From: Claude Code Review Bot <claude-review@example.com>
To: dri-devel-reviews@example.com
Subject: Claude review: drm/vmwgfx: Reserve ttm object before resv usage
Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 14:26:31 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <review-patch3-20260512002752.2826685-4-maaz.mombasawala@broadcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260512002752.2826685-4-maaz.mombasawala@broadcom.com>
Patch Review
**vmw_bo_free fix is correct.** Looking at `vmw_resource_mob_detach`, it calls `dma_resv_assert_held(gbo->tbo.base.resv)`, which requires the TTM BO reservation lock to be held. `vmw_resource_reserve` does NOT acquire the BO reservation lock — it only takes the resource off the LRU list and optionally allocates a guest memory buffer. So the added `ttm_bo_reserve`/`ttm_bo_unreserve` around `vmw_resource_mob_detach` in `vmw_bo_free` is necessary:
```c
(void)vmw_resource_reserve(res, false, true);
+ ttm_bo_reserve(bo, false, false, NULL);
vmw_resource_mob_detach(res);
+ ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
```
However, the return value of `ttm_bo_reserve` is not checked. It's called with `interruptible=false` and `no_wait=false`, so it should only fail if the BO is being destroyed — but since we're *in* the BO's free callback, this is the BO being destroyed. This is a potential concern: can you successfully reserve a BO that is in the process of being freed (refcount == 0, as asserted at line 45)? The `vmw_resource_release` path does `BUG_ON(ret)` for the same call, so at minimum the error should not be silently ignored.
**vkms crc_generate_worker fix — goto skips vmw_surface_unreference.** The error path jumps to `done:` which falls through to `vmw_surface_unreference(&surf)`, so the surface reference is properly released. However, the blank line after `done:` is unnecessary style-wise:
```c
+done:
+
vmw_surface_unreference(&surf);
```
**The reservation scope is wider than necessary in vkms.** The lock is held across the entire `compute_crc` call. This is functionally correct (the BO must be reserved during access), but worth noting if `compute_crc` is expensive.
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Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-12 0:27 [PATCH v2 0/5] Fix some issues from igt runs Maaz Mombasawala
2026-05-12 0:27 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] drm/vmwgfx: Add some checks to vmw_cursor_plane_atomic_update Maaz Mombasawala
2026-05-16 4:26 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-12 0:27 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] drm/vmwgfx: Check vrefresh in drm_mode_setcrtc Maaz Mombasawala
2026-05-16 4:26 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-12 0:27 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] drm/vmwgfx: Reserve ttm object before resv usage Maaz Mombasawala
2026-05-16 4:26 ` Claude Code Review Bot [this message]
2026-05-12 0:27 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] drm/vmwgfx: Change ttm refs for dumb buffers Maaz Mombasawala
2026-05-16 4:26 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-12 0:27 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] drm/vmwgfx: Remove duplicates in vmwgfx_bo.h Maaz Mombasawala
2026-05-16 4:26 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-16 4:26 ` Claude review: Fix some issues from igt runs Claude Code Review Bot
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2026-05-14 22:48 [PATCH v3 0/5] " Maaz Mombasawala
2026-05-14 22:48 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] drm/vmwgfx: Reserve ttm object before resv usage Maaz Mombasawala
2026-05-16 0:17 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
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