Remove the implementation of the CRTC helper mode_set_base_atomic
from nouveau. It pretends to provide mode setting for kdb debugging,
but has been broken for some time.

Kdb output has been supported only for non-atomic mode setting since
commit 9c79e0b1d096 ("drm/fb-helper: Give up on kgdb for atomic drivers")
from 2017.

While nouveau provides non-atomic mode setting for some devices, kdb
assumes that the GEM buffer object is at a fixed location in video
memory. This has not been the case since
commit 4a16dd9d18a0 ("drm/nouveau/kms: switch to drm fbdev helpers")
from 2022. Fbdev-ttm helpers use a shadow buffer with a movable GEM
buffer object. Triggering kdb does therefore not update the display.

Hence remove the whole kdb support from nouveau.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c | 24 ++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
index c063756eaea3..80493224eb6c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ nv_crtc_gamma_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc, u16 *r, u16 *g, u16 *b,
 static int
 nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			   struct drm_framebuffer *passed_fb,
-			   int x, int y, bool atomic)
+			   int x, int y)
 {
 	struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc = nouveau_crtc(crtc);
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
@@ -850,19 +850,12 @@ nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	NV_DEBUG(drm, "index %d\n", nv_crtc->index);
 
 	/* no fb bound */
-	if (!atomic && !crtc->primary->fb) {
+	if (!crtc->primary->fb) {
 		NV_DEBUG(drm, "No FB bound\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* If atomic, we want to switch to the fb we were passed, so
-	 * now we update pointers to do that.
-	 */
-	if (atomic) {
-		drm_fb = passed_fb;
-	} else {
-		drm_fb = crtc->primary->fb;
-	}
+	drm_fb = crtc->primary->fb;
 
 	nvbo = nouveau_gem_object(drm_fb->obj[0]);
 	nv_crtc->fb.offset = nvbo->offset;
@@ -920,15 +913,7 @@ nv04_crtc_mode_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y,
 	int ret = nv_crtc_swap_fbs(crtc, old_fb);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	return nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(crtc, old_fb, x, y, false);
-}
-
-static int
-nv04_crtc_mode_set_base_atomic(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
-			       struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
-			       int x, int y, enum mode_set_atomic state)
-{
-	return nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(crtc, fb, x, y, true);
+	return nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(crtc, old_fb, x, y);
 }
 
 static void nv04_cursor_upload(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_bo *src,
@@ -1274,7 +1259,6 @@ static const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs nv04_crtc_helper_funcs = {
 	.commit = nv_crtc_commit,
 	.mode_set = nv_crtc_mode_set,
 	.mode_set_base = nv04_crtc_mode_set_base,
-	.mode_set_base_atomic = nv04_crtc_mode_set_base_atomic,
 	.disable = nv_crtc_disable,
 	.get_scanout_position = nouveau_display_scanoutpos,
 };
-- 
2.51.1

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

On Tue, 2025-11-25 at 13:52 +0100, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Remove the implementation of the CRTC helper mode_set_base_atomic
> from nouveau. It pretends to provide mode setting for kdb debugging,
> but has been broken for some time.
> 
> Kdb output has been supported only for non-atomic mode setting since
> commit 9c79e0b1d096 ("drm/fb-helper: Give up on kgdb for atomic drivers")
> from 2017.
> 
> While nouveau provides non-atomic mode setting for some devices, kdb
> assumes that the GEM buffer object is at a fixed location in video
> memory. This has not been the case since
> commit 4a16dd9d18a0 ("drm/nouveau/kms: switch to drm fbdev helpers")
> from 2022. Fbdev-ttm helpers use a shadow buffer with a movable GEM
> buffer object. Triggering kdb does therefore not update the display.
> 
> Hence remove the whole kdb support from nouveau.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c | 24 ++++--------------------
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
> index c063756eaea3..80493224eb6c 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/crtc.c
> @@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ nv_crtc_gamma_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc, u16 *r, u16 *g, u16 *b,
>  static int
>  nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
>  			   struct drm_framebuffer *passed_fb,
> -			   int x, int y, bool atomic)
> +			   int x, int y)
>  {
>  	struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc = nouveau_crtc(crtc);
>  	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
> @@ -850,19 +850,12 @@ nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
>  	NV_DEBUG(drm, "index %d\n", nv_crtc->index);
>  
>  	/* no fb bound */
> -	if (!atomic && !crtc->primary->fb) {
> +	if (!crtc->primary->fb) {
>  		NV_DEBUG(drm, "No FB bound\n");
>  		return 0;
>  	}
>  
> -	/* If atomic, we want to switch to the fb we were passed, so
> -	 * now we update pointers to do that.
> -	 */
> -	if (atomic) {
> -		drm_fb = passed_fb;
> -	} else {
> -		drm_fb = crtc->primary->fb;
> -	}
> +	drm_fb = crtc->primary->fb;
>  
>  	nvbo = nouveau_gem_object(drm_fb->obj[0]);
>  	nv_crtc->fb.offset = nvbo->offset;
> @@ -920,15 +913,7 @@ nv04_crtc_mode_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y,
>  	int ret = nv_crtc_swap_fbs(crtc, old_fb);
>  	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
> -	return nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(crtc, old_fb, x, y, false);
> -}
> -
> -static int
> -nv04_crtc_mode_set_base_atomic(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
> -			       struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
> -			       int x, int y, enum mode_set_atomic state)
> -{
> -	return nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(crtc, fb, x, y, true);
> +	return nv04_crtc_do_mode_set_base(crtc, old_fb, x, y);
>  }
>  
>  static void nv04_cursor_upload(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_bo *src,
> @@ -1274,7 +1259,6 @@ static const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs nv04_crtc_helper_funcs = {
>  	.commit = nv_crtc_commit,
>  	.mode_set = nv_crtc_mode_set,
>  	.mode_set_base = nv04_crtc_mode_set_base,
> -	.mode_set_base_atomic = nv04_crtc_mode_set_base_atomic,
>  	.disable = nv_crtc_disable,
>  	.get_scanout_position = nouveau_display_scanoutpos,
>  };

-- 
Cheers,
 Lyude Paul (she/her)
 Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat

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