Re: [PATCH 1/6] drm/debugfs: create device-centered debugfs functions
From: Maíra Canal
Date: Wed Nov 23 2022 - 07:17:39 EST
On 11/23/22 08:59, Jani Nikula wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2022, Maíra Canal <mcanal@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Jani,
>>
>> On 11/23/22 08:06, Jani Nikula wrote:
>>> On Tue, 22 Nov 2022, Maíra Canal <mcanal@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Introduce the ability to track requests for the addition of DRM debugfs
>>>> files at any time and have them added all at once during
>>>> drm_dev_register().
>>>>
>>>> Drivers can add DRM debugfs files to a device-managed list and, during
>>>> drm_dev_register(), all added files will be created at once.
>>>>
>>>> Now, the drivers can use the functions drm_debugfs_add_file() and
>>>> drm_debugfs_add_files() to create DRM debugfs files instead of using the
>>>> drm_debugfs_create_files() function.
>>>>
>>>> Co-developed-by: Wambui Karuga <wambui.karugax@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Wambui Karuga <wambui.karugax@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Maíra Canal <mcanal@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c | 3 ++
>>>> include/drm/drm_debugfs.h | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> include/drm/drm_device.h | 15 +++++++
>>>> 4 files changed, 139 insertions(+)
>>>>>> +/**
>>>> + * drm_debugfs_add_file - Add a given file to the DRM device debugfs file list
>>>> + * @dev: drm device for the ioctl
>>>> + * @name: debugfs file name
>>>> + * @show: show callback
>>>> + * @data: driver-private data, should not be device-specific
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Add a given file entry to the DRM device debugfs file list to be created on
>>>> + * drm_debugfs_init.
>>>> + */
>>>> +int drm_debugfs_add_file(struct drm_device *dev, const char *name,
>>>> + int (*show)(struct seq_file*, void*), void *data)
>>>> +{
>>>> + struct drm_debugfs_entry *entry = drmm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
>>>> +
>>>> + if (!entry)
>>>> + return -ENOMEM;
>>>> +
>>>> + entry->file.name = name;
>>>> + entry->file.show = show;
>>>> + entry->file.data = data;
>>>> + entry->dev = dev;
>>>> +
>>>> + mutex_lock(&dev->debugfs_mutex);
>>>> + list_add(&entry->list, &dev->debugfs_list);
>>>> + mutex_unlock(&dev->debugfs_mutex);
>>>> +
>>>> + return 0;
>>>> +}
>>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_debugfs_add_file);
>>>> +
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * drm_debugfs_add_files - Add an array of files to the DRM device debugfs file list
>>>> + * @dev: drm device for the ioctl
>>>> + * @files: The array of files to create
>>>> + * @count: The number of files given
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Add a given set of debugfs files represented by an array of
>>>> + * &struct drm_debugfs_info in the DRM device debugfs file list.
>>>> + */
>>>> +int drm_debugfs_add_files(struct drm_device *dev, const struct drm_debugfs_info *files, int count)
>>>> +{
>>>> + int i, ret = 0, err;
>>>> +
>>>> + for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
>>>> + err = drm_debugfs_add_file(dev, files[i].name, files[i].show, files[i].data);
>>>> + if (err)
>>>> + ret = err;
>>>> + }
>>>> +
>>>> + return ret;
>>>> +}
>>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_debugfs_add_files);
>>>
>>> Do we want to add return values and error handling to debugfs related
>>> functions at all?
>>
>> Drivers such as vc4 can use the return values from debugfs-related
>> functions for error handling. Although the return values are not
>> explicitly necessary, some drivers can benefit from them for error handling.
>
> Arguably they should cease to do error handling on debugfs failures
> too. No driver should stop probe if debugfs fails, and that's been the
> direction for years.
Is it not even reasonable to return errors only to create drm_WARN_ON
when the creation of debugfs files fails? Currently, vc4 doesn't stop to
probe if debugfs fails, but only creates some warnings to let the user
knows that it failed.
Best Regards,
- Maíra Canal
>
> BR,
> Jani.
>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> - Maíra Canal
>>
>>>
>>> BR,
>>> Jani.
