Hi Lyude,
> On 30 Sep 2024, at 20:09, Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Next up is filling out some of the basic connector hotplugging callbacks -
> which we'll need for setting up the fbdev helpers for KMS devices. Note
> that connector hotplugging in DRM follows a BFL scheme: pretty much all
A what scheme?
> probing is protected under the mighty drm_device->mode_config.lock, which
> of course is a bit counter-intuitive to rust's locking schemes where data
> is always associated with its lock.
>
> Since that lock is embedded in an FFI type and not a rust type, we need to
> introduce our own wrapper type that acts as a lock acquisition for this.
> This brings us to introducing a few new types:
>
> * ModeConfigGuard - the most basic lock guard, as long as this object is
> alive we are guaranteed to be holding drm_device->mode_config.lock. This
> object doesn't do much else on its own currently.
> * ConnectorGuard - an object which corresponds to a specific typed DRM
> connector. This can only be acquired with a ModeConfigGuard, and will be
> used to allow calling methods that are only safe to call with
> drm_device->mode_config.lock held. Since it implements
> Deref<Target=Connector<T>> as well, it can also be used for any other
> operations that would normally be available on a DRM connector.
>
> And finally, we add the DriverConnector::get_modes() trait method which
> drivers can use to implement the drm_connector_helper_funcs.get_modes
> callback. Note that while we make this trait method mandatory, we only do
> so for the time being since VKMS doesn't do very much with DRM connectors -
> and as such we have no need yet to implement alternative connector probing
> schemes outside of get_modes().
>
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> rust/kernel/drm/kms.rs | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> rust/kernel/drm/kms/connector.rs | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/kms.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/kms.rs
> index d5cad598f016f..d74267c78864f 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/drm/kms.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/drm/kms.rs
> @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
> types::*,
> error::to_result,
> private::Sealed,
> + sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard},
> + container_of
> };
> use core::{
> ops::Deref,
> @@ -233,6 +235,21 @@ impl<T, K> KmsDriver for T
> T: Driver<Kms = K>,
> K: Kms<Driver = T> {}
>
> +impl<T: KmsDriver> Device<T> {
> + /// Retrieve a pointer to the mode_config mutex
> + #[inline]
> + pub(crate) fn mode_config_mutex(&self) -> &Mutex<()> {
> + // SAFETY: This lock is initialized for as long as `Device<T>` is exposed to users
> + unsafe { Mutex::from_raw(&mut (*self.as_raw()).mode_config.mutex) }
Again, a bit hard to understand what’s going on here, since everything is on a single line.
> + }
> +
> + /// Acquire the [`mode_config.mutex`] for this [`Device`].
> + #[inline]
> + pub fn mode_config_lock(&self) -> ModeConfigGuard<'_, T> {
> + ModeConfigGuard(self.mode_config_mutex().lock(), PhantomData)
> + }
> +}
> +
> /// A modesetting object in DRM.
> ///
> /// This is any type of object where the underlying C object contains a [`struct drm_mode_object`].
> @@ -339,3 +356,56 @@ unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: ptr::NonNull<Self>) {
> unsafe { bindings::drm_mode_object_put(obj.as_ref().raw_mode_obj()) }
> }
> }
> +
> +/// A mode config guard.
> +///
> +/// This is an exclusive primitive that represents when [`drm_device.mode_config.mutex`] is held - as
> +/// some modesetting operations (particularly ones related to [`connectors`](connector)) are still
> +/// protected under this single lock. The lock will be dropped once this object is dropped.
> +///
> +/// # Invariants
> +///
> +/// - `self.0` is contained within a [`struct drm_mode_config`], which is contained within a
> +/// [`struct drm_device`].
> +/// - The [`KmsDriver`] implementation of that [`struct drm_device`] is always `T`.
> +/// - This type proves that [`drm_device.mode_config.mutex`] is acquired.
> +///
> +/// [`struct drm_mode_config`]: (srctree/include/drm/drm_device.h)
> +/// [`drm_device.mode_config.mutex`]: (srctree/include/drm/drm_device.h)
> +/// [`struct drm_device`]: (srctree/include/drm/drm_device.h)
> +pub struct ModeConfigGuard<'a, T: KmsDriver>(MutexGuard<'a, ()>, PhantomData<T>);
> +
> +impl<'a, T: KmsDriver> ModeConfigGuard<'a, T> {
> + /// Construct a new [`ModeConfigGuard`].
> + ///
> + /// # Safety
> + ///
> + /// The caller must ensure that [`drm_device.mode_config.mutex`] is acquired.
> + ///
> + /// [`drm_device.mode_config.mutex`]: (srctree/include/drm/drm_device.h)
> + pub(crate) unsafe fn new(drm: &'a Device<T>) -> Self {
> + // SAFETY: Our safety contract fulfills the requirements of `MutexGuard::new()`
> + Self(unsafe { MutexGuard::new(drm.mode_config_mutex(), ()) }, PhantomData)
> + }
> +
> + /// Return the [`Device`] that this [`ModeConfigGuard`] belongs to.
> + pub fn drm_dev(&self) -> &'a Device<T> {
> + // SAFETY:
> + // - `self` is embedded within a `drm_mode_config` via our type invariants
> + // - `self.0.lock` has an equivalent data type to `mutex` via its type invariants.
