-setting pipeline can disabled damage clippings for a commit
by setting ignore_damage_clips in struct drm_plane_state. The commit
will then do a full display update. Commit 35ed38d58257 ("drm: Allow
drivers to indicate the damage helpers to ignore damage clips") introduced
ignore_damage_clips to selectively ignore damage clipping in certain
framebuffer changes.

The i915 driver does not modify the flag, but DRM's damage iterator
will soon rely on it. Calling drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage()
right before drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged() guarantees that it
has the correct state. The i915 driver does not do this elsewhere
so far.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Fixes: 35ed38d58257 ("drm: Allow drivers to indicate the damage helpers to ignore damage clips")
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.4+
Cc: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Cc: Zack Rusin <zackr@vmware.com>
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.8+
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c
index e138982dc91f..e4f43eb5bd72 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c
@@ -3018,6 +3018,9 @@ int intel_psr2_sel_fetch_update(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
 		src = drm_plane_state_src(&new_plane_state->uapi);
 		drm_rect_fp_to_int(&src, &src);
 
+		/* Prepare plane-damage state before using it */
+		drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage(&state->base, &new_plane_state->uapi);
+
 		if (!drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(&old_plane_state->uapi,
 						     &new_plane_state->uapi, &damaged_area))
 			continue;
-- 
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* [PATCH v5 03/15] drm/vboxvideo: Handle struct drm_plane_state.ignore_damage_clips
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann, Zack Rusin, stable
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

The mode-setting pipeline can disabled damage clippings for a commit
by setting ignore_damage_clips in struct drm_plane_state. The commit
will then do a full display update.

Test the flag in the primary plane's atomic_update and do a full update
if it has been set.

Commit 35ed38d58257 ("drm: Allow drivers to indicate the damage helpers
to ignore damage clips") introduced ignore_damage_clips to selectively
ignore damage clipping in certain framebuffer changes. Vboxvideo does not
do that, but DRM's damage iterator will soon rely on the flag. Therefore
supporting it here as well make sense for consistency.

While at it, also replace uint32_t with the preferred u32.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Fixes: 35ed38d58257 ("drm: Allow drivers to indicate the damage helpers to ignore damage clips")
Cc: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Cc: Zack Rusin <zackr@vmware.com>
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.8+
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c
index 8e4e5fc9d3c5..635777f1ca23 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ static void vbox_primary_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = new_state->crtc;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = new_state->fb;
 	struct vbox_private *vbox = to_vbox_dev(fb->dev);
-	struct drm_mode_rect *clips;
-	uint32_t num_clips, i;
+	struct drm_mode_rect *clips = NULL;
+	u32 num_clips = 0;
+	u32 i;
 
 	vbox_crtc_set_base_and_mode(crtc, fb,
 				    new_state->src_x >> 16,
@@ -292,8 +293,10 @@ static void vbox_primary_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	/* Send information about dirty rectangles to VBVA. */
 
-	clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips(new_state);
-	num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(new_state);
+	if (!new_state->ignore_damage_clips) {
+		clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips(new_state);
+		num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(new_state);
+	}
 
 	if (!num_clips)
 		return;
-- 
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* [PATCH v5 00/15] drm: Improve logic behind damage handling
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann

DRM clients can supply information on framebuffer areas to update as
part of each page flip, called damage-clipping rectangles. But DRM's
processing of this information is inconsistent and prone to errors.

- There are multiple fields and tests that decide if damage clips
should be taken or ignored.

- Sometimes damage clips are removed behind the back of the DRM client.

- Atomic helpers evaluate damage clipping in the middle of the atomic
check: after connectors and encoders, but before planes and CRTCs. Hence
pipeline stages have an inconsistent view.

- Which leads to drivers (ingenic) doing a re-evaluation if necessary.

- Tests of plane source coordinates only happen during commits. At this
point, the driver should already know if damage clips are to be taken or
not. Because of this, some drivers (appletbdrm) might operate on incorrect
damage information for their internal workings. This also leads to excessive
use of the old plane state.

Therefore go through DRM helpers and drivers and fix the logic.

