From: "Mario Limonciello (AMD)" <superm1@kernel.org>
To: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
"Mario Limonciello (AMD)" <superm1@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v5 08/11] drm/amd/display: use drm backlight
Date: Sun, 31 May 2026 06:49:05 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260531114908.1693426-9-superm1@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260531114908.1693426-1-superm1@kernel.org>
Convert AMD display driver to use the new DRM backlight infrastructure.
This allows brightness control via DRM connector properties.
Includes fixes for backlight resource lifecycle management.
Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@kernel.org>
---
.../gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index f6610902eee4..55c3838f7ec8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
#include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
#include <drm/drm_atomic_uapi.h>
#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_backlight.h>
#include <drm/drm_blend.h>
#include <drm/drm_fixed.h>
#include <drm/drm_fourcc.h>
@@ -5549,6 +5550,15 @@ amdgpu_dm_register_backlight_device(struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector)
dm->actual_brightness[aconnector->bl_idx] = real_brightness;
dm->brightness[aconnector->bl_idx] = real_brightness;
}
+
+ /* Link the registered backlight device to the DRM connector. If
+ * drm_backlight_alloc() failed earlier in init_helper,
+ * aconnector->base.backlight is NULL and drm_backlight_link() is a
+ * no-op.
+ */
+ drm_backlight_link(aconnector->base.backlight,
+ dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx]);
+
drm_dbg_driver(drm, "DM: Registered Backlight device: %s\n", bl_name);
return 0;
@@ -7993,6 +8003,7 @@ static void amdgpu_dm_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
}
if (aconnector->bl_idx != -1) {
+ drm_backlight_link(aconnector->base.backlight, NULL);
backlight_device_unregister(dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx]);
dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx] = NULL;
}
@@ -8005,6 +8016,10 @@ static void amdgpu_dm_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
aconnector->dc_sink = NULL;
drm_dp_cec_unregister_connector(&aconnector->dm_dp_aux.aux);
+ /* DRM core will handle drm_backlight cleanup via:
+ * drm_connector_unregister() -> drm_backlight_unregister()
+ * drm_connector_cleanup() -> drm_backlight_free()
+ */
drm_connector_unregister(connector);
drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
kfree(aconnector->dm_dp_aux.aux.name);
@@ -9254,6 +9269,12 @@ void amdgpu_dm_connector_init_helper(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
aconnector->base.state->max_bpc = 16;
aconnector->base.state->max_requested_bpc = aconnector->base.state->max_bpc;
+ if (connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP) {
+ int r = drm_backlight_alloc(&aconnector->base);
+
+ if (r)
+ drm_err(dm->ddev, "Failed to allocate backlight: %d\n", r);
+ }
if (connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIA) {
/* Content Type is currently only implemented for HDMI. */
drm_connector_attach_content_type_property(&aconnector->base);
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-31 11:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-31 11:48 [PATCH v5 00/11] Add support for a DRM backlight capability Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-05-31 11:48 ` [PATCH v5 01/11] Revert "backlight: Remove notifier" Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:48 ` [PATCH v5 02/11] backlight: add kernel-internal backlight API Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:49 ` [PATCH v5 03/11] drm: link connectors to backlight devices Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:49 ` [PATCH v5 04/11] DRM: Add support for client indicating support for luminance Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:49 ` [PATCH v5 05/11] drm/amd/display: Pass up errors reading actual brightness Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:49 ` [PATCH v5 06/11] drm/amd/display: Allow backlight registration to fail Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:49 ` [PATCH v5 07/11] drm/amd/display: Move backlight tracing out of the dc lock Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:49 ` Mario Limonciello (AMD) [this message]
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: drm/amd/display: use drm backlight Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:49 ` [PATCH v5 09/11] drm/amd/display: Drop brightness caching in amdgpu_dm Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:49 ` [PATCH v5 10/11] drm/bridge: auto-link panel backlight in bridge connector Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-31 11:49 ` [PATCH v5 11/11] drm/i915/display: use drm backlight Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: Add support for a DRM backlight capability Claude Code Review Bot
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