[v19,03/30] drm/gem: Document locking rule of vmap and evict callbacks

Message ID 20240105184624.508603-4-dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com
State New
Headers
Series Add generic memory shrinker to VirtIO-GPU and Panfrost DRM drivers |

Commit Message

Dmitry Osipenko Jan. 5, 2024, 6:45 p.m. UTC
  The vmap/vunmap/evict GEM callbacks are always invoked with a held GEM's
reservation lock. Document this locking rule for clarity.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com>
---
 include/drm/drm_gem.h | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Boris Brezillon Jan. 25, 2024, 7:55 a.m. UTC | #1
On Fri,  5 Jan 2024 21:45:57 +0300
Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com> wrote:

> The vmap/vunmap/evict GEM callbacks are always invoked with a held GEM's
> reservation lock. Document this locking rule for clarity.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com>

Reviewed-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@collabora.com>

> ---
>  include/drm/drm_gem.h | 9 ++++++---
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem.h b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
> index f835fdee6a5e..021f64371056 100644
> --- a/include/drm/drm_gem.h
> +++ b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
> @@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ struct drm_gem_object_funcs {
>  	 * @vmap:
>  	 *
>  	 * Returns a virtual address for the buffer. Used by the
> -	 * drm_gem_dmabuf_vmap() helper.
> +	 * drm_gem_dmabuf_vmap() helper. Called with a held GEM reservation
> +	 * lock.
>  	 *
>  	 * This callback is optional.
>  	 */
> @@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ struct drm_gem_object_funcs {
>  	 * @vunmap:
>  	 *
>  	 * Releases the address previously returned by @vmap. Used by the
> -	 * drm_gem_dmabuf_vunmap() helper.
> +	 * drm_gem_dmabuf_vunmap() helper. Called with a held GEM reservation
> +	 * lock.
>  	 *
>  	 * This callback is optional.
>  	 */
> @@ -189,7 +191,8 @@ struct drm_gem_object_funcs {
>  	 * @evict:
>  	 *
>  	 * Evicts gem object out from memory. Used by the drm_gem_object_evict()
> -	 * helper. Returns 0 on success, -errno otherwise.
> +	 * helper. Returns 0 on success, -errno otherwise. Called with a held
> +	 * GEM reservation lock.
>  	 *
>  	 * This callback is optional.
>  	 */
  

Patch

diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem.h b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
index f835fdee6a5e..021f64371056 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_gem.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@  struct drm_gem_object_funcs {
 	 * @vmap:
 	 *
 	 * Returns a virtual address for the buffer. Used by the
-	 * drm_gem_dmabuf_vmap() helper.
+	 * drm_gem_dmabuf_vmap() helper. Called with a held GEM reservation
+	 * lock.
 	 *
 	 * This callback is optional.
 	 */
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@  struct drm_gem_object_funcs {
 	 * @vunmap:
 	 *
 	 * Releases the address previously returned by @vmap. Used by the
-	 * drm_gem_dmabuf_vunmap() helper.
+	 * drm_gem_dmabuf_vunmap() helper. Called with a held GEM reservation
+	 * lock.
 	 *
 	 * This callback is optional.
 	 */
@@ -189,7 +191,8 @@  struct drm_gem_object_funcs {
 	 * @evict:
 	 *
 	 * Evicts gem object out from memory. Used by the drm_gem_object_evict()
-	 * helper. Returns 0 on success, -errno otherwise.
+	 * helper. Returns 0 on success, -errno otherwise. Called with a held
+	 * GEM reservation lock.
 	 *
 	 * This callback is optional.
 	 */