Re: [PATCH v2 17/29] media: v4l: Acquire a reference to the media device for every video device

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On 20/12/2023 11:37, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> The video device depends on the existence of its media device --- if there
> is one. Acquire a reference to it.
> 
> Note that when the media device release callback is used, then the V4L2
> device release callback is ignored and a warning is issued if both are
> set.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c
> index d13954bd31fd..c1e4995eaf5c 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c
> @@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ static void v4l2_device_release(struct device *cd)
>  {
>  	struct video_device *vdev = to_video_device(cd);
>  	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = vdev->v4l2_dev;
> +	bool v4l2_dev_has_release = v4l2_dev->release;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER
> +	struct media_device *mdev = v4l2_dev->mdev;
> +	bool mdev_has_release = mdev && mdev->ops && mdev->ops->release;
> +#endif
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&videodev_lock);
>  	if (WARN_ON(video_devices[vdev->minor] != vdev)) {
> @@ -198,8 +203,8 @@ static void v4l2_device_release(struct device *cd)
>  
>  	mutex_unlock(&videodev_lock);
>  
> -#if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
> -	if (v4l2_dev->mdev && vdev->vfl_dir != VFL_DIR_M2M) {
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER
> +	if (mdev && vdev->vfl_dir != VFL_DIR_M2M) {
>  		/* Remove interfaces and interface links */
>  		media_devnode_remove(vdev->intf_devnode);
>  		if (vdev->entity.function != MEDIA_ENT_F_UNKNOWN)
> @@ -207,23 +212,31 @@ static void v4l2_device_release(struct device *cd)
>  	}
>  #endif
>  
> -	/* Do not call v4l2_device_put if there is no release callback set.
> -	 * Drivers that have no v4l2_device release callback might free the
> -	 * v4l2_dev instance in the video_device release callback below, so we
> -	 * must perform this check here.
> -	 *
> -	 * TODO: In the long run all drivers that use v4l2_device should use the
> -	 * v4l2_device release callback. This check will then be unnecessary.
> -	 */
> -	if (v4l2_dev->release == NULL)
> -		v4l2_dev = NULL;
> -
>  	/* Release video_device and perform other
>  	   cleanups as needed. */
>  	vdev->release(vdev);
>  
> -	/* Decrease v4l2_device refcount */
> -	if (v4l2_dev)
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER
> +	if (mdev)
> +		media_device_put(mdev);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Generally both struct media_device and struct v4l2_device are
> +	 * embedded in the same driver's context struct so having a release
> +	 * callback in both is a bug.
> +	 */
> +	WARN_ON(v4l2_dev_has_release && mdev_has_release);

How about:

	if (WARN_ON(v4l2_dev_has_release && mdev_has_release))
		v4l2_dev_has_release = false;

> +#endif
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Decrease v4l2_device refcount, but only if the media device doesn't
> +	 * have a release callback.
> +	 */
> +	if (v4l2_dev_has_release
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER
> +	    && !mdev_has_release
> +#endif
> +	    )

Then this change is no longer needed.

General question: do we have drivers today that set both release functions?
Because that would now cause a WARN in the kernel log with this patch.

>  		v4l2_device_put(v4l2_dev);
>  }
>  
> @@ -792,11 +805,14 @@ static int video_register_media_controller(struct video_device *vdev)
>  	u32 intf_type;
>  	int ret;
>  
> -	/* Memory-to-memory devices are more complex and use
> +	/*
> +	 * Memory-to-memory devices are more complex and use
>  	 * their own function to register its mc entities.
>  	 */
> -	if (!vdev->v4l2_dev->mdev || vdev->vfl_dir == VFL_DIR_M2M)
> +	if (!vdev->v4l2_dev->mdev || vdev->vfl_dir == VFL_DIR_M2M) {
> +		media_device_get(vdev->v4l2_dev->mdev);
>  		return 0;
> +	}
>  
>  	vdev->entity.obj_type = MEDIA_ENTITY_TYPE_VIDEO_DEVICE;
>  	vdev->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_F_UNKNOWN;
> @@ -875,6 +891,7 @@ static int video_register_media_controller(struct video_device *vdev)
>  
>  	/* FIXME: how to create the other interface links? */
>  
> +	media_device_get(vdev->v4l2_dev->mdev);
>  #endif
>  	return 0;
>  }

Regards,

	Hans




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