> + let mode_config = unsafe { container_of!(self.0.lock, bindings::drm_mode_config, mutex) };
> +
> + // SAFETY: And that `drm_mode_config` lives in a `drm_device` via type invariants.
> + unsafe { Device::borrow(container_of!(mode_config, bindings::drm_device, mode_config)) }
> + }
> +
> + /// Assert that the given device is the owner of this mode config guard.
> + ///
> + /// # Panics
> + ///
> + /// Panics if `dev` is different from the owning device for this mode config guard.
> + #[inline]
> + pub(crate) fn assert_owner(&self, dev: &Device<T>) {
> + assert!(ptr::eq(self.drm_dev(), dev));
> + }
> +}
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/kms/connector.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/kms/connector.rs
> index 54457b327c365..57ab29473c344 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/drm/kms/connector.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/drm/kms/connector.rs
> @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
> use core::{
> marker::*,
> ptr::null_mut,
> - mem,
> + mem::{self, ManuallyDrop},
> ptr::{self, NonNull, addr_of_mut},
> ffi::*,
> ops::*,
> @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
> use super::{
> ModeObject,
> RcModeObject,
> + ModeConfigGuard,
> encoder::*,
> KmsDriver,
> };
> @@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ pub trait DriverConnector: Send + Sync + Sized {
> destroy: Some(connector_destroy_callback::<Self>),
> force: None,
> detect: None,
> - fill_modes: None,
> + fill_modes: Some(bindings::drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes),
> debugfs_init: None,
> oob_hotplug_event: None,
> atomic_duplicate_state: Some(atomic_duplicate_state_callback::<Self::State>),
> @@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ pub trait DriverConnector: Send + Sync + Sized {
> helper_funcs: bindings::drm_connector_helper_funcs {
> mode_valid: None,
> atomic_check: None,
> - get_modes: None,
> + get_modes: Some(get_modes_callback::<Self>),
> detect_ctx: None,
> enable_hpd: None,
> disable_hpd: None,
> @@ -132,6 +133,12 @@ pub trait DriverConnector: Send + Sync + Sized {
> ///
> /// Drivers may use this to instantiate their [`DriverConnector`] object.
> fn new(device: &Device<Self::Driver>, args: Self::Args) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error>;
> +
> + /// Retrieve a list of available display modes for this [`Connector`].
> + fn get_modes<'a>(
> + connector: ConnectorGuard<'a, Self>,
> + guard: &ModeConfigGuard<'a, Self::Driver>
> + ) -> i32;
> }
>
> /// The generated C vtable for a [`DriverConnector`].
> @@ -229,6 +236,19 @@ pub fn new(
> })
> }
>
> + /// Acquire a [`ConnectorGuard`] for this connector from a [`ModeConfigGuard`].
> + ///
> + /// This verifies using the provided reference that the given guard is actually for the same
> + /// device as this connector's parent.
> + ///
> + /// # Panics
> + ///
> + /// Panics if `guard` is not a [`ModeConfigGuard`] for this connector's parent [`Device`].
> + pub fn guard<'a>(&'a self, guard: &ModeConfigGuard<'a, T::Driver>) -> ConnectorGuard<'a, T> {
> + guard.assert_owner(self.drm_dev());
> + ConnectorGuard(self)
> + }
> +
> /// Attach an encoder to this [`Connector`].
> ///
> /// TODO: Move this to an `UnregisteredConnector` interface somehow…
> @@ -327,6 +347,37 @@ unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *mut bindings::drm_connector) -> &'a Self {
> drop(unsafe { Box::from_raw(connector as *mut Connector<T>) });
> }
>
> +unsafe extern "C" fn get_modes_callback<T: DriverConnector>(
> + connector: *mut bindings::drm_connector,
> +) -> c_int {
> + // SAFETY: This is safe via `DriverConnector`s type invariants.
> + let connector = unsafe { Connector::<T>::from_raw(connector) };
> +
> + // SAFETY: This FFI callback is only called while `mode_config.lock` is held
> + let guard = ManuallyDrop::new(unsafe { ModeConfigGuard::new(connector.drm_dev()) });
I’m confused. Can you explain what this ManuallyDrop is being used for?
> +
> + T::get_modes(connector.guard(&guard), &guard)
> +}
> +
> +/// A privileged [`Connector`] obtained while holding a [`ModeConfigGuard`].
> +///
> +/// This provides access to various methods for [`Connector`] that must happen under lock, such as
> +/// setting resolution preferences and adding display modes.
> +///
> +/// # Invariants
> +///
> +/// Shares the invariants of [`ModeConfigGuard`].
> +#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
> +pub struct ConnectorGuard<'a, T: DriverConnector>(&'a Connector<T>);
> +
> +impl<T: DriverConnector> Deref for ConnectorGuard<'_, T> {
> + type Target = Connector<T>;
> +
> + fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
> + self.0
> + }
> +}
> +
> // SAFETY: DRM expects this struct to be zero-initialized
> unsafe impl Zeroable for bindings::drm_connector_state {}
>
> --
> 2.46.1
>
— Daniel
