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[v2,03/20] drm/mode-config: Mention drm_mode_config_reset() culprits

Message ID 20260320-drm-mode-config-init-v2-3-c63f1134e76c@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State New
Headers
Series drm/atomic: Rework initial state allocation |

Commit Message

Maxime Ripard March 20, 2026, 4:27 p.m. UTC 
drm_mode_config_reset() does not reset drm_private_states by design.

This is especially significant for the DP MST and tunneling code that
expect to be preserved across a suspend/resume cycle, where
drm_mode_config_reset() is also used.

Let's document this expectation.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/aOaQLx-7EpsHRwkH@ideak-desk/
Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart+renesas@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index 66f7dc37b5970c0a08f8dde008aef56376c59f37..cba527571ca66d3aa6dc652c87e03a19815d1d41 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -187,10 +187,14 @@  int drm_mode_getresources(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
  * @dev: drm device
  *
  * This functions calls all the crtc's, encoder's and connector's ->reset
  * callback. Drivers can use this in e.g. their driver load or resume code to
  * reset hardware and software state.
+ *
+ * Note that @drm_private_obj structures are expected to be stable across
+ * suspend/resume cycles, and @drm_mode_config_reset() does not affect these
+ * structures.
  */
 void drm_mode_config_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 	struct drm_colorop *colorop;