drm: Update documentation and TODO of gem_prime_mmap hook
authorThomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 10:28:46 +0000 (11:28 +0100)
committerThomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:06:57 +0000 (12:06 +0100)
The hook gem_prime_mmap in struct drm_driver is deprecated. Document
the new requirements.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20211108102846.309-4-tzimmermann@suse.de
Documentation/gpu/todo.rst
include/drm/drm_drv.h

index 60d1d7e..6593c4c 100644 (file)
@@ -268,17 +268,6 @@ Contact: Daniel Vetter
 
 Level: Intermediate
 
-Clean up mmap forwarding
-------------------------
-
-A lot of drivers forward gem mmap calls to dma-buf mmap for imported buffers.
-And also a lot of them forward dma-buf mmap to the gem mmap implementations.
-There's drm_gem_prime_mmap() for this now, but still needs to be rolled out.
-
-Contact: Daniel Vetter
-
-Level: Intermediate
-
 Generic fbdev defio support
 ---------------------------
 
index 0cd9595..a84eb40 100644 (file)
@@ -345,11 +345,14 @@ struct drm_driver {
         * mmap hook for GEM drivers, used to implement dma-buf mmap in the
         * PRIME helpers.
         *
-        * FIXME: There's way too much duplication going on here, and also moved
-        * to &drm_gem_object_funcs.
+        * This hook only exists for historical reasons. Drivers must use
+        * drm_gem_prime_mmap() to implement it.
+        *
+        * FIXME: Convert all drivers to implement mmap in struct
+        * &drm_gem_object_funcs and inline drm_gem_prime_mmap() into
+        * its callers. This hook should be removed afterwards.
         */
-       int (*gem_prime_mmap)(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
-                               struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+       int (*gem_prime_mmap)(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
        /**
         * @dumb_create: