* FAILED: patch "[PATCH] drm/tegra: fbdev: Remove offset into framebuffer memory" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree
@ 2026-07-29 10:34 gregkh
2026-07-31 2:41 ` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/2] drm/fb-helper: Allocate and release fb_info in single place Sasha Levin
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: gregkh @ 2026-07-29 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: tzimmermann, stable, treding; +Cc: stable
The patch below does not apply to the 6.18-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.
To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:
git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.18.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x a18b6e30ecd69096beda4a0c96d2570900c3879a
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026072951-strategy-rage-af59@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.18.y' 'HEAD^..'
Possible dependencies:
thanks,
greg k-h
------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
From a18b6e30ecd69096beda4a0c96d2570900c3879a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:29:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] drm/tegra: fbdev: Remove offset into framebuffer memory
The screen_buffer field in struct fb_info contains the kernel address
of the first byte of framebuffer memory. Do not add the display offset.
This offset only describes scrolling during scanout.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Fixes: de2ba664c30f ("gpu: host1x: drm: Add memory manager and fb")
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: linux-tegra@vger.kernel.org
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v3.10+
Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <treding@nvidia.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260421073646.144712-3-tzimmermann@suse.de
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c
index 19e39fa54bfa..793849199783 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ int tegra_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
struct fb_info *info = helper->info;
unsigned int bytes_per_pixel;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
- unsigned long offset;
struct tegra_bo *bo;
size_t size;
int err;
@@ -115,9 +114,6 @@ int tegra_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
drm_fb_helper_fill_info(info, helper, sizes);
- offset = info->var.xoffset * bytes_per_pixel +
- info->var.yoffset * fb->pitches[0];
-
if (bo->pages) {
bo->vaddr = vmap(bo->pages, bo->num_pages, VM_MAP,
pgprot_writecombine(PAGE_KERNEL));
@@ -129,9 +125,9 @@ int tegra_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
}
info->flags |= FBINFO_VIRTFB;
- info->screen_buffer = bo->vaddr + offset;
+ info->screen_buffer = bo->vaddr;
info->screen_size = size;
- info->fix.smem_start = (unsigned long)(bo->iova + offset);
+ info->fix.smem_start = (unsigned long)(bo->iova);
info->fix.smem_len = size;
return 0;
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* [PATCH 6.18.y 1/2] drm/fb-helper: Allocate and release fb_info in single place
2026-07-29 10:34 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] drm/tegra: fbdev: Remove offset into framebuffer memory" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree gregkh
@ 2026-07-31 2:41 ` Sasha Levin
2026-07-31 2:41 ` [PATCH 6.18.y 2/2] drm/tegra: fbdev: Remove offset into framebuffer memory Sasha Levin
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-07-31 2:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: stable
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann, Christian König, Dmitry Baryshkov,
Javier Martinez Canillas, Sasha Levin
From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
[ Upstream commit 63c971af40365ee706c7e24f6a7900d693518f09 ]
Move the calls to drm_fb_helper_alloc_info() from drivers into a
single place in fbdev helpers. Allocates struct fb_info for a new
framebuffer device. Then call drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe() to
create an fbdev screen buffer. Also release the instance on errors
by calling drm_fb_helper_release_info().
Simplifies the code and fixes the error cleanup for some of the
drivers.
Regular release of the struct fb_info instance still happens in
drm_fb_helper_fini() as before.