- Run all of the atomic checks with the damage information supplied by
DRM clients. Afterwards evaluate plane and CRTC states on whether to
take or ignore damage clips. Do all related tests in a single atomic
helper.

- Do not discard damage clips. Set ignore_damage_clips in struct
drm_plane_state instead. This includes changes to plane source-coordinates.
The damage iterator now only has to look at this flag to detect if it
should use the damage clips. 

- Go over drivers and fix the damage handling in the plane's
atomic_update helpers. Most drivers no longer need the old plane state
in their update.

- The appletbdrm driver requires a fix in how it uses damage information.
Ingenic and vmwgfx can be simplified. These changes improve the drivers'
code organization.

- Add support for ignore_damage_clips to various drivers that ignored it
until now.

- Kunit tests require some changes. Drop some obsolete tests and add a new
one for ignore_damage_flags.

Tested with bochs, mgag200, Kunit tests.

v5:
- support ignore_damage_clips in amdgpu, i915, virtgpu, vmwgfx
- reorder patches to avoid possible regressions during the series
- fix clearing ignore_damage_clips in a separate patch (Javier)
v4:
- reorder patches to avoid error-prone intermediate state
v3:
- fix error path in appletbdrm
v2:
- rebase on latest upstream

Thomas Zimmermann (15):
  drm/amd/display: Handle struct drm_plane_state.ignore_damage_clips
  drm/i915/display: Handle struct drm_plane_state.ignore_damage_clips
  drm/vboxvideo: Handle struct drm_plane_state.ignore_damage_clips
  drm/vmwgfx: Handle struct drm_plane_state.ignore_damage_clips
  drm/appletbdrm: Allocate request/response buffers in begin_fb_access
  drm/damage-helper: Clear ignore_damage_clips in plane-state
    duplication
  drm/damage-helper: Do not alter damage clips on modeset, but ignore
    them
  drm/atomic-helpers: Evaluate plane damage after atomic_check
  drm/ingenic: Remove calls to drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage()
  drm/atomic_helper: Do not evaluate plane damage before atomic_check
  drm/damage-helper: Test src coord in
    drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_damage()
  drm/damage-helper: Remove old state from
    drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init()
  drm/damage-helper: Remove old state from
    drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged()
  drm/damage-helper: Rename state parameters in damage helpers
  drm/vmwgfx: Remove unused field struct
    vmwgfx_du_update_plane.old_state

 .../gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c |  10 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_cursor.c              |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c                |   2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c           |   6 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_state_helper.c     |   1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c           |  44 ++--
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_dma_helper.c           |   2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.c                |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/gud/gud_pipe.c                |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c   |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_plane.c    |  11 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_psr.c      |   8 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c     |   3 -
 drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-ipu.c         |   8 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c        |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7571.c             |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7586.c             |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/sitronix/st7920.c             |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c             |   9 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/sysfb/drm_sysfb_modeset.c     |   3 +-
 .../gpu/drm/tests/drm_damage_helper_test.c    | 200 +++---------------
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/appletbdrm.c             |  59 +++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c                  |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/cirrus-qemu.c            |   2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/gm12u320.c               |   2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/ili9225.c                |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/repaper.c                |   2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/sharp-memory.c           |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_modeset.c             |   3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vboxvideo/vbox_mode.c         |  11 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c        |   2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c           |   5 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h           |   2 -
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ldu.c           |   9 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_scrn.c          |  12 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_stdu.c          |  15 +-
 include/drm/drm_damage_helper.h               |   9 +-
 37 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 325 deletions(-)


base-commit: fc59f76558703febba8056be87d1c97d14f7485e
-- 
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* [PATCH v5 01/15] drm/amd/display: Handle struct drm_plane_state.ignore_damage_clips
From: Thomas Zimmermann @ 2026-06-10 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mripard, maarten.lankhorst, airlied, airlied, simona, admin,
	gargaditya08, paul, jani.nikula, mhklkml, zack.rusin,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, harry.wentland, sunpeng.li, siqueira,
	alexander.deucher, rodrigo.vivi, joonas.lahtinen, tursulin,
	javierm, dmitry.osipenko, gurchetansingh, olvaffe
  Cc: dri-devel, linux-hyperv, intel-gfx, intel-xe, linux-mips,
	virtualization, amd-gfx, Thomas Zimmermann, Zack Rusin, stable
In-Reply-To: <20260610152505.260172-1-tzimmermann@suse.de>

The mode-setting pipeline can disabled damage clippings for a commit
by setting ignore_damage_clips in struct drm_plane_state. The commit
will then do a full display update.

