[PATCH] skeletonfb: Documentation update

Update skeletonfb so it reflects recent (and somewhat old) changes of the
framebuffer layer.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

drivers/video/skeletonfb.c

@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ static struct fb_fix_screeninfo xxxfb_fix __initdata = {
     /*
      *  If your driver supports multiple boards or it supports multiple 
      *  framebuffers, you should make these arrays, or allocate them 
-     *  dynamically (using kmalloc()). 
+     *  dynamically using framebuffer_alloc() and free them with
+     *  framebuffer_release().
      */ 
 static struct fb_info info;
 
@@ -179,18 +180,31 @@ static int xxxfb_release(const struct fb_info *info, int user)
  *	intent to only test a mode and not actually set it. The stuff in 
  *	modedb.c is a example of this. If the var passed in is slightly 
  *	off by what the hardware can support then we alter the var PASSED in
- *	to what we can do. If the hardware doesn't support mode change 
+ *	to what we can do.
- * 	a -EINVAL will be returned by the upper layers. You don't need to 
+ *
- *	implement this function then. If you hardware doesn't support 
+ *      For values that are off, this function must round them _up_ to the
- *	changing the resolution then this function is not needed. In this
+ *      next value that is supported by the hardware.  If the value is
- *	case the driver woudl just provide a var that represents the static
+ *      greater than the highest value supported by the hardware, then this
- *	state the screen is in.
+ *      function must return -EINVAL.
+ *
+ *      Exception to the above rule:  Some drivers have a fixed mode, ie,
+ *      the hardware is already set at boot up, and cannot be changed.  In
+ *      this case, it is more acceptable that this function just return
+ *      a copy of the currently working var (info->var). Better is to not
+ *      implement this function, as the upper layer will do the copying
+ *      of the current var for you.
+ *
+ *      Note:  This is the only function where the contents of var can be
+ *      freely adjusted after the driver has been registered. If you find
+ *      that you have code outside of this function that alters the content
+ *      of var, then you are doing something wrong.  Note also that the
+ *      contents of info->var must be left untouched at all times after
+ *      driver registration.
  *
  *	Returns negative errno on error, or zero on success.
  */
 static int xxxfb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *info)
 {
-    const struct xxx_par *par = (const struct xxx_par *) info->par;
     /* ... */
     return 0;	   	
 }
@@ -204,14 +218,39 @@ static int xxxfb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *info)
  *	fb_fix_screeninfo stored in fb_info. It doesn't not alter var in 
  *	fb_info since we are using that data. This means we depend on the
  *	data in var inside fb_info to be supported by the hardware. 
- *	xxxfb_check_var is always called before xxxfb_set_par to ensure this.
+ *
+ *      This function is also used to recover/restore the hardware to a
+ *      known working state.
+ *
+ *	xxxfb_check_var is always called before xxxfb_set_par to ensure that
+ *      the contents of var is always valid.
+ *
  *	Again if you can't change the resolution you don't need this function.
  *
+ *      However, even if your hardware does not support mode changing,
+ *      a set_par might be needed to at least initialize the hardware to
+ *      a known working state, especially if it came back from another
+ *      process that also modifies the same hardware, such as X.
+ *
+ *      If this is the case, a combination such as the following should work:
+ *
+ *      static int xxxfb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
+ *                                struct fb_info *info)
+ *      {
+ *              *var = info->var;
+ *              return 0;
+ *      }
+ *
+ *      static int xxxfb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
+ *      {
+ *              init your hardware here
+ *      }
+ *
  *	Returns negative errno on error, or zero on success.
  */
 static int xxxfb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 {
-    struct xxx_par *par = (struct xxx_par *) info->par;
+    struct xxx_par *par = info->par;
     /* ... */
     return 0;	
 }
@@ -258,70 +297,110 @@ static int xxxfb_setcolreg(unsigned regno, unsigned red, unsigned green,
      *   var->{color}.offset contains start of bitfield
      *   var->{color}.length contains length of bitfield
      *   {hardwarespecific} contains width of DAC
-     *   cmap[X] is programmed to (X << red.offset) | (X << green.offset) | (X << blue.offset)
