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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst index a1212b5b3026..7bf7f2111696 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Convert drivers to use drm_fbdev_generic_setup() Most drivers can use drm_fbdev_generic_setup(). Driver have to implement atomic modesetting and GEM vmap support. Historically, generic fbdev emulation expected the framebuffer in system memory or system-like memory. By employing -struct dma_buf_map, drivers with frambuffers in I/O memory can be supported +struct iosys_map, drivers with frambuffers in I/O memory can be supported as well. Contact: Maintainer of the driver you plan to convert @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Reimplement functions in drm_fbdev_fb_ops without fbdev A number of callback functions in drm_fbdev_fb_ops could benefit from being rewritten without dependencies on the fbdev module. Some of the -helpers could further benefit from using struct dma_buf_map instead of +helpers could further benefit from using struct iosys_map instead of raw pointers. Contact: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>, Daniel Vetter @@ -410,19 +410,19 @@ Contact: Emil Velikov, respective driver maintainers Level: Intermediate -Use struct dma_buf_map throughout codebase ------------------------------------------- +Use struct iosys_map throughout codebase +---------------------------------------- -Pointers to shared device memory are stored in struct dma_buf_map. Each +Pointers to shared device memory are stored in struct iosys_map. Each instance knows whether it refers to system or I/O memory. Most of the DRM-wide -interface have been converted to use struct dma_buf_map, but implementations +interface have been converted to use struct iosys_map, but implementations often still use raw pointers. -The task is to use struct dma_buf_map where it makes sense. +The task is to use struct iosys_map where it makes sense. -* Memory managers should use struct dma_buf_map for dma-buf-imported buffers. -* TTM might benefit from using struct dma_buf_map internally. -* Framebuffer copying and blitting helpers should operate on struct dma_buf_map. +* Memory managers should use struct iosys_map for dma-buf-imported buffers. +* TTM might benefit from using struct iosys_map internally. +* Framebuffer copying and blitting helpers should operate on struct iosys_map. Contact: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>, Christian König, Daniel Vetter @@ -443,6 +443,21 @@ Contact: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> Level: Intermediate +Request memory regions in all drivers +------------------------------------- + +Go through all drivers and add code to request the memory regions that the +driver uses. This requires adding calls to request_mem_region(), +pci_request_region() or similar functions. Use helpers for managed cleanup +where possible. + +Drivers are pretty bad at doing this and there used to be conflicts among +DRM and fbdev drivers. Still, it's the correct thing to do. + +Contact: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> + +Level: Starter + Core refactorings ================= |