From: "Mario Limonciello (AMD)" <superm1@kernel.org>
To: Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>,
Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@amd.com>,
Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>,
Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>,
Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@linux.intel.com>,
Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>,
David Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>,
Simona Vetter <simona@ffwll.ch>,
Harry Wentland <harry.wentland@amd.com>,
Leo Li <sunpeng.li@amd.com>,
Rodrigo Siqueira <siqueira@igalia.com>
Cc: Mario Limonciello <superm1@kernel.org>,
Xaver Hugl <xaver.hugl@gmail.com>,
dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
intel-xe@lists.freedesktop.org, nouveau@lists.freedesktop.org,
Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH v10 02/15] drm/amd/display: Pass up errors reading actual brightness
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:49:18 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261102-superm1-backlight-property-v10-2-b2a6f24131f5@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261102-superm1-backlight-property-v10-0-b2a6f24131f5@kernel.org>
From: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
[Why]
If the DC API fails to return actual brightness when backlight control
API requests it, then the wrong value may be returned.
[How]
Change return type of amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level() to an integer
and pass an error code up to the caller.
Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.c | 13 +++++++++----
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.h | 2 +-
.../amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_backlight_test.c | 4 ++--
3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.c
index cb74b00723fda..0f664c658a127 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ int amdgpu_dm_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
EXPORT_IF_KUNIT(amdgpu_dm_backlight_update_status);
STATIC_IFN_KUNIT
-u32 amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm, int bl_idx)
+int amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm, int bl_idx)
{
int ret;
struct amdgpu_dm_backlight_caps caps;
@@ -451,14 +451,14 @@ u32 amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm, int bl_idx)
u32 avg, peak;
if (!dc_link_get_backlight_level_nits(link, &avg, &peak))
- return dm->brightness[bl_idx];
+ return -EINVAL;
return convert_brightness_to_user(&caps, avg);
}
ret = dc_link_get_backlight_level(link);
if (ret == DC_ERROR_UNEXPECTED)
- return dm->brightness[bl_idx];
+ return -EINVAL;
return convert_brightness_to_user(&caps, ret);
}
@@ -469,8 +469,13 @@ int amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
{
struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm = bl_get_data(bd);
int i = amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_device_index(dm, bd);
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(dm, i);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return dm->brightness[i];
- return amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(dm, i);
+ return ret;
}
EXPORT_IF_KUNIT(amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_brightness);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.h
index 9ad888d3ae7b2..891749322191c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_backlight.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void amdgpu_dm_validate_backlight_caps(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm, int bl
struct dc_stream_state *dm_find_stream_with_link(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
struct dc_link *link);
int amdgpu_dm_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd);
-u32 amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm, int bl_idx);
+int amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm, int bl_idx);
int amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd);
ssize_t panel_power_savings_show(struct device *device,
struct device_attribute *attr,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_backlight_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_backlight_test.c
index 5221050dec2f1..b21850788f36f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_backlight_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_backlight_test.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void dm_test_backlight_get_level_pwm_error(struct kunit *test)
dm->brightness[0] = 4321;
dm->backlight_link[0] = link;
- KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(dm, 0), 4321U);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(dm, 0), -EINVAL);
}
/**
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static void dm_test_backlight_get_level_aux_error(struct kunit *test)
caps->caps_valid = true;
caps->aux_support = true;
- KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(dm, 0), 6789U);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(dm, 0), -EINVAL);
}
/**
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-02 16:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-02 16:49 [PATCH v10 00/15] Add support for a DRM backlight capability Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 01/15] drm: add connector LUMINANCE property Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` Mario Limonciello (AMD) [this message]
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 03/15] drm/amd: add luminance property support Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 04/15] drm/amdgpu: Check bios_scratch_reg_offset in backlight level helper Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 05/15] drm/amd/display: update KUnit luminance fixtures Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 06/15] drm/i915/display: add luminance property support Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 07/15] drm/bridge: add connector luminance operations Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 08/15] drm/panel: add connector luminance forwarding Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 09/15] drm/bridge_connector: add luminance support Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 10/15] drm/nouveau: add connector " Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 11/15] drm/gud: " Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 12/15] drm/radeon: " Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 13/15] drm/gma500: " Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 14/15] drm/bridge: add PS8622 " Mario Limonciello (AMD)
2026-11-02 16:49 ` [PATCH v10 15/15] drm/solomon: add SSD130x " Mario Limonciello (AMD)
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