v2:
- remove error rollback in driver implementations (kernel test robot)
- initialize info in TTM implementation (kernel test robot)
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Acked-by: Christian König <christian.koenig@amd.com> # radeon
Acked-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@oss.qualcomm.com> # msm
Acked-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251027081245.80262-1-tzimmermann@suse.de
Stable-dep-of: a18b6e30ecd6 ("drm/tegra: fbdev: Remove offset into framebuffer memory")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_fbdev.c | 12 +------
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c | 39 +++++++---------------
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_dma.c | 12 ++-----
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_shmem.c | 12 ++-----
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_ttm.c | 12 ++-----
drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c | 9 +----
drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/fbdev.c | 12 +------
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c | 9 +----
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c | 9 +----
drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c | 9 +----
drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fbdev.c | 13 +-------
drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c | 9 +----
include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h | 12 -------
13 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 143 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_fbdev.c
index cb53cc91bafb..4a8c432e311e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_fbdev.c
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ int armada_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fbh,
struct drm_fb_helper_surface_size *sizes)
{
struct drm_device *dev = fbh->dev;
+ struct fb_info *info = fbh->info;
struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode;
struct armada_framebuffer *dfb;
struct armada_gem_object *obj;
- struct fb_info *info;
int size, ret;
void *ptr;
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ int armada_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fbh,
if (IS_ERR(dfb))
return PTR_ERR(dfb);
- info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fbh);
- if (IS_ERR(info)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(info);
- goto err_fballoc;
- }
-
info->fbops = &armada_fb_ops;
info->fix.smem_start = obj->phys_addr;
info->fix.smem_len = obj->obj.size;
@@ -113,8 +107,4 @@ int armada_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fbh,
(unsigned long long)obj->phys_addr);
return 0;
-
- err_fballoc:
- dfb->fb.funcs->destroy(&dfb->fb);
- return ret;
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 0b3ee008523d..18a00de2ec1f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -489,20 +489,7 @@ int drm_fb_helper_init(struct drm_device *dev,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_init);
-/**
- * drm_fb_helper_alloc_info - allocate fb_info and some of its members
- * @fb_helper: driver-allocated fbdev helper
- *
- * A helper to alloc fb_info and the member cmap. Called by the driver
- * within the struct &drm_driver.fbdev_probe callback function. Drivers do
- * not need to release the allocated fb_info structure themselves, this is
- * automatically done when calling drm_fb_helper_fini().
- *
- * RETURNS:
- * fb_info pointer if things went okay, pointer containing error code
- * otherwise
- */
-struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
+static struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
{
struct device *dev = fb_helper->dev->dev;
struct fb_info *info;
@@ -529,17 +516,8 @@ struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
framebuffer_release(info);
return ERR_PTR(ret);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_alloc_info);
-/**
- * drm_fb_helper_release_info - release fb_info and its members
- * @fb_helper: driver-allocated fbdev helper
- *
- * A helper to release fb_info and the member cmap. Drivers do not
- * need to release the allocated fb_info structure themselves, this is
- * automatically done when calling drm_fb_helper_fini().
- */
-void drm_fb_helper_release_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
+static void drm_fb_helper_release_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
{
struct fb_info *info = fb_helper->info;
@@ -552,7 +530,6 @@ void drm_fb_helper_release_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
framebuffer_release(info);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_release_info);
/**
* drm_fb_helper_unregister_info - unregister fb_info framebuffer device
@@ -1813,6 +1790,11 @@ __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
height = dev->mode_config.max_height;
drm_client_modeset_probe(&fb_helper->client, width, height);
+
+ info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fb_helper);
+ if (IS_ERR(info))
+ return PTR_ERR(info);
+
ret = drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe(fb_helper);
if (ret < 0) {
if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
@@ -1821,13 +1803,12 @@ __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
