Re: [PATCH] drm/panel: add CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER dependencies

Thomas Zimmermann
2022-03-16T19:31:15Z

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Am 16.03.22 um 20:12 schrieb Thomas Zimmermann:
> Hi
>
> Am 16.03.22 um 19:36 schrieb Arnd Bergmann:
>> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
>>
>> The driver fails to build when the KMS helpers are disabled:
>>
>> ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: drm_gem_fb_get_obj
>>>>> referenced by drm_mipi_dbi.c
>>>>>                gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.o:(mipi_dbi_buf_copy) in
>>>>> archive drivers/built-in.a
>>>>> referenced by drm_mipi_dbi.c
>>>>>                gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.o:(mipi_dbi_fb_dirty) in
>>>>> archive drivers/built-in.a
>>
>> ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: drm_gem_fb_begin_cpu_access
>>>>> referenced by drm_mipi_dbi.c
>>>>>                gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.o:(mipi_dbi_buf_copy) in
>>>>> archive drivers/built-in.a
>>
>> ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: drm_fb_swab
>>>>> referenced by drm_mipi_dbi.c
>>>>>                gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.o:(mipi_dbi_buf_copy) in
>>>>> archive drivers/built-in.a
>>
>> ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: drm_fb_xrgb8888_to_rgb565
>>>>> referenced by drm_mipi_dbi.c
>>>>>                gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.o:(mipi_dbi_buf_copy) in
>>>>> archive drivers/built-in.a
>>
>> ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: drm_fb_memcpy
>>>>> referenced by drm_mipi_dbi.c
>>>>>                gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.o:(mipi_dbi_buf_copy) in
>>>>> archive drivers/built-in.a
>>
>> This is fairly hard to hit in randconfig drivers, but it eventually
>> did trigger for me in a configuration where all other DRM drivers
>> are loadable modules, but DRM_PANEL_WIDECHIPS_WS2401 was built-in.
>>
>> Adding a dependency in all drivers that select DRM_MIPI_DBI avoids
>> the problem for now, adding the dependency in DRM_MIPI_DBI as well
>> should help make it easier to figure out why it breaks if someone
>> forgets the dependency the next time.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
>> ---
>>   drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig       | 2 +-
>>   drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig | 4 ++++
>>   2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> I see this warning on 5.17-rc8, but did not test it on linux-next,
>> which may already have a fix.
>>
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
>> index b1f22e457fd0..d5ec0b77c010 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
>> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ menuconfig DRM
>>   config DRM_MIPI_DBI
>>       tristate
>> -    depends on DRM
>> +    depends on DRM_KMS_HELPER
>
> This symbol cannot be selected by users, so it's maybe not a good idea
> to depend on it. In fact, I've had to remove such a statement because it
> created a cyclic dependency. [1]

[1]
https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/20220315084559.23510-1-tzimmermann@suse.de/

>
> Making the drivers depend on KMS helpers is the right thing though. If
> there's a better solution, please let me know.
>
> Best regards
> Thomas
>
>>   config DRM_MIPI_DSI
>>       bool
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
>> b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
>> index 0aec5a10b064..96887d0efb9f 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
>> @@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ config DRM_PANEL_SAMSUNG_DB7430
>>       tristate "Samsung DB7430-based DPI panels"
>>       depends on OF && SPI && GPIOLIB
>>       depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
>> +    depends on DRM_KMS_HELPER
>>       select DRM_MIPI_DBI
>>       help
>>         Say Y here if you want to enable support for the Samsung
>> @@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ config DRM_PANEL_SAMSUNG_S6D16D0
>>   config DRM_PANEL_SAMSUNG_S6D27A1
>>       tristate "Samsung S6D27A1 DPI panel driver"
>>       depends on OF && SPI && GPIOLIB
>> +    depends on DRM_KMS_HELPER
>>       select DRM_MIPI_DBI
>>       help
>>         Say Y here if you want to enable support for the Samsung
>> @@ -476,6 +478,7 @@ config DRM_PANEL_SAMSUNG_S6E63M0_SPI
>>       depends on SPI
>>       depends on DRM_PANEL_SAMSUNG_S6E63M0
>>       default DRM_PANEL_SAMSUNG_S6E63M0
>> +    depends on DRM_KMS_HELPER
>>       select DRM_MIPI_DBI
>>       help
>>         Say Y here if you want to be able to access the Samsung
>> @@ -677,6 +680,7 @@ config DRM_PANEL_WIDECHIPS_WS2401
>>       tristate "Widechips WS2401 DPI panel driver"
>>       depends on SPI && GPIOLIB
>>       depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
>> +    depends on DRM_KMS_HELPER
>>       select DRM_MIPI_DBI
>>       help
>>         Say Y here if you want to enable support for the Widechips
>> WS2401 DPI
>

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Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
(HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
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