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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst index 6b224ef14455..acca232b025b 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst @@ -201,13 +201,28 @@ 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. Current generic fbdev emulation -expects the framebuffer in system memory (or system-like memory). +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 +as well. Contact: Maintainer of the driver you plan to convert Level: Intermediate +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 +raw pointers. + +Contact: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>, Daniel Vetter + +Level: Advanced + + drm_framebuffer_funcs and drm_mode_config_funcs.fb_create cleanup ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -450,6 +465,24 @@ Contact: Ville Syrjälä, Daniel Vetter Level: Intermediate +Use struct dma_buf_map throughout codebase +------------------------------------------ + +Pointers to shared device memory are stored in struct dma_buf_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 +often still use raw pointers. + +The task is to use struct dma_buf_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. + +Contact: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>, Christian König, Daniel Vetter + +Level: Intermediate + Core refactorings ================= |