Test the flag in DCN code and do a full update in DCN code if it has
been set.

Commit 35ed38d58257 ("drm: Allow drivers to indicate the damage helpers
to ignore damage clips") introduced ignore_damage_clips to selectively
ignore damage clipping in certain framebuffer changes. This driver does
not do that, but DRM's damage iterator will soon rely on the flag.
Therefore supporting it here as well make sense for consistency.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Fixes: 35ed38d58257 ("drm: Allow drivers to indicate the damage helpers to ignore damage clips")
Cc: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Cc: Zack Rusin <zackr@vmware.com>
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v6.8+
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 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 0e20194e6662..4cbb27f65a0b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -6614,8 +6614,8 @@ static void fill_dc_dirty_rects(struct drm_plane *plane,
 {
 	struct dm_crtc_state *dm_crtc_state = to_dm_crtc_state(crtc_state);
 	struct rect *dirty_rects = flip_addrs->dirty_rects;
-	u32 num_clips;
-	struct drm_mode_rect *clips;
+	u32 num_clips = 0;
+	struct drm_mode_rect *clips = NULL;
 	bool bb_changed;
 	bool fb_changed;
 	u32 i = 0;
@@ -6631,8 +6631,10 @@ static void fill_dc_dirty_rects(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (new_plane_state->rotation != DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0)
 		goto ffu;
 
-	num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(new_plane_state);
-	clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips(new_plane_state);
+	if (!new_plane_state->ignore_damage_clips) {
+		num_clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips_count(new_plane_state);
+		clips = drm_plane_get_damage_clips(new_plane_state);
+	}
 
 	if (num_clips && (!amdgpu_damage_clips || (amdgpu_damage_clips < 0 &&
 						   is_psr_su)))
-- 
2.54.0


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* Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] scsi: use percpu counters for iostat counters in struct scsi_device
From: Hannes Reinecke @ 2026-06-10  6:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sumit Saxena, Martin K . Petersen, Jens Axboe
  Cc: James E . J . Bottomley, linux-scsi, linux-block, Adam Radford,
	Khalid Aziz, Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions, Matthew Wilcox,
	Hannes Reinecke, Juergen E . Fischer, Russell King,
	linux-arm-kernel, Finn Thain, Michael Schmitz, Anil Gurumurthy,
	Sudarsana Kalluru, Oliver Neukum, Ali Akcaagac, Jamie Lenehan,
	Ram Vegesna, target-devel, Bradley Grove, Satish Kharat,
	Sesidhar Baddela, Karan Tilak Kumar, Yihang Li, Don Brace,
	storagedev, HighPoint Linux Team, Tyrel Datwyler,
	Madhavan Srinivasan, Michael Ellerman, Nicholas Piggin,
	Christophe Leroy, linuxppc-dev, Brian King, Lee Duncan,
	Chris Leech, Mike Christie, open-iscsi, Justin Tee, Paul Ely,
	Kashyap Desai, Shivasharan S, Chandrakanth Patil,
	megaraidlinux.pdl, Sathya Prakash Veerichetty, Sreekanth Reddy,
	mpi3mr-linuxdrv.pdl, Suganath Prabu Subramani, Ranjan Kumar,
	MPT-FusionLinux.pdl, Daniel Palmer, GOTO Masanori, YOKOTA Hiroshi,
	Jack Wang, Geoff Levand, Michael Reed, Nilesh Javali,
	GR-QLogic-Storage-Upstream, Narsimhulu Musini, K . Y . Srinivasan,
	Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu, Dexuan Cui, Long Li, linux-hyperv,
	Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Paolo Bonzini, Stefan Hajnoczi,
	Eugenio Perez, virtualization, Vishal Bhakta,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, Juergen Gross, Stefano Stabellini,
	Oleksandr Tyshchenko, xen-devel, John Garry
In-Reply-To: <20260609121806.2121755-5-sumit.saxena@broadcom.com>

