[PATCH xf86-video-ati] Only change Set/MoveCursor hooks from what we expect

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On 2018-03-07 04:45 AM, Mario Kleiner wrote:
> On 03/05/2018 10:56 PM, Alex Deucher wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 12:44 PM, Michel Dänzer <michel at daenzer.net>
>> wrote:
>>> From: Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer at amd.com>
>>>
>>> Since xf86CursorCloseScreen runs after RADEONCloseScreen_KMS,
>>> PointPriv->spriteFuncs doesn't point to the same struct in the latter as
>>> in RADEONCursorInit_KMS. So we were restoring info->Set/MoveCursor to
>>> the wrong struct. Then in the next server generation,
>>> info->Set/MoveCursor would end up pointing to
>>> drmmode_sprite_set/move_cursor, resulting in an infinite loop if one of
>>> them was called.
>>>
>>> To avoid this, only change the Set/MoveCursor hooks if their values
>>> match our expectations, otherwise leave them as is. This is kind of a
>>> hack, but the alternative would be invasive and thus risky changes to
>>> the way we're wrapping CloseScreen, and it's not even clear that can
>>> work without changing xserver code.
>>>
>>> Fixes: 1fe8ca75974c ("Keep track of how many SW cursors are visible on
>>>                        each screen")
>>> Signed-off-by: Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer at amd.com>
>>
>> Acked-by: Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher at amd.com>
>>
> 
> Nope, not quite, unfortunately. Tested against x-server master, mesa
> master, ati-ddx master, with sddm login manager. With a freshly started
> server, now on a dual-x-screen setup, instead of an infinite loop, i get
> a server crash as soon as i move the mouse cursor from X-Screen 0 to
> X-Screen 1:

Well, that's not the same issue I was seeing after all. I'll take
another look.


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Earthling Michel Dänzer               |               http://www.amd.com
Libre software enthusiast             |             Mesa and X developer


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