From: Maarten Lankhorst <dev@lankhorst.se>
To: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org, intel-xe@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: linux-rt-devel@lists.linux.dev, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
Maarten Lankhorst <dev@lankhorst.se>
Subject: [i915-rt v6 02/24] drm/vblank: Add a 2-stage version of drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:37:00 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260220083657.28815-28-dev@lankhorst.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260220083657.28815-26-dev@lankhorst.se>
When trying to fix the hardware programming in intel/display, I had
to take all the vblank locks with local_irqs_disabled(). This
required converting the entire vblank code to raw spinlocks.
In the alternative approach, do all preparations in advance, and only
enable the vblank_event with interrupts disabled, this requires only
a simple write and prevents a complete re-architecture of the code.
Signed-off-by: Maarten Lankhorst <dev@lankhorst.se>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
include/drm/drm_vblank.h | 14 ++++++++-
2 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c
index 42fe11cc139b9..1a84a69e99810 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c
@@ -1118,12 +1118,68 @@ void drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
assert_spin_locked(&dev->event_lock);
+ WARN_ON(e->postponed);
e->pipe = pipe;
e->sequence = drm_crtc_accurate_vblank_count(crtc) + 1;
list_add_tail(&e->base.link, &dev->vblank_event_list);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event);
+/**
+ * drm_crtc_prepare_arm_vblank_event - arm vblank event *before* pageflip.
+ * @crtc: the source CRTC of the vblank event
+ * @e: the event to send
+ *
+ * See drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event(). This function is a 2-stage version of
+ * that call. This function is called *BEFORE* programming the hardware.
+ *
+ * After programming, call drm_crtc_arm_prepared_vblank_event() and the
+ * event will be scheduled on the next vblank.
+ *
+ * This is mainly useful for code that has to run on PREEMPT_RT kernels,
+ * with interrupts disabled, since all vblank spinlocks are converted to
+ * rtmutexes, and code running with irqs disabled cannot take any vblank lock.
+ *
+ * It also increases determinism for any hardware
+ * programming, since no vblank related locks are taking when arming.
+ */
+void drm_crtc_prepare_arm_vblank_event(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
+ struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e)
+{
+ drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event(crtc, e);
+
+ /* Set the flag, so that the event is not fired yet */
+ e->postponed = true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_prepare_arm_vblank_event);
+
+/**
+ * drm_crtc_arm_prepared_vblank_event - arm prepared vblank event *after* pageflip.
+ * @crtc: the source CRTC of the vblank event
+ * @e: the event to send
+ *
+ * See drm_crtc_prepare_arm_vblank_event(). This function is a 2-stage version of
+ * that call. This function is called directly *AFTER* programming the hardware.
+ *
+ * Before this function is called, drm_crtc_prepare_arm_vblank_event() should be
+ * called instead.
+ *
+ * This is mainly useful for code that has to run on PREEMPT_RT kernels,
+ * with interrupts disabled, since all vblank spinlocks are converted to
+ * rtmutexes, and code running with irqs disabled cannot take any vblank lock.
+ *
+ * It also increases determinism for any hardware
+ * programming, since no vblank related locks are taking when arming.
+ */
+void drm_crtc_arm_prepared_vblank_event(struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e)
+{
+ WARN_ON(!e->postponed);
+
+ /* remove the flag to be processed as a normal event */
+ WRITE_ONCE(e->postponed, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_arm_prepared_vblank_event);
+
/**
* drm_crtc_send_vblank_event - helper to send vblank event after pageflip
* @crtc: the source CRTC of the vblank event
@@ -1381,6 +1437,8 @@ void drm_crtc_vblank_off(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
list_for_each_entry_safe(e, t, &dev->vblank_event_list, base.link) {
if (e->pipe != pipe)
continue;
+
+ WARN_ON(e->postponed);
drm_dbg_core(dev, "Sending premature vblank event on disable: "
"wanted %llu, current %llu\n",
e->sequence, seq);
@@ -1886,7 +1944,8 @@ static void drm_handle_vblank_events(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int pipe)
seq = drm_vblank_count_and_time(dev, pipe, &now);
list_for_each_entry_safe(e, t, &dev->vblank_event_list, base.link) {
- if (e->pipe != pipe)
+ /* Matches WRITE_ONCE in drm_crtc_arm_prepared_vblank_event() */
+ if (e->pipe != pipe || READ_ONCE(e->postponed))
continue;
if (!drm_vblank_passed(seq, e->sequence))
continue;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_vblank.h b/include/drm/drm_vblank.h
index 2fcef9c0f5b1b..956d5621eb7f9 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_vblank.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_vblank.h
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ struct drm_pending_vblank_event {
* @sequence: frame event should be triggered at
*/
u64 sequence;
+
+ /**
+ * @postponed: whether drm_crtc_prepare_arm_vblank_event() is called,
+ * and drm_crtc_arm_prepared_vblank_event has yet to be called to arm.