On 6/9/26 14:18, Sumit Saxena wrote:
> iorequest_cnt and iodone_cnt are updated on every command dispatch and
> completion, often from different CPUs on high queue depth workloads.
> Using adjacent atomic_t fields causes cache line contention between the
> submission and completion paths.
> 
> Extend the same treatment to ioerr_cnt and iotmo_cnt so all four iostat
> counters in struct scsi_device use struct percpu_counter.
> 
> Suggested-by: John Garry <john.g.garry@oracle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sumit Saxena <sumit.saxena@broadcom.com>
> ---
>   drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c  |  4 ++--
>   drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c    | 10 +++++-----
>   drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c   |  8 ++++++++
>   drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c  | 23 ++++++++++++++---------
>   drivers/scsi/sd.c          |  2 +-
>   include/scsi/scsi_device.h |  9 +++++----
>   6 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> 
Good idea.

Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@kernel.org>

Cheers,

Hannes
-- 
Dr. Hannes Reinecke                  Kernel Storage Architect
hare@suse.de                                +49 911 74053 688
SUSE Software Solutions GmbH, Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg
HRB 36809 (AG Nürnberg), GF: I. Totev, A. McDonald, W. Knoblich

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* Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] block: drop shared-tag fairness throttling
From: Hannes Reinecke @ 2026-06-10  6:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sumit Saxena, Martin K . Petersen, Jens Axboe
  Cc: James E . J . Bottomley, linux-scsi, linux-block, Adam Radford,
	Khalid Aziz, Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions, Matthew Wilcox,
	Hannes Reinecke, Juergen E . Fischer, Russell King,
	linux-arm-kernel, Finn Thain, Michael Schmitz, Anil Gurumurthy,
	Sudarsana Kalluru, Oliver Neukum, Ali Akcaagac, Jamie Lenehan,
	Ram Vegesna, target-devel, Bradley Grove, Satish Kharat,
	Sesidhar Baddela, Karan Tilak Kumar, Yihang Li, Don Brace,
	storagedev, HighPoint Linux Team, Tyrel Datwyler,
	Madhavan Srinivasan, Michael Ellerman, Nicholas Piggin,
	Christophe Leroy, linuxppc-dev, Brian King, Lee Duncan,
	Chris Leech, Mike Christie, open-iscsi, Justin Tee, Paul Ely,
	Kashyap Desai, Shivasharan S, Chandrakanth Patil,
	megaraidlinux.pdl, Sathya Prakash Veerichetty, Sreekanth Reddy,
	mpi3mr-linuxdrv.pdl, Suganath Prabu Subramani, Ranjan Kumar,
	MPT-FusionLinux.pdl, Daniel Palmer, GOTO Masanori, YOKOTA Hiroshi,
	Jack Wang, Geoff Levand, Michael Reed, Nilesh Javali,
	GR-QLogic-Storage-Upstream, Narsimhulu Musini, K . Y . Srinivasan,
	Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu, Dexuan Cui, Long Li, linux-hyperv,
	Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Paolo Bonzini, Stefan Hajnoczi,
	Eugenio Perez, virtualization, Vishal Bhakta,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, Juergen Gross, Stefano Stabellini,
	Oleksandr Tyshchenko, xen-devel, Bart Van Assche
In-Reply-To: <20260609121806.2121755-4-sumit.saxena@broadcom.com>

On 6/9/26 14:18, Sumit Saxena wrote:
> From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
> 
> Original patch [1] by Bart Van Assche; this version is rebased onto the
> current tree.  In testing it improves IOPS by roughly 16-18% by removing
> the fair-sharing throttle on shared tag queues.
> 
> This patch removes the following code and structure members:
> - The function hctx_may_queue().
> - blk_mq_hw_ctx.nr_active and request_queue.nr_active_requests_shared_tags
>    and also all the code that modifies these two member variables.
> 
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/20240529213921.3166462-1-bvanassche@acm.org/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
> Signed-off-by: Sumit Saxena <sumit.saxena@broadcom.com>
> ---
>   block/blk-core.c       |   2 -
>   block/blk-mq-debugfs.c |  22 ++++++++-
>   block/blk-mq-tag.c     |   4 --
>   block/blk-mq.c         |  17 +------
>   block/blk-mq.h         | 100 -----------------------------------------
>   include/linux/blk-mq.h |   6 ---
>   include/linux/blkdev.h |   2 -
>   7 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 131 deletions(-)
> 
What tests did you perform?
I'm pretty sure you see an improvement when having just a few drives,
but what about having a lot of them (ie tens of drives)?
The whole point of this was to increase fairness between drives, so
of course removing it will make an individual drive going faster ...

