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Subject: Claude review: drm/vmwgfx: Change ttm refs for dumb buffers.
Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 14:26:31 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <review-patch4-20260512002752.2826685-5-maaz.mombasawala@broadcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260512002752.2826685-5-maaz.mombasawala@broadcom.com>
Patch Review
**The dma_buf leak fix in ttm_prime_fd_to_handle is clearly correct.** The original code returns `-ENOSYS` without calling `dma_buf_put(dma_buf)`, leaking the reference obtained from `dma_buf_get(fd)`:
```c
- if (dma_buf->ops != &tdev->ops)
- return -ENOSYS;
+ if (dma_buf->ops != &tdev->ops) {
+ ret = -ENOSYS;
+ goto out;
+ }
```
This is a straightforward and correct fix.
**The vmw_dumb_create change needs careful consideration.** The patch changes the error path to conditionally unref:
```c
- ttm_ref_object_base_unref(tfile, arg.rep.handle);
+ if (ret)
+ ttm_ref_object_base_unref(tfile, arg.rep.handle);
```
Combined with `usurf->prime.base.refcount_release = NULL`, this preserves the TTM reference for dumb buffers on the success path. The idea is that the GEM object holds the surface alive, and the TTM refcount_release callback is nulled out so that when the TTM ref is eventually dropped, it doesn't try to destroy the surface (since the GEM path handles that). This is a somewhat subtle lifetime management change — the commit message should explain the ownership model more clearly.
**Setting `refcount_release = NULL` is outside the error check.** The line `usurf->prime.base.refcount_release = NULL;` executes before the `err:` label, meaning it only runs on the success path. This is correct, but the code flow would be clearer if there were a comment explaining why.
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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 review: " Claude Code Review Bot
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 Code Review Bot [this message]
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 4/5] drm/vmwgfx: Change ttm refs for dumb buffers Maaz Mombasawala
2026-05-16 0:17 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
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