}
mutex_unlock(&fb_helper->lock);
- return ret;
+ goto err_drm_fb_helper_release_info;
}
drm_setup_crtcs_fb(fb_helper);
fb_helper->deferred_setup = false;
- info = fb_helper->info;
info->var.pixclock = 0;
/* Need to drop locks to avoid recursive deadlock in
@@ -1850,6 +1831,10 @@ __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
mutex_unlock(&kernel_fb_helper_lock);
return 0;
+
+err_drm_fb_helper_release_info:
+ drm_fb_helper_release_info(fb_helper);
+ return ret;
}
/**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_dma.c
index 8bd626ef16c7..7b77c801a63a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_dma.c
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ int drm_fbdev_dma_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
{
struct drm_client_dev *client = &fb_helper->client;
struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
+ struct fb_info *info = fb_helper->info;
struct drm_client_buffer *buffer;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
- struct fb_info *info;
u32 format;
struct iosys_map map;
int ret;
@@ -304,12 +304,6 @@ int drm_fbdev_dma_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
fb_helper->buffer = buffer;
fb_helper->fb = fb;
- info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fb_helper);
- if (IS_ERR(info)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(info);
- goto err_drm_client_buffer_vunmap;
- }
-
drm_fb_helper_fill_info(info, fb_helper, sizes);
if (fb->funcs->dirty)
@@ -317,12 +311,10 @@ int drm_fbdev_dma_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
else
ret = drm_fbdev_dma_driver_fbdev_probe_tail(fb_helper, sizes);
if (ret)
- goto err_drm_fb_helper_release_info;
+ goto err_drm_client_buffer_vunmap;
return 0;
-err_drm_fb_helper_release_info:
- drm_fb_helper_release_info(fb_helper);
err_drm_client_buffer_vunmap:
fb_helper->fb = NULL;
fb_helper->buffer = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_shmem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_shmem.c
index 1e827bf8b815..77f350700818 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_shmem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_shmem.c
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ int drm_fbdev_shmem_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
{
struct drm_client_dev *client = &fb_helper->client;
struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
+ struct fb_info *info = fb_helper->info;
struct drm_client_buffer *buffer;
struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
- struct fb_info *info;
u32 format;
struct iosys_map map;
int ret;
@@ -169,12 +169,6 @@ int drm_fbdev_shmem_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
fb_helper->buffer = buffer;
fb_helper->fb = fb;
- info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fb_helper);
- if (IS_ERR(info)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(info);
- goto err_drm_client_buffer_vunmap;
- }
-
drm_fb_helper_fill_info(info, fb_helper, sizes);
info->fbops = &drm_fbdev_shmem_fb_ops;
@@ -195,12 +189,10 @@ int drm_fbdev_shmem_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
info->fbdefio = &fb_helper->fbdefio;
ret = fb_deferred_io_init(info);
if (ret)
- goto err_drm_fb_helper_release_info;
+ goto err_drm_client_buffer_vunmap;
return 0;
-err_drm_fb_helper_release_info:
- drm_fb_helper_release_info(fb_helper);
err_drm_client_buffer_vunmap:
fb_helper->fb = NULL;
fb_helper->buffer = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_ttm.c
index 85feb55bba11..1ba258f3c854 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fbdev_ttm.c
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ int drm_fbdev_ttm_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
{
struct drm_client_dev *client = &fb_helper->client;
struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
+ struct fb_info *info = fb_helper->info;
struct drm_client_buffer *buffer;
- struct fb_info *info;
size_t screen_size;
void *screen_buffer;
u32 format;
@@ -205,12 +205,6 @@ int drm_fbdev_ttm_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
goto err_drm_client_framebuffer_delete;
}
- info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fb_helper);
- if (IS_ERR(info)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(info);
- goto err_vfree;
- }
-
drm_fb_helper_fill_info(info, fb_helper, sizes);
info->fbops = &drm_fbdev_ttm_fb_ops;
@@ -227,12 +221,10 @@ int drm_fbdev_ttm_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
info->fbdefio = &fb_helper->fbdefio;
ret = fb_deferred_io_init(info);
if (ret)
- goto err_drm_fb_helper_release_info;
+ goto err_vfree;
return 0;
-err_drm_fb_helper_release_info:
- drm_fb_helper_release_info(fb_helper);
err_vfree:
vfree(screen_buffer);
err_drm_client_framebuffer_delete:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
index 93de25b77e68..b0bd0697910e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
@@ -59,18 +59,11 @@ static int exynos_drm_fbdev_update(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
struct drm_fb_helper_surface_size *sizes,
struct exynos_drm_gem *exynos_gem)
{
- struct fb_info *fbi;
+ struct fb_info *fbi = helper->info;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb = helper->fb;