Maybe it's an idea to move the fairness algorithm into an I/O scheduler;
that way we can keep the original behaviour yet get the performance
increase if people want it.

Cheers,

Hannes
-- 
Dr. Hannes Reinecke                  Kernel Storage Architect
hare@suse.de                                +49 911 74053 688
SUSE Software Solutions GmbH, Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg
HRB 36809 (AG Nürnberg), GF: I. Totev, A. McDonald, W. Knoblich

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* Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] block: drop shared-tag fairness throttling
From: Christoph Hellwig @ 2026-06-10  6:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sumit Saxena
  Cc: Martin K . Petersen, Jens Axboe, James E . J . Bottomley,
	linux-scsi, linux-block, Adam Radford, Khalid Aziz,
	Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions, Matthew Wilcox, Hannes Reinecke,
	Juergen E . Fischer, Russell King, linux-arm-kernel, Finn Thain,
	Michael Schmitz, Anil Gurumurthy, Sudarsana Kalluru,
	Oliver Neukum, Ali Akcaagac, Jamie Lenehan, Ram Vegesna,
	target-devel, Bradley Grove, Satish Kharat, Sesidhar Baddela,
	Karan Tilak Kumar, Yihang Li, Don Brace, storagedev,
	HighPoint Linux Team, Tyrel Datwyler, Madhavan Srinivasan,
	Michael Ellerman, Nicholas Piggin, Christophe Leroy, linuxppc-dev,
	Brian King, Lee Duncan, Chris Leech, Mike Christie, open-iscsi,
	Justin Tee, Paul Ely, Kashyap Desai, Shivasharan S,
	Chandrakanth Patil, megaraidlinux.pdl, Sathya Prakash Veerichetty,
	Sreekanth Reddy, mpi3mr-linuxdrv.pdl, Suganath Prabu Subramani,
	Ranjan Kumar, MPT-FusionLinux.pdl, Daniel Palmer, GOTO Masanori,
	YOKOTA Hiroshi, Jack Wang, Geoff Levand, Michael Reed,
	Nilesh Javali, GR-QLogic-Storage-Upstream, Narsimhulu Musini,
	K . Y . Srinivasan, Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu, Dexuan Cui, Long Li,
	linux-hyperv, Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Paolo Bonzini,
	Stefan Hajnoczi, Eugenio Perez, virtualization, Vishal Bhakta,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, Juergen Gross, Stefano Stabellini,
	Oleksandr Tyshchenko, xen-devel, Bart Van Assche
In-Reply-To: <20260609121806.2121755-4-sumit.saxena@broadcom.com>

Just dropping the fairness was rejected before and there is no
explanation here on why any of that has changed.

On Tue, Jun 09, 2026 at 05:48:02PM +0530, Sumit Saxena wrote:
> From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
> 
> Original patch [1] by Bart Van Assche; this version is rebased onto the
> current tree.  In testing it improves IOPS by roughly 16-18% by removing
> the fair-sharing throttle on shared tag queues.
> 
> This patch removes the following code and structure members:
> - The function hctx_may_queue().
> - blk_mq_hw_ctx.nr_active and request_queue.nr_active_requests_shared_tags
>   and also all the code that modifies these two member variables.

.. and besides that, this commit message is still entirely useless
as it doesn't explain any of the thoughts of why this change is safe
and desirable.  While the mechanics above are totally obvious from
the code change itself.


