From: Claude Code Review Bot <claude-review@example.com>
To: dri-devel-reviews@example.com
Subject: Claude review: DRM: Add support for client indicating support for luminance
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:54:31 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <review-patch4-20260531114908.1693426-5-superm1@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260531114908.1693426-5-superm1@kernel.org>
Patch Review
**Issue: Modifying connector->state without holding atomic lock**
```c
+ if (connector->state)
+ connector->state->luminance = set;
```
This is in `__drm_backlight_real_changed`, called under the spinlock. Writing to `connector->state->luminance` without holding the atomic modeset lock is a race with any concurrent atomic commit that might be swapping connector states.
**Concern: DPMS handling in drm_atomic_connector_commit_dpms**
The patch modifies this function significantly, but the base code has changed — upstream uses `struct drm_atomic_commit *state` while the patch shows `struct drm_atomic_state *state`. This indicates a base mismatch that will need rebasing.
The DPMS backlight coordination logic is complex with both legacy and atomic paths:
```c
+ crtc = connector->state ? connector->state->crtc : NULL;
+
+ if (old_mode != DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF && mode == DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF) {
+ if (crtc)
+ drm_atomic_crtc_set_backlight(crtc, false);
```
This null-checks `connector->state` (good, fixing a potential NULL deref in the original), but the original code unconditionally did `crtc = connector->state->crtc`. So this is also a bugfix, but it should be a separate patch.
**Issue: `drm_backlight_set_luminance` WARN_ON on failure then fallback**
```c
+ int rc = backlight_set_brightness(bd, set, BACKLIGHT_UPDATE_DRM);
+ WARN_ON(rc);
+ if (rc)
+ backlight_set_brightness(bd, max, BACKLIGHT_UPDATE_DRM);
```
`WARN_ON` in normal operation is too aggressive. If the hardware is busy or the panel is off, the brightness set can legitimately fail. Using `WARN_ON` will spam dmesg and could be flagged by CI. The fallback to max brightness on failure is also questionable — if setting `set` failed, why would setting `max` succeed? And setting max on failure seems wrong — the user asked for a specific brightness.
**Issue: drm_takeover atomic vs spinlock**
`drm_takeover` is an `atomic_t` on `backlight_device`, modified under `drm_backlight_lock` spinlock:
```c
+ if (b->link)
+ atomic_inc(&b->link->drm_takeover);
```
But it's read without the spinlock in `brightness_store`:
```c
+ if (atomic_read(&bd->drm_takeover) > 0)
+ return -EBUSY;
```
This is fine for the intended purpose (advisory check, TOCTOU is acceptable here), but the use of both a spinlock and atomics is redundant — if the atomic is sufficient for the read side, the spinlock protection on the write side is unnecessary overhead. Pick one synchronization mechanism.
**Leftover text in changelog**: Line `f-luminance` appears to be a stray fragment in the commit message changelog area.
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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 Code Review Bot [this message]
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 ` [PATCH v5 08/11] drm/amd/display: use drm backlight Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-06-04 4:54 ` Claude review: " 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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