From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>,
Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>, Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 7.1.y 1/2] fbdev: Wrap user-invoked calls to fb_set_var() in helper
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:10:14 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260824181015.254406-1-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2026082036-chili-glider-8a45@gregkh>
From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
[ Upstream commit 6f611e5e5f3327cf2e2daabe6ee5acac58cc784e ]
Handle fbcon during display updates in fb_set_var_from_user(). Check
with fbcon if the mode change is possible, update hardware state and
finally update fbcon. Update all callers.
Only the FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl currently does all steps. Other
mode-changes callers in sysfs and driver code are missing fbcon-related
steps.
With the new helper, ps3fb and sh_mobile_lcdcfb no longer maintain
fbcon state themselves.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Stable-dep-of: 061db6b7a910 ("fbdev: serialize mode sysfs access with lock_fb_info()")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_chrdev.c | 6 +-----
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c | 2 --
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c | 13 +++++++++++++
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c | 4 +---
drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c | 5 +----
drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c | 5 +----
include/linux/fb.h | 2 ++
7 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_chrdev.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_chrdev.c
index 4ebd16b7e3b8d..54f926fb411bd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_chrdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_chrdev.c
@@ -85,11 +85,7 @@ static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info, unsigned int cmd,
var.activate &= ~FB_ACTIVATE_KD_TEXT;
console_lock();
lock_fb_info(info);
- ret = fbcon_modechange_possible(info, &var);
- if (!ret)
- ret = fb_set_var(info, &var);
- if (!ret)
- fbcon_update_vcs(info, var.activate & FB_ACTIVATE_ALL);
+ ret = fb_set_var_from_user(info, &var);
unlock_fb_info(info);
console_unlock();
if (!ret && copy_to_user(argp, &var, sizeof(var)))
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index 666293f0864f3..6691e0f8ff41a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
@@ -2706,7 +2706,6 @@ void fbcon_update_vcs(struct fb_info *info, bool all)
else
fbcon_modechanged(info);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fbcon_update_vcs);
/* let fbcon check if it supports a new screen resolution */
int fbcon_modechange_possible(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
@@ -2734,7 +2733,6 @@ int fbcon_modechange_possible(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *va
return 0;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fbcon_modechange_possible);
int fbcon_mode_deleted(struct fb_info *info,
struct fb_videomode *mode)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index 0ea182314b89b..a3af47e103b0d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -349,6 +349,19 @@ fb_set_var(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_set_var);
+int fb_set_var_from_user(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
+{
+ int ret = fbcon_modechange_possible(info, var);
+
+ if (!ret)
+ ret = fb_set_var(info, var);
+ if (!ret)
+ fbcon_update_vcs(info, var->activate & FB_ACTIVATE_ALL);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_set_var_from_user);
+
static void fb_lcd_notify_blank(struct fb_info *info)
{
int power;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
index fa12e5da9bbdc..49d886c2dd7c8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ static int activate(struct fb_info *fb_info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
var->activate |= FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE;
console_lock();
lock_fb_info(fb_info);
- err = fb_set_var(fb_info, var);
- if (!err)
- fbcon_update_vcs(fb_info, var->activate & FB_ACTIVATE_ALL);
+ err = fb_set_var_from_user(fb_info, var);
unlock_fb_info(fb_info);
console_unlock();
if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c
index dbcda307f6a67..1376d19b19aeb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ps3fb.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
#include <linux/freezer.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
#include <linux/fb.h>
-#include <linux/fbcon.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <asm/cell-regs.h>
@@ -830,9 +829,7 @@ static int ps3fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info, unsigned int cmd,
/* Force, in case only special bits changed */
var.activate |= FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE;
par->new_mode_id = val;
- retval = fb_set_var(info, &var);
- if (!retval)
- fbcon_update_vcs(info, var.activate & FB_ACTIVATE_ALL);
+ retval = fb_set_var_from_user(info, &var);
console_unlock();
}
break;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
index 72969fe8e5134..e8324b01700f6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
#include <linux/ctype.h>
#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/fbcon.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
#include <linux/ioctl.h>
@@ -1768,11 +1767,9 @@ static void sh_mobile_fb_reconfig(struct fb_info *info)
var.height = ch->display.height;
var.activate = FB_ACTIVATE_NOW;
- if (fb_set_var(info, &var) < 0)
+ if (fb_set_var_from_user(info, &var) < 0)
/* Couldn't reconfigure, hopefully, can continue as before */
return;
-
- fbcon_update_vcs(info, true);
}
/*
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index 5178a33c752c6..88680a7cabd55 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -533,6 +533,8 @@ extern int fb_set_var(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var);
extern int fb_pan_display(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var);
extern int fb_blank(struct fb_info *info, int blank);
+int fb_set_var_from_user(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var);
+
/*
* Helpers for framebuffers in I/O memory
*/
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-24 18:10 UTC|newest]
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2026-08-20 11:01 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] fbdev: serialize mode sysfs access with lock_fb_info()" failed to apply to 7.1-stable tree gregkh
2026-08-24 18:10 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2026-08-24 18:10 ` [PATCH 7.1.y 2/2] fbdev: serialize mode sysfs access with lock_fb_info() Sasha Levin
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