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* Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] scsi: scan: allocate sdev and starget on the NUMA node of the host adapter
From: Hannes Reinecke @ 2026-06-10  6:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sumit Saxena, Martin K . Petersen, Jens Axboe
  Cc: James E . J . Bottomley, linux-scsi, linux-block, Adam Radford,
	Khalid Aziz, Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions, Matthew Wilcox,
	Juergen E . Fischer, Russell King, linux-arm-kernel, Finn Thain,
	Michael Schmitz, Anil Gurumurthy, Sudarsana Kalluru,
	Oliver Neukum, Ali Akcaagac, Jamie Lenehan, Ram Vegesna,
	target-devel, Bradley Grove, Satish Kharat, Sesidhar Baddela,
	Karan Tilak Kumar, Yihang Li, Don Brace, storagedev,
	HighPoint Linux Team, Tyrel Datwyler, Madhavan Srinivasan,
	Michael Ellerman, Nicholas Piggin, Christophe Leroy, linuxppc-dev,
	Brian King, Lee Duncan, Chris Leech, Mike Christie, open-iscsi,
	Justin Tee, Paul Ely, Kashyap Desai, Shivasharan S,
	Chandrakanth Patil, megaraidlinux.pdl, Sathya Prakash Veerichetty,
	Sreekanth Reddy, mpi3mr-linuxdrv.pdl, Suganath Prabu Subramani,
	Ranjan Kumar, MPT-FusionLinux.pdl, Daniel Palmer, GOTO Masanori,
	YOKOTA Hiroshi, Jack Wang, Geoff Levand, Michael Reed,
	Nilesh Javali, GR-QLogic-Storage-Upstream, Narsimhulu Musini,
	K . Y . Srinivasan, Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu, Dexuan Cui, Long Li,
	linux-hyperv, Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Paolo Bonzini,
	Stefan Hajnoczi, Eugenio Perez, virtualization, Vishal Bhakta,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, Juergen Gross, Stefano Stabellini,
	Oleksandr Tyshchenko, xen-devel, James Rizzo
In-Reply-To: <20260609121806.2121755-2-sumit.saxena@broadcom.com>

On 6/9/26 14:18, Sumit Saxena wrote:
> From: James Rizzo <james.rizzo@broadcom.com>
> 
> When a host adapter is attached to a specific NUMA node, allocating
> scsi_device and scsi_target via kzalloc() may place them on a remote
> node.  All hot-path I/O accesses to these structures then cross the NUMA
> interconnect, adding latency and consuming inter-node bandwidth.
> 
> Use kzalloc_node() with dev_to_node(shost->dma_dev) so allocations land
> on the same node as the HBA, reducing cross-node traffic and improving
> I/O performance on NUMA systems.
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Rizzo <james.rizzo@broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sumit Saxena <sumit.saxena@broadcom.com>
> ---
>   drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c | 7 ++++---
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@kernel.org>

Cheers,

Hannes
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* Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] scsi: host: allocate struct Scsi_Host on the NUMA node of the host adapter
From: Hannes Reinecke @ 2026-06-10  5:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sumit Saxena, Martin K . Petersen, Jens Axboe
  Cc: James E . J . Bottomley, linux-scsi, linux-block, Adam Radford,
	Khalid Aziz, Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions, Matthew Wilcox,
	Juergen E . Fischer, Russell King, linux-arm-kernel, Finn Thain,
	Michael Schmitz, Anil Gurumurthy, Sudarsana Kalluru,
	Oliver Neukum, Ali Akcaagac, Jamie Lenehan, Ram Vegesna,
	target-devel, Bradley Grove, Satish Kharat, Sesidhar Baddela,
	Karan Tilak Kumar, Yihang Li, Don Brace, storagedev,
	HighPoint Linux Team, Tyrel Datwyler, Madhavan Srinivasan,
	Michael Ellerman, Nicholas Piggin, Christophe Leroy, linuxppc-dev,
	Brian King, Lee Duncan, Chris Leech, Mike Christie, open-iscsi,
	Justin Tee, Paul Ely, Kashyap Desai, Shivasharan S,
	Chandrakanth Patil, megaraidlinux.pdl, Sathya Prakash Veerichetty,
	Sreekanth Reddy, mpi3mr-linuxdrv.pdl, Suganath Prabu Subramani,
	Ranjan Kumar, MPT-FusionLinux.pdl, Daniel Palmer, GOTO Masanori,
	YOKOTA Hiroshi, Jack Wang, Geoff Levand, Michael Reed,
	Nilesh Javali, GR-QLogic-Storage-Upstream, Narsimhulu Musini,
	K . Y . Srinivasan, Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu, Dexuan Cui, Long Li,
	linux-hyperv, Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Paolo Bonzini,
	Stefan Hajnoczi, Eugenio Perez, virtualization, Vishal Bhakta,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list, Juergen Gross, Stefano Stabellini,
	Oleksandr Tyshchenko, xen-devel, John Garry
In-Reply-To: <20260609121806.2121755-3-sumit.saxena@broadcom.com>

