From: Dave Airlie airlied@redhat.com
This is just an idea that might or might not be a good idea, it basically adds two ioctls to create a dumb and map a dumb buffer suitable for scanout. The handle can be passed to the KMS ioctls to create a framebuffer.
It looks to me like it would be useful in the following cases: a) in development drivers - we can always provide a shadowfb fallback. b) libkms users - we can clean up libkms a lot and avoid linking to libdrm_*. c) plymouth via libkms is a lot easier.
Userspace bits would be just calls + mmaps. We could probably mark these handles somehow as not being suitable for acceleartion so as top stop people who are dumber than dumb.
Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie airlied@redhat.com --- drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c | 33 +++++++++++ drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c | 5 +- drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c | 3 +- drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c | 3 + drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h | 7 ++ drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h | 9 +++ drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c | 13 ++++ drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c | 2 +- drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++-- drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h | 1 + include/drm/drm.h | 4 + include/drm/drmP.h | 12 ++++ include/drm/drm_crtc.h | 7 ++ include/drm/drm_mode.h | 29 ++++++++++ 15 files changed, 246 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c index 2baa670..c739170 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c @@ -2674,3 +2674,36 @@ out: mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex); return ret; } + +int drm_mode_create_dumb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, + void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv) +{ + struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args = data; + + if (!dev->driver->dumb_create) + return -ENOSYS; + return dev->driver->dumb_create(file_priv, dev, args); +} + +int drm_mode_mmap_dumb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, + void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv) +{ + struct drm_mode_map_dumb *args = data; + + /* call driver ioctl to get mmap offset */ + if (!dev->driver->dumb_map_offset) + return -ENOSYS; + + return dev->driver->dumb_map_offset(file_priv, dev, args->handle, &args->offset); +} + +int drm_mode_destroy_dumb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, + void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv) +{ + struct drm_mode_destroy_dumb *args = data; + + if (!dev->driver->dumb_destroy) + return -ENOSYS; + + return dev->driver->dumb_destroy(file_priv, dev, args->handle); +} diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c index 271835a..3e99198 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c @@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ static struct drm_ioctl_desc drm_ioctls[] = { DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ADDFB, drm_mode_addfb, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED), DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_RMFB, drm_mode_rmfb, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED), DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_PAGE_FLIP, drm_mode_page_flip_ioctl, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED), - DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DIRTYFB, drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED) + DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DIRTYFB, drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED), + DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB, drm_mode_create_dumb_ioctl, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED), + DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_MAP_DUMB, drm_mode_mmap_dumb_ioctl, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED), + DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DESTROY_DUMB, drm_mode_destroy_dumb_ioctl, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED) };
#define DRM_CORE_IOCTL_COUNT ARRAY_SIZE( drm_ioctls ) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c index ea1c4b0..aa8df25 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_object_alloc); /** * Removes the mapping from handle to filp for this object. */ -static int +int drm_gem_handle_delete(struct drm_file *filp, u32 handle) { struct drm_device *dev; @@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ drm_gem_handle_delete(struct drm_file *filp, u32 handle)
return 0; } +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_handle_delete);
/** * Create a handle for this object. This adds a handle reference diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c index 8724933..ca9434a 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c @@ -678,6 +678,9 @@ static struct drm_driver driver = { .gem_init_object = i915_gem_init_object, .gem_free_object = i915_gem_free_object, .gem_vm_ops = &i915_gem_vm_ops, + .dumb_create = i915_gem_dumb_create, + .dumb_map_offset = i915_gem_mmap_gtt, + .dumb_destroy = i915_gem_dumb_destroy, .ioctls = i915_ioctls, .fops = { .owner = THIS_MODULE, diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h index aac1bf3..276f188 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h @@ -1113,6 +1113,13 @@ void i915_gem_object_move_to_active(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 seqno);