+     *   pseudo_palette[X] is programmed to (X << red.offset) |
+     *                                      (X << green.offset) |
+     *                                      (X << blue.offset)
      *   RAMDAC[X] is programmed to (red, green, blue)
+     *   color depth = SUM(var->{color}.length)
      *
      * Pseudocolor:
-     *    uses offset = 0 && length = DAC register width.
      *    var->{color}.offset is 0
-     *    var->{color}.length contains widht of DAC
+     *    var->{color}.length contains width of DAC or the number of unique
-     *    cmap is not used
+     *                        colors available (color depth)
-     *    DAC[X] is programmed to (red, green, blue)
+     *    pseudo_palette is not used
+     *    RAMDAC[X] is programmed to (red, green, blue)
+     *    color depth = var->{color}.length
+     *
+     * Static pseudocolor:
+     *    same as Pseudocolor, but the RAMDAC is not programmed (read-only)
+     *
+     * Mono01/Mono10:
+     *    Has only 2 values, black on white or white on black (fg on bg),
+     *    var->{color}.offset is 0
+     *    white = (1 << var->{color}.length) - 1, black = 0
+     *    pseudo_palette is not used
+     *    RAMDAC does not exist
+     *    color depth is always 2
+     *
      * Truecolor:
      *    does not use RAMDAC (usually has 3 of them).
      *    var->{color}.offset contains start of bitfield
      *    var->{color}.length contains length of bitfield
-     *    cmap is programmed to (red << red.offset) | (green << green.offset) |
+     *    pseudo_palette is programmed to (red << red.offset) |
-     *                      (blue << blue.offset) | (transp << transp.offset)
+     *                                    (green << green.offset) |
+     *                                    (blue << blue.offset) |
+     *                                    (transp << transp.offset)
      *    RAMDAC does not exist
+     *    color depth = SUM(var->{color}.length})
+     *
+     *  The color depth is used by fbcon for choosing the logo and also
+     *  for color palette transformation if color depth < 4
+     *
+     *  As can be seen from the above, the field bits_per_pixel is _NOT_
+     *  a criteria for describing the color visual.
+     *
+     *  A common mistake is assuming that bits_per_pixel <= 8 is pseudocolor,
+     *  and higher than that, true/directcolor.  This is incorrect, one needs
+     *  to look at the fix->visual.
+     *
+     *  Another common mistake is using bits_per_pixel to calculate the color
+     *  depth.  The bits_per_pixel field does not directly translate to color
+     *  depth. You have to compute for the color depth (using the color
+     *  bitfields) and fix->visual as seen above.
+     */
+
+    /*
+     * This is the point where the color is converted to something that
+     * is acceptable by the hardware.
      */
 #define CNVT_TOHW(val,width) ((((val)<<(width))+0x7FFF-(val))>>16)
-    switch (info->fix.visual) {
+    red = CNVT_TOHW(red, info->var.red.length);
-       case FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR:
+    green = CNVT_TOHW(green, info->var.green.length);
-       case FB_VISUAL_PSEUDOCOLOR:
+    blue = CNVT_TOHW(blue, info->var.blue.length);
-               red = CNVT_TOHW(red, info->var.red.length);
+    transp = CNVT_TOHW(transp, info->var.transp.length);
-               green = CNVT_TOHW(green, info->var.green.length);
-               blue = CNVT_TOHW(blue, info->var.blue.length);
-               transp = CNVT_TOHW(transp, info->var.transp.length);
-               break;
-       case FB_VISUAL_DIRECTCOLOR:
-	       /* example here assumes 8 bit DAC. Might be different 
-		* for your hardware */	
-               red = CNVT_TOHW(red, 8);       
-               green = CNVT_TOHW(green, 8);
-               blue = CNVT_TOHW(blue, 8);
-               /* hey, there is bug in transp handling... */
-               transp = CNVT_TOHW(transp, 8);
-               break;
-    }
 #undef CNVT_TOHW
-    /* Truecolor has hardware independent palette */
+    /*
-    if (info->fix.visual == FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR) {
+     * This is the point where the function feeds the color to the hardware
-       u32 v;
+     * palette after converting the colors to something acceptable by
+     * the hardware. Note, only FB_VISUAL_DIRECTCOLOR and
+     * FB_VISUAL_PSEUDOCOLOR visuals need to write to the hardware palette.
+     * If you have code that writes to the hardware CLUT, and it's not
+     * any of the above visuals, then you are doing something wrong.
+     */
+    if (info->fix.visual == FB_VISUAL_DIRECTCOLOR ||
+	info->fix.visual == FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR)
+	    write_{red|green|blue|transp}_to_clut();
 