On 6/9/26 14:18, Sumit Saxena wrote:
> scsi_host_alloc() used kzalloc(), which always picks an arbitrary node.
> Extend the function to accept a 'struct device *dev' parameter and use
> kzalloc_node() with dev_to_node(dev) so the Scsi_Host struct lands on
> the same NUMA node as the HBA, mirroring the treatment already applied
> to struct scsi_device, struct scsi_target, and shost_data.
> 
> When dev is NULL (legacy ISA/platform drivers without a dma_dev) the
> allocation falls back to NUMA_NO_NODE, preserving existing behaviour.
> 
> Update all in-tree callers:
>    - PCI-based HBA drivers pass &pdev->dev (or the equivalent struct
>      member such as &phba->pcidev->dev, &h->pdev->dev, &ha->pdev->dev)
>      so their host struct is placed on the adapter's node.
>    - Non-PCI drivers (ISA, Amiga, ARM PCMCIA, virtio, Hyper-V, PS3, …)
>      pass NULL.
>    - libfc's libfc_host_alloc() inline helper passes NULL; FC drivers
>      that want NUMA awareness can open-code the call with their pdev.
> 
> Suggested-by: John Garry <john.g.garry@oracle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sumit Saxena <sumit.saxena@broadcom.com>
> ---
>   drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/3w-sas.c                     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/53c700.c                     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/BusLogic.c                   | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/a2091.c                      | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/a3000.c                      | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c              | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/advansys.c                   | 6 +++---
>   drivers/scsi/aha152x.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/aha1542.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/aha1740.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c        | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c        | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_init.c       | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/am53c974.c                   | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c          | 3 ++-
>   drivers/scsi/arm/acornscsi.c              | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/arm/arxescsi.c               | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/arm/cumana_1.c               | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/arm/cumana_2.c               | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/arm/eesox.c                  | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/arm/oak.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/arm/powertec.c               | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/atari_scsi.c                 | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/atp870u.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_im.c                | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c         | 4 ++--
>   drivers/scsi/dc395x.c                     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/dmx3191d.c                   | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/elx/efct/efct_xport.c        | 4 ++--
>   drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_main.c         | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/fdomain.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c             | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c                  | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/gvp11.c                      | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/hosts.c                      | 6 ++++--
>   drivers/scsi/hpsa.c                       | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/hptiop.c                     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c            | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c          | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/imm.c                        | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/initio.c                     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/ipr.c                        | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/ips.c                        | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/isci/init.c                  | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/jazz_esp.c                   | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c                   | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c             | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/mac53c94.c                   | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/mac_esp.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/mac_scsi.c                   | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/megaraid.c                   | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/mesh.c                       | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c           | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c      | 4 ++--
>   drivers/scsi/mvme147.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c              | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/mvumi.c                      | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/myrb.c                       | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/myrs.c                       | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c                  | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/nsp32.c                      | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.c              | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/pcmcia/qlogic_stub.c         | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c        | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c         | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/ppa.c                        | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/ps3rom.c                     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/qla1280.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mid.c            | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c             | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/qlogicfas.c                  | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/qlogicpti.c                  | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c                 | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/sgiwd93.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/snic/snic_main.c             | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/stex.c                       | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c                | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/sun3_scsi.c                  | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/sun3x_esp.c                  | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/sun_esp.c                    | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c       | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c                | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c                 | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/wd719x.c                     | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c              | 2 +-
>   drivers/scsi/zorro_esp.c                  | 2 +-
>   include/scsi/libfc.h                      | 2 +-
>   include/scsi/scsi_host.h                  | 3 ++-
>   97 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 103 deletions(-)
> 
Quite a lot of churn for such a (relatively) simple change.