unsigned int size = fb->width * fb->height * fb->format->cpp[0];
unsigned long offset;
- fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
- if (IS_ERR(fbi)) {
- DRM_DEV_ERROR(to_dma_dev(helper->dev),
- "failed to allocate fb info.\n");
- return PTR_ERR(fbi);
- }
-
fbi->fbops = &exynos_drm_fb_ops;
drm_fb_helper_fill_info(fbi, helper, sizes);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/fbdev.c
index a6af21514cff..dacc118b1242 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/fbdev.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int psb_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = to_drm_psb_private(dev);
struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev->dev);
- struct fb_info *info;
+ struct fb_info *info = fb_helper->info;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode_cmd = { };
int size;
@@ -170,12 +170,6 @@ int psb_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
fb_helper->funcs = &psb_fbdev_fb_helper_funcs;
fb_helper->fb = fb;
- info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fb_helper);
- if (IS_ERR(info)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(info);
- goto err_drm_framebuffer_unregister_private;
- }
-
info->fbops = &psb_fbdev_fb_ops;
/* Accessed stolen memory directly */
@@ -199,10 +193,6 @@ int psb_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
return 0;
-err_drm_framebuffer_unregister_private:
- drm_framebuffer_unregister_private(fb);
- drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
- kfree(fb);
err_drm_gem_object_put:
drm_gem_object_put(obj);
return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
index 7daf72b69bae..a42b0943ed95 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ int intel_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
struct intel_display *display = to_intel_display(helper->dev);
struct intel_fbdev *ifbdev = to_intel_fbdev(helper);
struct intel_framebuffer *fb = ifbdev->fb;
+ struct fb_info *info = helper->info;
struct ref_tracker *wakeref;
- struct fb_info *info;
struct i915_vma *vma;
unsigned long flags = 0;
bool prealloc = false;
@@ -296,13 +296,6 @@ int intel_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
goto out_unlock;
}
- info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
- if (IS_ERR(info)) {
- drm_err(display->drm, "Failed to allocate fb_info (%pe)\n", info);
- ret = PTR_ERR(info);
- goto out_unpin;
- }
-
helper->funcs = &intel_fb_helper_funcs;
helper->fb = &fb->base;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
index b5969374d53f..d86c89d03f4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ int msm_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
{
struct drm_device *dev = helper->dev;
struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+ struct fb_info *fbi = helper->info;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb = NULL;
struct drm_gem_object *bo;
- struct fb_info *fbi = NULL;
uint64_t paddr;
uint32_t format;
int ret, pitch;
@@ -128,13 +128,6 @@ int msm_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
goto fail;
}
- fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
- if (IS_ERR(fbi)) {
- DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "failed to allocate fb info\n");
- ret = PTR_ERR(fbi);
- goto fail;
- }
-
DBG("fbi=%p, dev=%p", fbi, dev);
helper->funcs = &msm_fbdev_helper_funcs;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
index 948af7ec1130..2b435c05bdb1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ int omap_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
struct drm_device *dev = helper->dev;
struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
struct omap_fbdev *fbdev = priv->fbdev;
+ struct fb_info *fbi = helper->info;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb = NULL;
union omap_gem_size gsize;
- struct fb_info *fbi = NULL;
struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode_cmd = {0};
struct drm_gem_object *bo;
dma_addr_t dma_addr;
@@ -226,13 +226,6 @@ int omap_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
goto fail;
}
- fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
- if (IS_ERR(fbi)) {
- dev_err(dev->dev, "failed to allocate fb info\n");
- ret = PTR_ERR(fbi);
- goto fail;
- }
-
DBG("fbi=%p, dev=%p", fbi, dev);
helper->funcs = &omap_fbdev_helper_funcs;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fbdev.c
index dc81b0c2dbff..d5c621d48e20 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fbdev.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int radeon_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
struct radeon_device *rdev = fb_helper->dev->dev_private;
const struct drm_format_info *format_info;
struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode_cmd = { };
- struct fb_info *info;
+ struct fb_info *info = fb_helper->info;
struct drm_gem_object *gobj;
struct radeon_bo *rbo;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
@@ -247,13 +247,6 @@ int radeon_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
fb_helper->funcs = &radeon_fbdev_fb_helper_funcs;
fb_helper->fb = fb;
- /* okay we have an object now allocate the framebuffer */
