On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:34:44 +0000
Simon Ser <contact@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> User-space should avoid parsing EDIDs for metadata already exposed via
> other KMS interfaces and properties. For instance, user-space should not
> try to extract a list of modes from the EDID: the kernel might mutate
> the mode list (because of link capabilities or quirks for instance).
>
> Other metadata not exposed by KMS can be parsed by user-space. This
> includes for instance monitor identification (make/model/serial) and
> supported color-spaces.
>
> v2: add short explanation why user-space shouldn't do this (Brian)
>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Ser <contact@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Pekka Paalanen <pekka.paalanen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Brian Starkey <brian.starkey@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> index 717c4e7271b0..1913d8b4e16a 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
> @@ -960,6 +960,11 @@ static const struct drm_prop_enum_list dp_colorspaces[] = {
> * drm_connector_update_edid_property(), usually after having parsed
> * the EDID using drm_add_edid_modes(). Userspace cannot change this
> * property.
> + *
> + * User-space should not parse the EDID to obtain information exposed via
> + * other KMS properties (because the kernel might apply limits, quirks or
> + * fixups to the EDID). For instance, user-space should not try to parse
> + * mode lists from the EDID.
> * DPMS:
> * Legacy property for setting the power state of the connector. For atomic
> * drivers this is only provided for backwards compatibility with existing
Reviewed-by: Pekka Paalanen <pekka.paalanen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks,
pq
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