[PATCH] drm: Remove misleading paragraph from drm_vblank_pre_modeset kerneldoc comment

[PATCH] drm: Remove misleading paragraph from drm_vblank_pre_modeset kerneldoc comment

[Michel Dänzer]

From: Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer@amd.com>

drm_vblank_pre/post_modeset work fine for the radeon driver even though
it uses hardware counters, including suspend/resume.

Signed-off-by: Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer@amd.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
index f9634da..0dcd73d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
@@ -1346,13 +1346,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_vblank_on);
  * software-side vblank frame counting will ensure that there are no jumps or
  * discontinuities.
  *
- * Unfortunately this approach is racy and also doesn't work when the vblank
- * interrupt stops running, e.g. across system suspend resume. It is therefore
- * highly recommended that drivers use the newer drm_vblank_off() and
- * drm_vblank_on() instead. drm_vblank_pre_modeset() only works correctly when
- * using "cooked" software vblank frame counters and not relying on any hardware
- * counters.
- *
  * Drivers must call drm_vblank_post_modeset() when re-enabling the same crtc
  * again.
  */
-- 
2.1.4

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Re: [PATCH] drm: Remove misleading paragraph from drm_vblank_pre_modeset kerneldoc comment

[Alex Deucher]

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 5:14 AM, Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net> wrote:
> From: Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer@amd.com>
>
> drm_vblank_pre/post_modeset work fine for the radeon driver even though
> it uses hardware counters, including suspend/resume.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer@amd.com>

Reviewed-by: Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@amd.com>

> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c | 7 -------
>  1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
> index f9634da..0dcd73d 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
> @@ -1346,13 +1346,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_vblank_on);
>   * software-side vblank frame counting will ensure that there are no jumps or
>   * discontinuities.
>   *
> - * Unfortunately this approach is racy and also doesn't work when the vblank
> - * interrupt stops running, e.g. across system suspend resume. It is therefore
> - * highly recommended that drivers use the newer drm_vblank_off() and
> - * drm_vblank_on() instead. drm_vblank_pre_modeset() only works correctly when
> - * using "cooked" software vblank frame counters and not relying on any hardware
> - * counters.
> - *
>   * Drivers must call drm_vblank_post_modeset() when re-enabling the same crtc
>   * again.
>   */
> --
> 2.1.4
>
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