- info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fb_helper);
- if (IS_ERR(info)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(info);
- goto err_drm_framebuffer_unregister_private;
- }
-
info->fbops = &radeon_fbdev_fb_ops;
/* radeon resume is fragile and needs a vt switch to help it along */
@@ -279,10 +272,6 @@ int radeon_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
return 0;
-err_drm_framebuffer_unregister_private:
- fb_helper->fb = NULL;
- drm_framebuffer_unregister_private(fb);
- drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
err_kfree:
kfree(fb);
err_radeon_fbdev_destroy_pinned_object:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c
index 1b70f5e164af..ba0971ec34b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ int tegra_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
struct tegra_drm *tegra = helper->dev->dev_private;
struct drm_device *drm = helper->dev;
struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 cmd = { 0 };
+ struct fb_info *info = helper->info;
unsigned int bytes_per_pixel;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
unsigned long offset;
- struct fb_info *info;
struct tegra_bo *bo;
size_t size;
int err;
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@ int tegra_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
if (IS_ERR(bo))
return PTR_ERR(bo);
- info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
- if (IS_ERR(info)) {
- dev_err(drm->dev, "failed to allocate framebuffer info\n");
- drm_gem_object_put(&bo->gem);
- return PTR_ERR(info);
- }
-
fb = tegra_fb_alloc(drm,
drm_get_format_info(drm, cmd.pixel_format, cmd.modifier[0]),
&cmd, &bo, 1);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
index c1d38d54a112..2faf8aaf98dc 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ int drm_fb_helper_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
-struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
-void drm_fb_helper_release_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
void drm_fb_helper_unregister_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
void drm_fb_helper_fill_info(struct fb_info *info,
struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
@@ -340,16 +338,6 @@ drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
return 0;
}
-static inline struct fb_info *
-drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
-{
- return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline void drm_fb_helper_release_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
-{
-}
-
static inline void drm_fb_helper_unregister_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
{
}
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH 6.18.y 2/2] drm/tegra: fbdev: Remove offset into framebuffer memory
2026-07-31 2:41 ` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/2] drm/fb-helper: Allocate and release fb_info in single place Sasha Levin
@ 2026-07-31 2:41 ` Sasha Levin
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-07-31 2:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: stable
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann, dri-devel, linux-tegra, Thierry Reding,
Sasha Levin
From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
[ Upstream commit a18b6e30ecd69096beda4a0c96d2570900c3879a ]
The screen_buffer field in struct fb_info contains the kernel address
of the first byte of framebuffer memory. Do not add the display offset.
This offset only describes scrolling during scanout.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Fixes: de2ba664c30f ("gpu: host1x: drm: Add memory manager and fb")
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: linux-tegra@vger.kernel.org
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v3.10+
Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <treding@nvidia.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260421073646.144712-3-tzimmermann@suse.de
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c | 8 ++------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c
index ba0971ec34b5..d4ef5d5e4264 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fbdev.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ int tegra_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
struct fb_info *info = helper->info;
unsigned int bytes_per_pixel;
struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
- unsigned long offset;
struct tegra_bo *bo;
size_t size;
int err;
@@ -118,9 +117,6 @@ int tegra_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
drm_fb_helper_fill_info(info, helper, sizes);
- offset = info->var.xoffset * bytes_per_pixel +
- info->var.yoffset * fb->pitches[0];
-
if (bo->pages) {
bo->vaddr = vmap(bo->pages, bo->num_pages, VM_MAP,
pgprot_writecombine(PAGE_KERNEL));
@@ -132,9 +128,9 @@ int tegra_fbdev_driver_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
}
info->flags |= FBINFO_VIRTFB;
- info->screen_buffer = bo->vaddr + offset;
+ info->screen_buffer = bo->vaddr;
info->screen_size = size;
- info->fix.smem_start = (unsigned long)(bo->iova + offset);
+ info->fix.smem_start = (unsigned long)(bo->iova);
info->fix.smem_len = size;
return 0;
--
2.53.0
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