-       if (regno >= 16)
+    /* This is the point were you need to fill up the contents of
-           return -EINVAL;
+     * info->pseudo_palette. This structure is used _only_ by fbcon, thus
+     * it only contains 16 entries to match the number of colors supported
+     * by the console. The pseudo_palette is used only if the visual is
+     * in directcolor or truecolor mode.  With other visuals, the
+     * pseudo_palette is not used. (This might change in the future.)
+     *
+     * The contents of the pseudo_palette is in raw pixel format.  Ie, each
+     * entry can be written directly to the framebuffer without any conversion.
+     * The pseudo_palette is (void *).  However, if using the generic
+     * drawing functions (cfb_imageblit, cfb_fillrect), the pseudo_palette
+     * must be casted to (u32 *) _regardless_ of the bits per pixel. If the
+     * driver is using its own drawing functions, then it can use whatever
+     * size it wants.
+     */
+    if (info->fix.visual == FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR ||
+	info->fix.visual == FB_VISUAL_DIRECTCOLOR) {
+	    u32 v;
 
-       v = (red << info->var.red.offset) |
+	    if (regno >= 16)
-           (green << info->var.green.offset) |
+		    return -EINVAL;
-           (blue << info->var.blue.offset) |
-           (transp << info->var.transp.offset);
 
-       switch (info->var.bits_per_pixel) {
+	    v = (red << info->var.red.offset) |
-		case 8:
+		    (green << info->var.green.offset) |
-			/* Yes some hand held devices have this. */ 
+		    (blue << info->var.blue.offset) |
-           		((u8*)(info->pseudo_palette))[regno] = v;
+		    (transp << info->var.transp.offset);
-			break;	
+
-   		case 16:
+	    ((u32*)(info->pseudo_palette))[regno] = v;
-           		((u16*)(info->pseudo_palette))[regno] = v;
-			break;
-		case 24:
-		case 32:	
-           		((u32*)(info->pseudo_palette))[regno] = v;
-			break;
-       }
-       return 0;
     }
+
     /* ... */
     return 0;
 }
@@ -340,6 +419,17 @@ static int xxxfb_setcolreg(unsigned regno, unsigned red, unsigned green,
 static int xxxfb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 			     const struct fb_info *info)
 {
+    /*
+     * If your hardware does not support panning, _do_ _not_ implement this
+     * function. Creating a dummy function will just confuse user apps.
+     */
+
+    /*
+     * Note that even if this function is fully functional, a setting of
+     * 0 in both xpanstep and ypanstep means that this function will never
+     * get called.
+     */
+
     /* ... */
     return 0;
 }
@@ -349,15 +439,20 @@ static int xxxfb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
  *      @blank_mode: the blank mode we want. 
  *      @info: frame buffer structure that represents a single frame buffer
  *
- *      Blank the screen if blank_mode != 0, else unblank. Return 0 if
+ *      Blank the screen if blank_mode != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK, else unblank.
- *      blanking succeeded, != 0 if un-/blanking failed due to e.g. a 
+ *      Return 0 if blanking succeeded, != 0 if un-/blanking failed due to
- *      video mode which doesn't support it. Implements VESA suspend
+ *      e.g. a video mode which doesn't support it.
- *      and powerdown modes on hardware that supports disabling hsync/vsync:
- *      blank_mode == 2: suspend vsync
- *      blank_mode == 3: suspend hsync
- *      blank_mode == 4: powerdown
  *
- *      Returns negative errno on error, or zero on success.
+ *      Implements VESA suspend and powerdown modes on hardware that supports
+ *      disabling hsync/vsync:
+ *
+ *      FB_BLANK_NORMAL = display is blanked, syncs are on.
+ *      FB_BLANK_HSYNC_SUSPEND = hsync off
+ *      FB_BLANK_VSYNC_SUSPEND = vsync off
+ *      FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN =  hsync and vsync off
+ *
+ *      If implementing this function, at least support FB_BLANK_UNBLANK.
+ *      Return !0 for any modes that are unimplemented.
  *
  */
 static int xxxfb_blank(int blank_mode, const struct fb_info *info)
@@ -454,6 +549,14 @@ void xxxfb_imageblit(struct fb_info *p, const struct fb_image *image)
  *	@data: The actual data used to construct the image on the display.
  *	@cmap: The colormap used for color images.   
  */
+
+/*
+ * The generic function, cfb_imageblit, expects that the bitmap scanlines are
+ * padded to the next byte.  Most hardware accelerators may require padding to
+ * the next u16 or the next u32.  If that is the case, the driver can specify
+ * this by setting info->pixmap.scan_align = 2 or 4.  See a more
+ * comprehensive description of the pixmap below.
+ */
 }
 
