[PATCH 1/5] drm: don't block fb changes for async plane updates

Helen Koike
2019-03-04T14:49:30Z

In the case of a normal sync update, the preparation of framebuffers (be
it calling drm_atomic_helper_prepare_planes() or doing setups with
drm_framebuffer_get()) are performed in the new_state and the respective
cleanups are performed in the old_state.

In the case of async updates, the preparation is also done in the
new_state but the cleanups are done in the new_state (because updates
are performed in place, i.e. in the current state).

The current code blocks async udpates when the fb is changed, turning
async updates into sync updates, slowing down cursor updates and
introducing regressions in igt tests with errors of type:

"CRITICAL: completed 97 cursor updated in a period of 30 flips, we
expect to complete approximately 15360 updates, with the threshold set
at 7680"

Fb changes in async updates were prevented to avoid the following scenario:

- Async update, oldfb = NULL, newfb = fb1, prepare fb1, cleanup fb1
- Async update, oldfb = fb1, newfb = fb2, prepare fb2, cleanup fb2
- Non-async commit, oldfb = fb2, newfb = fb1, prepare fb1, cleanup fb2 (wrong)
Where we have a single call to prepare fb2 but double cleanup call to fb2.

To solve the above problems, instead of blocking async fb changes, we
place the old framebuffer in the new_state object, so when the code
performs cleanups in the new_state it will cleanup the old_fb and we
will have the following scenario instead:

- Async update, oldfb = NULL, newfb = fb1, prepare fb1, no cleanup
- Async update, oldfb = fb1, newfb = fb2, prepare fb2, cleanup fb1
- Non-async commit, oldfb = fb2, newfb = fb1, prepare fb1, cleanup fb2

Where calls to prepare/cleanup are ballanced.

Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v4.14+: 25dc194b34dd: drm: Block fb changes for async plane updates
Fixes: 25dc194b34dd ("drm: Block fb changes for async plane updates")
Suggested-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@collabora.com>
Signed-off-by: Helen Koike <helen.koike@collabora.com>

---
Hello,

As mentioned in the cover letter,
I tested on the rockchip and on i915 (with a patch I am still working on for
replacing cursors by async update), with igt plane_cursor_legacy and
kms_cursor_legacy and I didn't see any regressions.
I couldn't test on MSM and AMD because I don't have the hardware (and I am
having some issues testing on vc4) and I would appreciate if anyone could help
me testing those.

I also think it would be a better solution if, instead of having async
to do in-place updates in the current state, the async path should be
equivalent to a syncronous update, i.e., modifying new_state and
performing a flip
IMHO, the only difference between sync and async should be that async update
doesn't wait for vblank and applies the changes immeditally to the hw,
but the code path could be almost the same.
But for now I think this solution is ok (swaping new_fb/old_fb), and
then we can adjust things little by little, what do you think?

Thanks!
Helen

drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c | 20 ++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 540a77a2ade9..e7eb96f1efc2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1608,15 +1608,6 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_async_check(struct drm_device *dev,
old_plane_state->crtc != new_plane_state->crtc)
return -EINVAL;

- /*
- * FIXME: Since prepare_fb and cleanup_fb are always called on
- * the new_plane_state for async updates we need to block framebuffer
- * changes. This prevents use of a fb that's been cleaned up and
- * double cleanups from occuring.
- */
- if (old_plane_state->fb != new_plane_state->fb)
- return -EINVAL;
-
funcs = plane->helper_private;
if (!funcs->atomic_async_update)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -1657,6 +1648,9 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_async_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
int i;

for_each_new_plane_in_state(state, plane, plane_state, i) {
+ struct drm_framebuffer *new_fb = plane_state->fb;
+ struct drm_framebuffer *old_fb = plane->state->fb;
+
funcs = plane->helper_private;
funcs->atomic_async_update(plane, plane_state);

@@ -1665,11 +1659,17 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_async_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
* plane->state in-place, make sure at least common
* properties have been properly updated.
*/
- WARN_ON_ONCE(plane->state->fb != plane_state->fb);
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(plane->state->fb != new_fb);
WARN_ON_ONCE(plane->state->crtc_x != plane_state->crtc_x);
WARN_ON_ONCE(plane->state->crtc_y != plane_state->crtc_y);
WARN_ON_ONCE(plane->state->src_x != plane_state->src_x);
WARN_ON_ONCE(plane->state->src_y != plane_state->src_y);
+
+ /*
+ * Make sure the FBs have been swapped so that cleanups in the
+ * new_state performs a cleanup in the old FB.
+ */
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(plane_state->fb != old_fb);
}
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_async_commit);
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