+int i915_gem_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, + struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args); +int i915_gem_mmap_gtt(struct drm_file *file_priv, struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle, uint64_t *offset); +int i915_gem_dumb_destroy(struct drm_file *file_priv, struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle); /** * Returns true if seq1 is later than seq2. */ diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c index c79c0b6..882389b 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c @@ -189,22 +189,20 @@ i915_gem_get_aperture_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, return 0; }
-/** - * Creates a new mm object and returns a handle to it. - */ -int -i915_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, - struct drm_file *file) +static int +i915_gem_create(struct drm_file *file, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint64_t size, + uint32_t *handle_p) { - struct drm_i915_gem_create *args = data; struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj; int ret; u32 handle;
- args->size = roundup(args->size, PAGE_SIZE); + size = roundup(size, PAGE_SIZE);
/* Allocate the new object */ - obj = i915_gem_alloc_object(dev, args->size); + obj = i915_gem_alloc_object(dev, size); if (obj == NULL) return -ENOMEM;
@@ -220,10 +218,41 @@ i915_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base); trace_i915_gem_object_create(obj);
- args->handle = handle; + *handle_p = handle; return 0; }
+int +i915_gem_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file, + struct drm_device *dev, + struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args) +{ + /* have to work out size/pitch and return them */ + args->pitch = ALIGN(args->width & ((args->bpp + 1) / 8), 64); + args->size = args->pitch * args->height; + return i915_gem_create(file, dev, + args->size, &args->handle); +} + +int i915_gem_dumb_destroy(struct drm_file *file, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle) +{ + return drm_gem_handle_delete(file, handle); +} + +/** + * Creates a new mm object and returns a handle to it. + */ +int +i915_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, + struct drm_file *file) +{ + struct drm_i915_gem_create *args = data; + return i915_gem_create(file, dev, + args->size, &args->handle); +} + static int i915_gem_object_needs_bit17_swizzle(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj) { drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = obj->base.dev->dev_private; @@ -1421,27 +1450,13 @@ i915_gem_get_unfenced_gtt_alignment(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj) return tile_height * obj->stride * 2; }
-/** - * i915_gem_mmap_gtt_ioctl - prepare an object for GTT mmap'ing - * @dev: DRM device - * @data: GTT mapping ioctl data - * @file: GEM object info - * - * Simply returns the fake offset to userspace so it can mmap it. - * The mmap call will end up in drm_gem_mmap(), which will set things - * up so we can get faults in the handler above. - * - * The fault handler will take care of binding the object into the GTT - * (since it may have been evicted to make room for something), allocating - * a fence register, and mapping the appropriate aperture address into - * userspace. - */ int -i915_gem_mmap_gtt_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, - struct drm_file *file) +i915_gem_mmap_gtt(struct drm_file *file, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle, + uint64_t *offset) { struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private; - struct drm_i915_gem_mmap_gtt *args = data; struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj; int ret;
@@ -1452,7 +1467,7 @@ i915_gem_mmap_gtt_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, if (ret) return ret;
- obj = to_intel_bo(drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, file, args->handle)); + obj = to_intel_bo(drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, file, handle)); if (obj == NULL) { ret = -ENOENT; goto unlock; @@ -1475,7 +1490,7 @@ i915_gem_mmap_gtt_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, goto out; }
- args->offset = (u64)obj->base.map_list.hash.key << PAGE_SHIFT; + *offset = (u64)obj->base.map_list.hash.key << PAGE_SHIFT;
out: drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base); @@ -1484,6 +1499,34 @@ unlock: return ret; }
+/** + * i915_gem_mmap_gtt_ioctl - prepare an object for GTT mmap'ing + * @dev: DRM device + * @data: GTT mapping ioctl data + * @file: GEM object info + * + * Simply returns the fake offset to userspace so it can mmap it. + * The mmap call will end up in drm_gem_mmap(), which will set things + * up so we can get faults in the handler above. + * + * The fault handler will take care of binding the object into the GTT + * (since it may have been evicted to make room for something), allocating + * a fence register, and mapping the appropriate aperture address into + * userspace. + */ +int +i915_gem_mmap_gtt_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, + struct drm_file *file) +{ + struct drm_i915_gem_mmap_gtt *args = data; + + if (!(dev->driver->driver_features & DRIVER_GEM)) + return -ENODEV; + + return i915_gem_mmap_gtt(file, dev, args->handle, &args->offset); +} + + static int i915_gem_object_get_pages_gtt(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, gfp_t gfpmask) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h index aff8080..d02d6f5 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h @@ -287,6 +287,15 @@ int radeon_gem_object_pin(struct drm_gem_object *obj, uint32_t pin_domain, uint64_t *gpu_addr); void radeon_gem_object_unpin(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
