The "Damage Tracking Properties" section in the documentation doesn't have info about the two type of damage handling: frame damage vs buffer damage.
Add that to the section, mention the different helpers that should be used by drivers depending on the damage handling type used and refer to sites that have more content about damage types and damage tracking in general. Suggested-by: Simon Ser <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <[email protected]> --- drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c | 10 ++++++---- drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c index b72062c9d31c..ac9986da7d7c 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_damage_helper.c @@ -367,8 +367,9 @@ static bool __drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged(const struct drm_plane_state *old_ * This function merges any valid plane damage clips into one rectangle and * returns it in @rect. * - * For details see: drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init() and - * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next(). + * For details see: drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(), + * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next() and + * `Damage Tracking Properties`_. * * Note that this helper is for drivers that do per-plane uploads and expect * to handle frame damages. Drivers that do per-buffer uploads instead should @@ -400,8 +401,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_damage_merged); * full plane update should happen. It also ensure helper iterator will return * &drm_plane_state.src as damage. * - * For details see: drm_atomic_helper_buffer_damage_iter_init() and - * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next(). + * For details see: drm_atomic_helper_buffer_damage_iter_init(), + * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next() and + * `Damage Tracking Properties`_. * * Returns: * True if there is valid buffer damage otherwise false. diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c index 24e7998d1731..f137a99b3435 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c @@ -1439,9 +1439,25 @@ int drm_mode_page_flip_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, * * Drivers that are interested in damage interface for plane should enable * FB_DAMAGE_CLIPS property by calling drm_plane_enable_fb_damage_clips(). - * Drivers implementing damage can use drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init() and - * drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next() helper iterator function to get damage - * rectangles clipped to &drm_plane_state.src. + * + * Note that there are two types of damage handling: frame damage and buffer + * damage. The drivers implementing a per-plane or per-CRTC upload target and + * need to handle frame damage can use drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_init(), + * but drivers implementing a per-buffer upload target and need to handle buffer + * damage should use drm_atomic_helper_buffer_damage_iter_init() helper instead. + * + * Once the iterator has been initialized by the damage helpers mentioned above, + * the drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter_next() helper iterator function can be used + * to get damage rectangles clipped to &drm_plane_state.src. + * + * The type of damage handling implemented depends on the driver's upload target + * but notice that when using swap buffers, the returned damage rectangle is the + * &drm_plane_state.src, since a full plane update should happen. There is no + * buffer age support or similar damage accumulation algorithm implemented yet. + * + * For more information about the two type of damage, see: + * https://registry.khronos.org/EGL/extensions/KHR/EGL_KHR_swap_buffers_with_damage.txt + * https://emersion.fr/blog/2019/intro-to-damage-tracking/ */ /** -- 2.41.0
