From 4ee6034c80c50b6e788f0f4291c3ad64debde390 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Vetter Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 09:46:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] drm: Document drm_connector_helper_funcs Nothing special, except the somewhat awkward split in probe helper callbacks between here and drm_crtc_funcs. v2: Suggestions from Thierry. Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter Link: http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/1449218769-16577-25-git-send-email-daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch Reviewed-by: Thierry Reding --- include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h | 106 +++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h index c77b7dcf343b..4b3869bd49b5 100644 --- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h +++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h @@ -270,18 +270,114 @@ static inline void drm_encoder_helper_add(struct drm_encoder *encoder, /** * struct drm_connector_helper_funcs - helper operations for connectors - * @get_modes: get mode list for this connector - * @mode_valid: is this mode valid on the given connector? (optional) - * @best_encoder: return the preferred encoder for this connector - * @atomic_best_encoder: atomic version of @best_encoder * - * The helper operations are called by the mid-layer CRTC helper. + * These functions are used by the atomic and legacy modeset helpers and by the + * probe helpers. */ struct drm_connector_helper_funcs { + /** + * @get_modes: + * + * This function should fill in all modes currently valid for the sink + * into the connector->probed_modes list. It should also update the + * EDID property by calling drm_mode_connector_update_edid_property(). + * + * The usual way to implement this is to cache the EDID retrieved in the + * probe callback somewhere in the driver-private connector structure. + * In this function drivers then parse the modes in the EDID and add + * them by calling drm_add_edid_modes(). But connectors that driver a + * fixed panel can also manually add specific modes using + * drm_mode_probed_add(). Finally drivers that support audio probably + * want to update the ELD data, too, using drm_edid_to_eld(). + * + * This function is only called after the ->detect() hook has indicated + * that a sink is connected and when the EDID isn't overridden through + * sysfs or the kernel commandline. + * + * This callback is used by the probe helpers in e.g. + * drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes(). + * + * RETURNS: + * + * The number of modes added by calling drm_mode_probed_add(). + */ int (*get_modes)(struct drm_connector *connector); + + /** + * @mode_valid: + * + * Callback to validate a mode for a connector, irrespective of the + * specific display configuration. + * + * This callback is used by the probe helpers to filter the mode list + * (which is usually derived from the EDID data block from the sink). + * See e.g. drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes(). + * + * NOTE: + * + * This only filters the mode list supplied to userspace in the + * GETCONNECOTR IOCTL. Userspace is free to create modes of its own and + * ask the kernel to use them. It this case the atomic helpers or legacy + * CRTC helpers will not call this function. Drivers therefore must + * still fully validate any mode passed in in a modeset request. + * + * RETURNS: + * + * Either MODE_OK or one of the failure reasons in enum + * &drm_mode_status. + */ enum drm_mode_status (*mode_valid)(struct drm_connector *connector, struct drm_display_mode *mode); + /** + * @best_encoder: + * + * This function should select the best encoder for the given connector. + * + * This function is used by both the atomic helpers (in the + * drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset() function) and in the legacy CRTC + * helpers. + * + * NOTE: + * + * In atomic drivers this function is called in the check phase of an + * atomic update. The driver is not allowed to change or inspect + * anything outside of arguments passed-in. Atomic drivers which need to + * inspect dynamic configuration state should instead use + * @atomic_best_encoder. + * + * RETURNS: + * + * Encoder that should be used for the given connector and connector + * state, or NULL if no suitable encoder exists. Note that the helpers + * will ensure that encoders aren't used twice, drivers should not check + * for this. + */ struct drm_encoder *(*best_encoder)(struct drm_connector *connector); + + /** + * @atomic_best_encoder: + * + * This is the atomic version of @best_encoder for atomic drivers which + * need to select the best encoder depending upon the desired + * configuration and can't select it statically. + * + * This function is used by drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset() and either + * this or @best_encoder is required. + * + * NOTE: + * + * This function is called in the check phase of an atomic update. The + * driver is not allowed to change anything outside of the free-standing + * state objects passed-in or assembled in the overall &drm_atomic_state + * update tracking structure. + * + * RETURNS: + * + * Encoder that should be used for the given connector and connector + * state, or NULL if no suitable encoder exists. Note that the helpers + * will ensure that encoders aren't used twice, drivers should not check + * for this. + */ struct drm_encoder *(*atomic_best_encoder)(struct drm_connector *connector, struct drm_connector_state *connector_state); };