+int radeon_mode_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, + struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args); +int radeon_mode_dumb_mmap(struct drm_file *filp, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle, uint64_t *offset_p); +int radeon_mode_dumb_destroy(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle);
/* * GART structures, functions & helpers diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c index be5cb4f..e86b10c 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c @@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ extern int radeon_get_crtc_scanoutpos(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc, extern struct drm_ioctl_desc radeon_ioctls_kms[]; extern int radeon_max_kms_ioctl; int radeon_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma); +int radeon_mode_dumb_mmap(struct drm_file *filp, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle, uint64_t *offset_p); +int radeon_mode_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, + struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args); +int radeon_mode_dumb_destroy(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle); + #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) int radeon_debugfs_init(struct drm_minor *minor); void radeon_debugfs_cleanup(struct drm_minor *minor); @@ -318,6 +328,9 @@ static struct drm_driver kms_driver = { .gem_init_object = radeon_gem_object_init, .gem_free_object = radeon_gem_object_free, .dma_ioctl = radeon_dma_ioctl_kms, + .dumb_create = radeon_mode_dumb_create, + .dumb_map_offset = radeon_mode_dumb_mmap, + .dumb_destroy = radeon_mode_dumb_destroy, .fops = { .owner = THIS_MODULE, .open = drm_open, diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c index 66324b5..cb968f9 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static struct fb_ops radeonfb_ops = { };
-static int radeon_align_pitch(struct radeon_device *rdev, int width, int bpp, bool tiled) +int radeon_align_pitch(struct radeon_device *rdev, int width, int bpp, bool tiled) { int aligned = width; int align_large = (ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev)) || tiled; diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c index df95eb8..ede5dcc 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c @@ -236,23 +236,31 @@ int radeon_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, return r; }
-int radeon_gem_mmap_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, - struct drm_file *filp) +int radeon_mode_dumb_mmap(struct drm_file *filp, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle, uint64_t *offset_p) { - struct drm_radeon_gem_mmap *args = data; struct drm_gem_object *gobj; struct radeon_bo *robj;
- gobj = drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, filp, args->handle); + gobj = drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, filp, handle); if (gobj == NULL) { return -ENOENT; } robj = gobj->driver_private; - args->addr_ptr = radeon_bo_mmap_offset(robj); + *offset_p = radeon_bo_mmap_offset(robj); drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj); return 0; }
+int radeon_gem_mmap_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, + struct drm_file *filp) +{ + struct drm_radeon_gem_mmap *args = data; + + return radeon_mode_dumb_mmap(filp, dev, args->handle, &args->addr_ptr); +} + int radeon_gem_busy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *filp) { @@ -345,3 +353,38 @@ out: drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj); return r; } + +int radeon_mode_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, + struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args) +{ + struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private; + struct drm_gem_object *gobj; + int r; + + args->pitch = radeon_align_pitch(rdev, args->width, args->bpp, 0) * ((args->bpp + 1) / 8); + args->size = args->pitch * args->height; + args->size = ALIGN(args->size, PAGE_SIZE); + + r = radeon_gem_object_create(rdev, args->size, 0, + RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, + false, ttm_bo_type_device, + &gobj); + if (r) + return -ENOMEM; + + r = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, gobj, &args->handle); + if (r) { + drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj); + return r; + } + drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(gobj); + return 0; +} + +int radeon_mode_dumb_destroy(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle) +{ + return drm_gem_handle_delete(file_priv, handle); +} diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h index fd185f7..6058d75 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h @@ -665,4 +665,5 @@ void radeon_fb_output_poll_changed(struct radeon_device *rdev);
void radeon_crtc_handle_flip(struct radeon_device *rdev, int crtc_id);
+int radeon_align_pitch(struct radeon_device *rdev, int width, int bpp, bool tiled); #endif diff --git a/include/drm/drm.h b/include/drm/drm.h index e5f7061..8598cc9 100644 --- a/include/drm/drm.h +++ b/include/drm/drm.h @@ -701,6 +701,10 @@ struct drm_gem_open { #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_PAGE_FLIP DRM_IOWR(0xB0, struct drm_mode_crtc_page_flip) #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DIRTYFB DRM_IOWR(0xB1, struct drm_mode_fb_dirty_cmd)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB DRM_IOWR(0xB2, struct drm_mode_create_dumb) +#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_MAP_DUMB DRM_IOWR(0xB3, struct drm_mode_map_dumb) +#define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DESTROY_DUMB DRM_IOWR(0xB4, struct drm_mode_destroy_dumb) + /** * Device specific ioctls should only be in their respective headers * The device specific ioctl range is from 0x40 to 0x99. diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h index a4694c6..ca52274 100644 --- a/include/drm/drmP.h +++ b/include/drm/drmP.h @@ -880,6 +880,17 @@ struct drm_driver { /* vga arb irq handler */ void (*vgaarb_irq)(struct drm_device *dev, bool state);
