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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst index 4260c62d751b..127e76ee0b2d 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 @@ -322,30 +322,6 @@ Contact: Daniel Vetter, Noralf Tronnes Level: Advanced -Garbage collect fbdev scrolling acceleration --------------------------------------------- - -Scroll acceleration has been disabled in fbcon. Now it works as the old -SCROLL_REDRAW mode. A ton of code was removed in fbcon.c and the hook bmove was -removed from fbcon_ops. -Remaining tasks: - -- a bunch of the hooks in fbcon_ops could be removed or simplified by calling - directly instead of the function table (with a switch on p->rotate) - -- fb_copyarea is unused after this, and can be deleted from all drivers - -- after that, fb_copyarea can be deleted from fb_ops in include/linux/fb.h as - well as cfb_copyarea - -Note that not all acceleration code can be deleted, since clearing and cursor -support is still accelerated, which might be good candidates for further -deletion projects. - -Contact: Daniel Vetter - -Level: Intermediate - idr_init_base() --------------- @@ -456,19 +432,19 @@ 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 |