Brings the documentation of drm_simple_encoder_init() in sync with the
function's signature. Also add a paragraph clarifying the management of
the encoder's memory.
v2:
* document memory management
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 63170ac6f2e8 ("drm/simple-kms: Add drm_simple_encoder_{init,create}()")
Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Maxime Ripard <mripard@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Airlie <airlied@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c
index 5a2abe2dea3e..74946690aba4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.c
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ static const struct drm_encoder_funcs drm_simple_encoder_funcs_cleanup = {
};
/**
- * drm_simple_encoder_init - Initialize a preallocated encoder
+ * drm_simple_encoder_init - Initialize a preallocated encoder with
+ * basic functionality.
* @dev: drm device
- * @funcs: callbacks for this encoder
+ * @encoder: the encoder to initialize
* @encoder_type: user visible type of the encoder
*
* Initialises a preallocated encoder that has no further functionality.
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@ static const struct drm_encoder_funcs drm_simple_encoder_funcs_cleanup = {
* The encoder will be cleaned up automatically as part of the mode-setting
* cleanup.
*
+ * The caller of drm_simple_encoder_init() is responsible for freeing
+ * the encoder's memory after the encoder has been cleaned up. At the
+ * moment this only works reliably if the encoder data structure is
+ * stored in the device structure. Free the encoder's memory as part of
+ * the device release function.
+ *
+ * FIXME: Later improvements to DRM's resource management may allow for
+ * an automated kfree() of the encoder's memory.
+ *
* Returns:
* Zero on success, error code on failure.
*/
--
2.25.1
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