+ /* dumb alloc support */ + int (*dumb_create)(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, + struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args); + int (*dumb_map_offset)(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t handle, + uint64_t *offset); + int (*dumb_destroy)(struct drm_file *file_priv, + struct drm_device *dev, + uint32_t handle); + /* Driver private ops for this object */ struct vm_operations_struct *gem_vm_ops;
@@ -1544,6 +1555,7 @@ drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(struct drm_gem_object *obj) int drm_gem_handle_create(struct drm_file *file_priv, struct drm_gem_object *obj, u32 *handlep); +int drm_gem_handle_delete(struct drm_file *filp, u32 handle);
static inline void drm_gem_object_handle_reference(struct drm_gem_object *obj) diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h index acd7fad..fcdce20 100644 --- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h +++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h @@ -791,4 +791,11 @@ extern int drm_add_modes_noedid(struct drm_connector *connector, extern bool drm_edid_is_valid(struct edid *edid); struct drm_display_mode *drm_mode_find_dmt(struct drm_device *dev, int hsize, int vsize, int fresh); + +extern int drm_mode_create_dumb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, + void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv); +extern int drm_mode_mmap_dumb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, + void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv); +extern int drm_mode_destroy_dumb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, + void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv); #endif /* __DRM_CRTC_H__ */ diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/drm/drm_mode.h index 0fc7397..ae6b7a3 100644 --- a/include/drm/drm_mode.h +++ b/include/drm/drm_mode.h @@ -344,4 +344,33 @@ struct drm_mode_crtc_page_flip { __u64 user_data; };
+/* create a dumb scanout buffer */ +struct drm_mode_create_dumb { + uint32_t height; + uint32_t width; + uint32_t bpp; + uint32_t flags; + /* handle, pitch, size will be returned */ + uint32_t handle; + uint32_t pitch; + uint64_t size; +}; + +/* set up for mmap of a dumb scanout buffer */ +struct drm_mode_map_dumb { + /** Handle for the object being mapped. */ + __u32 handle; + __u32 pad; + /** + * Fake offset to use for subsequent mmap call + * + * This is a fixed-size type for 32/64 compatibility. + */ + __u64 offset; +}; + +struct drm_mode_destroy_dumb { + uint32_t handle; +}; + #endif
On Fri, 7 Jan 2011 09:16:51 +1000, Dave Airlie airlied@gmail.com wrote:
+int +i915_gem_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file,
struct drm_device *dev,
struct drm_mode_create_dumb *args)
+{
- /* have to work out size/pitch and return them */
- args->pitch = ALIGN(args->width & ((args->bpp + 1) / 8), 64);
^ oops I think you meant args->width * ((args->bpp + 7) /8)
- args->size = args->pitch * args->height;
- return i915_gem_create(file, dev,
args->size, &args->handle);
+}
The only issue with the dumb libkms fb is the transition to X. Is the nature of the dumb fb such that we would be prohibited from blitting to the X fb, or can we use platform specific knowledge to know how we can abuse it? -Chris
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Dave Airlie airlied@gmail.com wrote:
From: Dave Airlie airlied@redhat.com
This is just an idea that might or might not be a good idea, it basically adds two ioctls to create a dumb and map a dumb buffer suitable for scanout. The handle can be passed to the KMS ioctls to create a framebuffer.
It looks to me like it would be useful in the following cases: a) in development drivers - we can always provide a shadowfb fallback. b) libkms users - we can clean up libkms a lot and avoid linking to libdrm_*. c) plymouth via libkms is a lot easier.
Userspace bits would be just calls + mmaps. We could probably mark these handles somehow as not being suitable for acceleartion so as top stop people who are dumber than dumb.
Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie airlied@redhat.com
Looks pretty reasonable. One thing from the IRC conversation on v2 was about cursors -- were they going to be handled through this patch?
~ C.
On Fri, 7 Jan 2011 09:16:51 +1000 Dave Airlie airlied@gmail.com wrote:
From: Dave Airlie airlied@redhat.com
This is just an idea that might or might not be a good idea, it basically adds two ioctls to create a dumb and map a dumb buffer suitable for scanout. The handle can be passed to the KMS ioctls to create a framebuffer.
It looks to me like it would be useful in the following cases: a) in development drivers - we can always provide a shadowfb fallback. b) libkms users - we can clean up libkms a lot and avoid linking to libdrm_*. c) plymouth via libkms is a lot easier.
Userspace bits would be just calls + mmaps. We could probably mark these handles somehow as not being suitable for acceleartion so as top stop people who are dumber than dumb.
Would extracting libwfb from the server and providing it as a standalone fb access API from the server also fill these needs? It would be a bigger API, but presumably would allow us to share fbs between early boot and subsequent, accelerated usage. We'd still need to settle on the basic allocation API, but we seem to manage that on the server side...
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