I think it might be better to introduce a new function
(scsi_host_alloc_node() ?) with the additional parameter,
and make scsi_host_alloc() a wrapper around that.

That will reduce the size of this patch immensely.

Cheers,

Hannes
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hare@suse.com                               +49 911 74053 688
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* Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: mana: Cache MANA_QUERY_LINK_CONFIG result to avoid repeated HWC queries
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf @ 2026-06-10  1:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Erni Sri Satya Vennela
  Cc: kys, haiyangz, wei.liu, decui, longli, andrew+netdev, davem,
	edumazet, kuba, pabeni, kotaranov, horms, dipayanroy, kees,
	linux-hyperv, netdev, linux-kernel, linux-rdma
In-Reply-To: <20260606133301.2180073-1-ernis@linux.microsoft.com>

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:

On Sat,  6 Jun 2026 06:32:55 -0700 you wrote:
> mana_query_link_cfg() sends an HWC command to firmware on every call,
> but the link speed and QoS values it returns only change when the
> driver explicitly calls mana_set_bw_clamp(). This function is called
> not only by userspace via ethtool get_link_ksettings, but also
> periodically by hv_netvsc through netvsc_get_link_ksettings and by
> the sysfs speed_show attribute via dev_attr_show, resulting in
> unnecessary HWC traffic every few minutes.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2] net: mana: Cache MANA_QUERY_LINK_CONFIG result to avoid repeated HWC queries
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/8e0ffcc926f4

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* Re: [PATCH net-next] net: mana: Add support for PF device 0x00C1
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf @ 2026-06-10  1:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Haiyang Zhang
  Cc: linux-hyperv, netdev, kys, haiyangz, wei.liu, decui, longli,
	andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet, kuba, pabeni, kotaranov, horms,
	shradhagupta, ernis, dipayanroy, linux-kernel, linux-rdma,
	paulros
In-Reply-To: <20260605212302.2135499-1-haiyangz@linux.microsoft.com>

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:

On Fri,  5 Jun 2026 14:22:56 -0700 you wrote:
> From: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
> 
> Update the device id table to include the new device id 0x00C1.
> This device's BAR layout is similar to VF's, update the function,
> mana_gd_init_registers(), accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: mana: Add support for PF device 0x00C1
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/53a65db20a4f

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* Re: [PATCH net-next v12 1/6] net: mana: Create separate EQs for each vPort
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf @ 2026-06-10  0:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Long Li
  Cc: kotaranov, kuba, davem, pabeni, edumazet, andrew+netdev, jgg,
	leon, haiyangz, kys, wei.liu, decui, shradhagupta, horms, netdev,
	linux-rdma, linux-hyperv, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260605005717.2059954-2-longli@microsoft.com>

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:

On Thu,  4 Jun 2026 17:57:10 -0700 you wrote:
> To prepare for assigning vPorts to dedicated MSI-X vectors, remove EQ
> sharing among the vPorts and create dedicated EQs for each vPort.
> 
> Move the EQ definition from struct mana_context to struct mana_port_context
> and update related support functions. Export mana_create_eq() and
> mana_destroy_eq() for use by the MANA RDMA driver.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v12,1/6] net: mana: Create separate EQs for each vPort
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/fa1a3b7bcd16
  - [net-next,v12,2/6] net: mana: Query device capabilities and configure MSI-X sharing for EQs
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d7c253d61488
  - [net-next,v12,3/6] net: mana: Introduce GIC context with refcounting for interrupt management
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d478457fc1b7
  - [net-next,v12,4/6] net: mana: Use GIC functions to allocate global EQs
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/346c277d1db8
  - [net-next,v12,5/6] net: mana: Allocate interrupt context for each EQ when creating vPort
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/487af6f5391e
  - [net-next,v12,6/6] RDMA/mana_ib: Allocate interrupt contexts on EQs
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/062b2b051f14

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