[54/60] drm/sun4i: layer: Convert to atomic_create_state

Message ID 20260709-drm-no-more-plane-reset-v1-54-302d986fe5f0@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State New
Headers
Series drm/plane: Convert all drivers to atomic_create_state and remove reset |

Commit Message

Maxime Ripard July 9, 2026, 11:51 a.m. UTC
The plane reset implementation creates a custom state
subclass, but only initializes a pristine state without resetting any
hardware. This is equivalent to what atomic_create_state expects.
Convert to it.

The conversion was done using the following Coccinelle semantic patch:

@@
identifier funcs;
symbol drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset;
symbol drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state;
@@

struct drm_plane_funcs funcs = {
  ...,
- .reset = drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset,
+ .atomic_create_state = drm_atomic_helper_plane_create_state,
  ...,
};

@match_struct_reset@
identifier funcs, reset_func;
@@
struct drm_plane_funcs funcs = {
    ...,
    .reset = reset_func,
    ...,
};

@reset_uses_helpers depends on match_struct_reset@
identifier match_struct_reset.reset_func;
@@

 void reset_func(...)
 {
 	<+...
(
 	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(...);
|
	__drm_gem_reset_shadow_plane(...);
)
 	...+>
 }

@match_struct_destroy@
identifier funcs, destroy_func;
@@
struct drm_plane_funcs funcs = {
    ...,
    .atomic_destroy_state = destroy_func,
    ...,
};

@script:python renamed_func@
old_name << match_struct_reset.reset_func;
new_name;
@@
if old_name.endswith("_reset"):
    coccinelle.new_name = old_name.replace("_reset", "_create_state")
else:
    coccinelle.new_name = old_name

@update_struct depends on match_struct_reset && reset_uses_helpers@
identifier match_struct_reset.funcs, match_struct_reset.reset_func;
identifier renamed_func.new_name;
@@
struct drm_plane_funcs funcs = {
    ...,
-   .reset = reset_func,
+   .atomic_create_state = new_name,
    ...,
};

@drop_destroy depends on update_struct && match_struct_destroy@
identifier match_struct_reset.reset_func;
identifier match_struct_destroy.destroy_func;
identifier container_func;
identifier P;
symbol drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state;
symbol __drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state;
@@

 void reset_func(struct drm_plane *P)
 {
 	...
(
-	if (P->state) {
- 		<+...
(
-		drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(P, P->state);
|
-		__drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(P->state);
|
-		P->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(P, P->state);
|
-		destroy_func(P, P->state);
)
- 		...+>
- 	}
|
-	drm_WARN_ON_ONCE(P->dev, P->state);
|
-	WARN_ON(P->state);
)
 	...
(
-	kfree(P->state);
|
-	kfree(container_func(P->state));
|
 	// kfree is optional
)
(
-	P->state = NULL;
|
 	// plane->state clearing is optional
)
 	...
 }

@drop_destroy_mtk depends on update_struct@
identifier P;
symbol __drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state;
symbol to_mtk_plane_state;
@@

 void mtk_plane_reset(struct drm_plane *P)
 {
 	...
-	if (P->state) {
-		__drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(P->state);
-		...
-	} else {
 		...
-	}
 	...
 }

@transform_nv50_wndw depends on update_struct@
identifier S;
@@

 void nv50_wndw_reset(...)
 {
 	...
-	if (WARN_ON(!(S = kzalloc_obj(*S))))
+	S = kzalloc_obj(*S);
+	if (WARN_ON(!S))
 		return;
 	...
 }

@transform_kzalloc depends on update_struct@
identifier match_struct_reset.reset_func;
identifier P, S;
statement ST;
statement list STL;
@@

 void reset_func(struct drm_plane *P)
 {
 	<...
 	S = kzalloc_obj(*S);
(
-	if (S)
-	{
-		STL
-	}
+	if (!S) return;
+
+	STL
|
-	if (S) ST
+	if (!S) return;
+
+	ST
)
	...>
 }

@transform_body depends on update_struct@
identifier match_struct_reset.reset_func;
identifier renamed_func.new_name;
identifier S, P;
expression PS;
@@
- void reset_func(struct drm_plane *P)
+ struct drm_plane_state *new_name(struct drm_plane *P)
{
	...
 	S = kzalloc_obj(*S);
	...
(
 	if (!S) {
		...
-		return;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
|
 	if (WARN_ON(!S)) {
		...
-		return;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
|
 	if (S == NULL) {
 		...
-		return;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
)
	...
(
-	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(P, PS);
+	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_state_init(PS, P);
|
-	__drm_gem_reset_shadow_plane(P, PS);
+	__drm_gem_shadow_plane_state_init(P, PS);
)
	...
}

