From: Matt Coster <matt.coster@imgtec.com>
To: Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@linux.intel.com>,
Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>,
Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>,
David Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>, Simona Vetter <simona@ffwll.ch>
Cc: Frank Binns <frank.binns@imgtec.com>,
Brajesh Gupta <brajesh.gupta@imgtec.com>,
Alessio Belle <alessio.belle@imgtec.com>,
Alexandru Dadu <alexandru.dadu@imgtec.com>,
Matt Coster <matt.coster@imgtec.com>,
<dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] drm/imagination: Warn or error on unsupported hardware
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:16:44 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260113-device-support-info-v1-6-91e5db7f7294@imgtec.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260113-device-support-info-v1-0-91e5db7f7294@imgtec.com>
Gate the use of unsupported hardware behind a new module parameter
(exp_hw_support).
Signed-off-by: Matt Coster <matt.coster@imgtec.com>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 72 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c
index d87557812409a..f58bb66a63275 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c
@@ -525,6 +525,77 @@ pvr_gpuid_decode_string(const struct pvr_device *pvr_dev,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_IF_KUNIT(pvr_gpuid_decode_string);
+static bool pvr_exp_hw_support;
+module_param_named(exp_hw_support, pvr_exp_hw_support, bool, 0600);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(exp_hw_support, "Bypass runtime checks for fully supported GPU cores. WARNING: enabling this option may result in a buggy, insecure, or otherwise unusable driver.");
+
+/**
+ * enum pvr_gpu_support_level - The level of support for a gpu_id in the current
+ * version of the driver.
+ *
+ * @PVR_GPU_UNKNOWN: Cores that are unknown to the driver. These may not even exist.
+ * @PVR_GPU_EXPERIMENTAL: Cores that have experimental support.
+ * @PVR_GPU_SUPPORTED: Cores that are supported and maintained.
+ */
+enum pvr_gpu_support_level {
+ PVR_GPU_UNKNOWN,
+ PVR_GPU_EXPERIMENTAL,
+ PVR_GPU_SUPPORTED,
+};
+
+static enum pvr_gpu_support_level
+pvr_gpu_support_level(const struct pvr_gpu_id *gpu_id)
+{
+ switch (pvr_gpu_id_to_packed_bvnc(gpu_id)) {
+ case PVR_PACKED_BVNC(33, 15, 11, 3):
+ case PVR_PACKED_BVNC(36, 53, 104, 796):
+ return PVR_GPU_SUPPORTED;
+
+ case PVR_PACKED_BVNC(36, 52, 104, 182):
+ return PVR_GPU_EXPERIMENTAL;
+
+ default:
+ return PVR_GPU_UNKNOWN;
+ }
+}
+
+static int
+pvr_check_gpu_supported(struct pvr_device *pvr_dev,
+ const struct pvr_gpu_id *gpu_id)
+{
+ struct drm_device *drm_dev = from_pvr_device(pvr_dev);
+
+ switch (pvr_gpu_support_level(gpu_id)) {
+ case PVR_GPU_SUPPORTED:
+ if (pvr_exp_hw_support)
+ drm_info(drm_dev, "Module parameter 'exp_hw_support' was set, but this hardware is fully supported by the current driver.");
+
+ break;
+
+ case PVR_GPU_EXPERIMENTAL:
+ if (!pvr_exp_hw_support) {
+ drm_err(drm_dev, "Unsupported GPU! Set 'exp_hw_support' to bypass this check.");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ drm_warn(drm_dev, "Running on unsupported hardware; you may encounter bugs!");
+ break;
+
+ /* NOTE: This code path may indicate misbehaving hardware. */
+ case PVR_GPU_UNKNOWN:
+ default:
+ if (!pvr_exp_hw_support) {
+ drm_err(drm_dev, "Unknown GPU! Set 'exp_hw_support' to bypass this check.");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ drm_warn(drm_dev, "Running on unknown hardware; expect issues.");
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static char *pvr_gpuid_override;
module_param_named(gpuid, pvr_gpuid_override, charp, 0400);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(gpuid, "GPU ID (BVNC) to be used instead of the value read from hardware.");
@@ -555,7 +626,7 @@ pvr_load_gpu_id(struct pvr_device *pvr_dev)
return err;
}
- return 0;
+ return pvr_check_gpu_supported(pvr_dev, gpu_id);
}
/**
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-13 10:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-13 10:16 [PATCH 0/6] drm/imagination: Introduce hardware support check Matt Coster
2026-01-13 10:16 ` [PATCH 1/6] drm/imagination: Simplify module parameters Matt Coster
2026-01-13 10:16 ` [PATCH 2/6] drm/imagination: Validate fw trace group_mask Matt Coster
2026-01-13 10:16 ` [PATCH 3/6] drm/imagination: Load FW trace config at init Matt Coster
2026-01-13 10:16 ` [PATCH 4/6] drm/imagination: Add gpuid module parameter Matt Coster
2026-01-13 10:16 ` [PATCH 5/6] drm/imagination: KUnit test for pvr_gpuid_decode_string() Matt Coster
2026-01-13 10:16 ` Matt Coster [this message]
2026-02-23 13:21 ` [PATCH 6/6] drm/imagination: Warn or error on unsupported hardware Geert Uytterhoeven
2026-01-16 15:08 ` [PATCH 0/6] drm/imagination: Introduce hardware support check Alessio Belle
2026-01-19 11:23 ` Matt Coster
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