+ */
+ bool postponed;
+
/**
* @event: Actual event which will be sent to userspace.
*/
@@ -294,7 +301,12 @@ int drm_crtc_next_vblank_start(struct drm_crtc *crtc, ktime_t *vblanktime);
void drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e);
void drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
- struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e);
+ struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e);
+
+void drm_crtc_prepare_arm_vblank_event(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
+ struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e);
+void drm_crtc_arm_prepared_vblank_event(struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e);
+
void drm_vblank_set_event(struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e,
u64 *seq,
ktime_t *now);
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-20 8:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-20 8:36 [i915-rt v6 00/24] drm/i915/display: All patches to make PREEMPT_RT work on i915 + xe Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:36 ` [i915-rt v6 01/24] drm/vblank_work: Add methods to schedule vblank_work in 2 stages Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 12:24 ` [i915-rt v6.1 1/1] " Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` Maarten Lankhorst [this message]
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 03/24] drm/intel/display: Make intel_crtc_arm_vblank_event static Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 04/24] drm/intel/display: Convert vblank event handling to 2-stage arming Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 05/24] drm/i915/display: Move vblank put until after critical section Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 06/24] drm/i915/display: Remove locking from intel_vblank_evade " Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 07/24] drm/i915/display: Handle vlv dsi workaround in scanline_in_safe_range too Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 08/24] drm/i915: Use preempt_disable/enable_rt() where recommended Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 09/24] drm/i915/display: Make get_vblank_counter use intel_de_read_fw() Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 10/24] drm/i915/display: Do not take uncore lock in i915_get_vblank_counter Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 11/24] drm/i915/display: Make icl_dsi_frame_update use _fw too Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 12/24] drm/i915/display: Use intel_de_read/write_fw in colorops Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 13/24] drm/i915/display: Use intel_de_write_fw in intel_pipe_fastset Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-25 9:25 ` Jani Nikula
2026-02-25 11:59 ` Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 14/24] drm/i915/display: Make set_pipeconf use the fw variants Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 15/24] drm/i915/display: Fix intel_lpe_audio_irq_handler for PREEMPT-RT Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 16/24] drm/i915/gt: Use spin_lock_irq() instead of local_irq_disable() + spin_lock() Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 17/24] drm/i915: Drop the irqs_disabled() check Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 18/24] drm/i915/guc: Consider also RCU depth in busy loop Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 19/24] drm/i915/gt: Fix selftests on PREEMPT_RT Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 20/24] drm/i915/gt: Set stop_timeout() correctly on PREEMPT-RT Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 21/24] drm/i915/display: Remove uncore lock from vlv_atomic_update_fifo Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 22/24] Revert "drm/i915: Depend on !PREEMPT_RT." Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 23/24] PREEMPT_RT injection Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-20 8:37 ` [i915-rt v6 24/24] FOR-CI: bump MAX_STACK_TRACE_ENTRIES Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-24 14:15 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-02-25 12:32 ` Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-24 16:27 ` [i915-rt v6 00/24] drm/i915/display: All patches to make PREEMPT_RT work on i915 + xe Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-02-24 16:59 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-02-25 7:58 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-02-25 12:15 ` Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-25 20:06 ` Maarten Lankhorst
2026-02-26 12:07 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-02-26 14:19 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-02-26 14:38 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-03-05 10:19 ` Maarten Lankhorst
2026-03-05 10:42 ` Maarten Lankhorst
2026-03-05 10:50 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-03-05 11:11 ` Maarten Lankhorst
2026-03-05 11:19 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
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