@update_early_return depends on update_struct@
identifier match_struct_reset.reset_func;
identifier renamed_func.new_name;
identifier P;
expression PS;
@@
 struct drm_plane_state *new_name(struct drm_plane *P)
{
	<+...
-	return;
+	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
	...+>
}

@update_return_plane depends on update_struct@
identifier match_struct_reset.reset_func;
identifier renamed_func.new_name;
identifier P;
expression PS;
@@
 struct drm_plane_state *new_name(struct drm_plane *P)
{
	...
 	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_state_init(PS, P);
	...
+
+	return PS;
}

@update_return_shadow depends on update_struct@
identifier renamed_func.new_name;
identifier P;
expression PS;
@@
 struct drm_plane_state *new_name(struct drm_plane *P)
{
	...
 	__drm_gem_shadow_plane_state_init(P, PS);
	...
+
+	return &PS->base;
}

Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>
---
Cc: linux-sunxi@lists.linux.dev
Cc: samuel@sholland.org
Cc: wens@kernel.org
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
  

Comments

sashiko-bot@kernel.org July 9, 2026, 12:33 p.m. UTC | #1
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Medium] Leftover state destruction code in `atomic_create_state` callback violates API contract
--

--- Patch [54]: [PATCH 54/60] drm/sun4i: layer: Convert to atomic_create_state ---
commit 85f4174b6e45254800a7a99399fee4bf10972b0f
Author: Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>

drm/sun4i: layer: Convert to atomic_create_state
    
This commit converts the plane reset implementation in sun4i to use
atomic_create_state instead. The conversion relies on a Coccinelle semantic
patch to rename the functions and update the DRM plane function assignments.

> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c
> index d65587d96d9ee..b165960ca8e5d 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c
> @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
>  #include "sun4i_layer.h"
>  #include "sunxi_engine.h"
>  
> -static void sun4i_backend_layer_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
> +static struct drm_plane_state *sun4i_backend_layer_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
>  {
>  	struct sun4i_layer_state *state;
>  
> @@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ static void sun4i_backend_layer_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
>  	}

[Severity: Medium]
Does the Coccinelle script miss the plane state destruction block here?

Looking at sun4i_backend_layer_create_state() in sun4i_layer.c, the untouched
code right above this hunk still contains legacy state destruction logic:

	if (plane->state) {
		state = state_to_sun4i_layer_state(plane->state);
		__drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(&state->state);
		kfree(state);
		plane->state = NULL;
	}

Since atomic_create_state is expected to be a pure constructor without side
effects, shouldn't this block be removed?

While plane->state is currently guaranteed to be NULL when this is called by
the DRM core, retaining this block could lead to a use-after-free if any driver
logic later calls this hook directly on an active plane.

[ ... ]
  

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c
index d65587d96d9e..b165960ca8e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ 
 #include "sun4i_backend.h"
 #include "sun4i_frontend.h"
 #include "sun4i_layer.h"
 #include "sunxi_engine.h"
 
-static void sun4i_backend_layer_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
+static struct drm_plane_state *sun4i_backend_layer_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
 	struct sun4i_layer_state *state;
 
 	if (plane->state) {
 		state = state_to_sun4i_layer_state(plane->state);
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@  static void sun4i_backend_layer_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
 		kfree(state);
 		plane->state = NULL;
 	}
 
 	state = kzalloc_obj(*state);
-	if (state)
-		__drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(plane, &state->state);
+	if (!state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_state_init(&state->state, plane);
+
+	return &state->state;
 }
 
 static struct drm_plane_state *
 sun4i_backend_layer_duplicate_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
@@ -131,11 +135,11 @@  static const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs sun4i_backend_layer_helper_funcs = {
 static const struct drm_plane_funcs sun4i_backend_layer_funcs = {
 	.atomic_destroy_state	= sun4i_backend_layer_destroy_state,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state	= sun4i_backend_layer_duplicate_state,
 	.destroy		= drm_plane_cleanup,
 	.disable_plane		= drm_atomic_helper_disable_plane,
-	.reset			= sun4i_backend_layer_reset,
+	.atomic_create_state = sun4i_backend_layer_create_state,
 	.update_plane		= drm_atomic_helper_update_plane,
 	.format_mod_supported	= sun4i_layer_format_mod_supported,
 };
 
 static const uint32_t sun4i_layer_formats[] = {