>>>
>>>
>>>> +
>>>> static int connector_show(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
>>>> {
>>>> struct drm_connector *connector = m->private;
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
>>>> index 8214a0b1ab7f..803942008fcb 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
>>>> @@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ static void drm_dev_init_release(struct drm_device *dev, void *res)
>>>> mutex_destroy(&dev->clientlist_mutex);
>>>> mutex_destroy(&dev->filelist_mutex);
>>>> mutex_destroy(&dev->struct_mutex);
>>>> + mutex_destroy(&dev->debugfs_mutex);
>>>> drm_legacy_destroy_members(dev);
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> @@ -608,12 +609,14 @@ static int drm_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev,
>>>> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->filelist_internal);
>>>> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->clientlist);
>>>> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->vblank_event_list);
>>>> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->debugfs_list);
>>>>
>>>> spin_lock_init(&dev->event_lock);
>>>> mutex_init(&dev->struct_mutex);
>>>> mutex_init(&dev->filelist_mutex);
>>>> mutex_init(&dev->clientlist_mutex);
>>>> mutex_init(&dev->master_mutex);
>>>> + mutex_init(&dev->debugfs_mutex);
>>>>
>>>> ret = drmm_add_action(dev, drm_dev_init_release, NULL);
>>>> if (ret)
>>>> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_debugfs.h b/include/drm/drm_debugfs.h
>>>> index 2188dc83957f..c5684d6c5055 100644
>>>> --- a/include/drm/drm_debugfs.h
>>>> +++ b/include/drm/drm_debugfs.h
>>>> @@ -79,12 +79,43 @@ struct drm_info_node {
>>>> struct dentry *dent;
>>>> };
>>>>
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * struct drm_debugfs_info - debugfs info list entry
>>>> + *
>>>> + * This structure represents a debugfs file to be created by the drm
>>>> + * core.
>>>> + */
>>>> +struct drm_debugfs_info {
>>>> + const char *name;
>>>> + int (*show)(struct seq_file*, void*);
>>>> + u32 driver_features;
>>>> + void *data;
>>>> +};
>>>> +
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * struct drm_debugfs_entry - Per-device debugfs node structure
>>>> + *
>>>> + * This structure represents a debugfs file, as an instantiation of a &struct
>>>> + * drm_debugfs_info on a &struct drm_device.
>>>> + */
>>>> +struct drm_debugfs_entry {
>>>> + struct drm_device *dev;
>>>> + struct drm_debugfs_info file;
>>>> + struct list_head list;
>>>> +};
>>>> +
>>>> #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
>>>> void drm_debugfs_create_files(const struct drm_info_list *files,
>>>> int count, struct dentry *root,
>>>> struct drm_minor *minor);
>>>> int drm_debugfs_remove_files(const struct drm_info_list *files,
>>>> int count, struct drm_minor *minor);
>>>> +
>>>> +int drm_debugfs_add_file(struct drm_device *dev, const char *name,
>>>> + int (*show)(struct seq_file*, void*), void *data);
>>>> +
>>>> +int drm_debugfs_add_files(struct drm_device *dev,
>>>> + const struct drm_debugfs_info *files, int count);
>>>> #else
>>>> static inline void drm_debugfs_create_files(const struct drm_info_list *files,
>>>> int count, struct dentry *root,
>>>> @@ -96,6 +127,20 @@ static inline int drm_debugfs_remove_files(const struct drm_info_list *files,
>>>> {
>>>> return 0;
>>>> }
>>>> +
>>>> +static inline int drm_debugfs_add_file(struct drm_device *dev, const char *name,
>>>> + int (*show)(struct seq_file*, void*),
>>>> + void *data)
>>>> +{
>>>> + return 0;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +static inline int drm_debugfs_add_files(struct drm_device *dev,
>>>> + const struct drm_debugfs_info *files,
>>>> + int count)
>>>> +{
>>>> + return 0;
>>>> +}
>>>> #endif
>>>>
>>>> #endif /* _DRM_DEBUGFS_H_ */
>>>> diff --git a/include/drm/drm_device.h b/include/drm/drm_device.h
>>>> index 9923c7a6885e..fa6af1d57929 100644
>>>> --- a/include/drm/drm_device.h
>>>> +++ b/include/drm/drm_device.h
>>>> @@ -295,6 +295,21 @@ struct drm_device {
>>>> */
>>>> struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper;
>>>>
>>>> + /**
>>>> + * @debugfs_mutex:
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Protects &debugfs_list access.
>>>> + */
>>>> + struct mutex debugfs_mutex;
>>>> +
>>>> + /**
>>>> + * @debugfs_list:
>>>> + *
>>>> + * List of debugfs files to be created by the DRM device. The files
>>>> + * must be added during drm_dev_register().
>>>> + */
>>>> + struct list_head debugfs_list;
>>>> +
>>>> /* Everything below here is for legacy driver, never use! */
>>>> /* private: */
>>>> #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_LEGACY)
>>>
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