drm: Initialize struct drm_crtc_state.no_vblank from device settings

At the end of a commit, atomic helpers can generate a fake VBLANK event
automatically. Originally implemented for writeback connectors, the
functionality can be used by any driver and/or hardware without proper
VBLANK interrupt.

The patch updates the documentation to make this behaviour official:
settings struct drm_crtc_state.no_vblank to true enables automatic
generation of fake VBLANK events.

The new interface drm_dev_has_vblank() returns true if vblanking has
been initialized for a device, or false otherwise. Atomic helpers use
this function when initializing no_vblank in the CRTC state in
drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(). If vblanking has been initialized
for a device, no_blank is disabled. Otherwise it's enabled. Hence,
atomic helpers will automatically send out fake VBLANK events with any
driver that did not initialize vblanking.

v5:
	* more precise documentation and commit message
v4:
	* replace drm_crtc_has_vblank() with drm_dev_has_vblank()
	* add drm_dev_has_vblank() in this patch
	* move driver changes into separate patches
v3:
	* squash all related changes patches into this patch

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Acked-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20200129120531.6891-2-tzimmermann@suse.de

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h
index 15afee9cf049..e253ba7bea9d 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h
@@ -100,8 +100,11 @@ struct drm_simple_display_pipe_funcs {
 	 * This is the function drivers should submit the
 	 * &drm_pending_vblank_event from. Using either
 	 * drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event(), when the driver supports vblank
-	 * interrupt handling, or drm_crtc_send_vblank_event() directly in case
-	 * the hardware lacks vblank support entirely.
+	 * interrupt handling, or drm_crtc_send_vblank_event() for more
+	 * complex case. In case the hardware lacks vblank support entirely,
+	 * drivers can set &struct drm_crtc_state.no_vblank in
+	 * &struct drm_simple_display_pipe_funcs.check and let DRM's
+	 * atomic helper fake a vblank event.
 	 */
 	void (*update)(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
 		       struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state);