The only reason for having this cast as void * before was because we
originally needed to use drm_dp_mst_get_port_validated() and friends in
order to (attempt to) safely access MST ports. However, we've since
improved how reference counting works with ports and mstbs such that we
can now rely on drm_dp_mst_port structs remaining in memory for as long
as the driver needs. This means we don't really need to cast this as
void* anymore, and can just access the struct directly.
We'll also need this for the next commit, so that we can remove
drm_dp_mst_port_has_audio().
Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Sean Paul <[email protected]>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
index 5a0adf14ebef..0ddc98afe252 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ struct intel_connector {
state of connector->polled in case hotplug storm detection changes it */
u8 polled;
- void *port; /* store this opaque as its illegal to dereference it */
+ struct drm_dp_mst_port *port;
struct intel_dp *mst_port;
--
2.25.1
On Mon, 06 Apr 2020, Lyude Paul <[email protected]> wrote:
> The only reason for having this cast as void * before was because we
> originally needed to use drm_dp_mst_get_port_validated() and friends in
> order to (attempt to) safely access MST ports. However, we've since
> improved how reference counting works with ports and mstbs such that we
> can now rely on drm_dp_mst_port structs remaining in memory for as long
> as the driver needs. This means we don't really need to cast this as
> void* anymore, and can just access the struct directly.
To/from void* does not need a cast in C anyway. ;)
Acked-by: Jani Nikula <[email protected]>
>
> We'll also need this for the next commit, so that we can remove
> drm_dp_mst_port_has_audio().
>
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Sean Paul <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
> index 5a0adf14ebef..0ddc98afe252 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
> @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ struct intel_connector {
> state of connector->polled in case hotplug storm detection changes it */
> u8 polled;
>
> - void *port; /* store this opaque as its illegal to dereference it */
> + struct drm_dp_mst_port *port;
>
> struct intel_dp *mst_port;
--
Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center