 /**
@@ -517,6 +620,7 @@ int xxxfb_cursor(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_cursor *cursor)
  */
 void xxxfb_rotate(struct fb_info *info, int angle)
 {
+/* Will be deprecated */
 }
 
 /**
@@ -540,6 +644,9 @@ void xxxfb_poll(struct fb_info *info, poll_table *wait)
  *		     so we can have consistent display output. 
  *
  *      @info: frame buffer structure that represents a single frame buffer
+ *
+ *      If the driver has implemented its own hardware-based drawing function,
+ *      implementing this function is highly recommended.
  */
 void xxxfb_sync(struct fb_info *info)
 {
@@ -549,20 +656,25 @@ void xxxfb_sync(struct fb_info *info)
      *  Initialization
      */
 
-int __init xxxfb_init(void)
+/* static int __init xxfb_probe (struct device *device) -- for platform devs */
+static int __init xxxfb_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
+			      const_struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
+    struct fb_info *info;
+    struct xxx_par *par;
+    struct device = &dev->dev; /* for pci drivers */
     int cmap_len, retval;	
    
     /*
-     *  For kernel boot options (in 'video=xxxfb:<options>' format)
+     * Dynamically allocate info and par
      */
-#ifndef MODULE
+    info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct xxx_par), device);
-    char *option = NULL;
 
-    if (fb_get_options("xxxfb", &option))
+    if (!info) {
-	    return -ENODEV;
+	    /* goto error path */
-    xxxfb_setup(option);
+    }
-#endif
+
+    par = info->par;
 
     /* 
      * Here we set the screen_base to the virtual memory address
@@ -570,18 +682,87 @@ int __init xxxfb_init(void)
      * from the bus layer and then translate it to virtual memory
      * space via ioremap. Consult ioport.h. 
      */
-    info.screen_base = framebuffer_virtual_memory;	
+    info->screen_base = framebuffer_virtual_memory;
-    info.fbops = &xxxfb_ops;
+    info->fbops = &xxxfb_ops;
-    info.fix = xxxfb_fix;
+    info->fix = xxxfb_fix; /* this will be the only time xxxfb_fix will be
-    info.pseudo_palette = pseudo_palette;
+			    * used, so mark it as __initdata
-
+			    */
+    info->pseudo_palette = pseudo_palette; /* The pseudopalette is an
+					    * 16-member array
+					    */
     /*
      * Set up flags to indicate what sort of acceleration your
      * driver can provide (pan/wrap/copyarea/etc.) and whether it
      * is a module -- see FBINFO_* in include/linux/fb.h
+     *
+     * If your hardware can support any of the hardware accelerated functions
+     * fbcon performance will improve if info->flags is set properly.
+     *
+     * FBINFO_HWACCEL_COPYAREA - hardware moves
+     * FBINFO_HWACCEL_FILLRECT - hardware fills
+     * FBINFO_HWACCEL_IMAGEBLIT - hardware mono->color expansion
+     * FBINFO_HWACCEL_YPAN - hardware can pan display in y-axis
+     * FBINFO_HWACCEL_YWRAP - hardware can wrap display in y-axis
+     * FBINFO_HWACCEL_DISABLED - supports hardware accels, but disabled
+     * FBINFO_READS_FAST - if set, prefer moves over mono->color expansion
+     * FBINFO_MISC_TILEBLITTING - hardware can do tile blits
+     *
+     * NOTE: These are for fbcon use only.
      */
-    info.flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT;
+    info->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT;
-    info.par = current_par;
+
+/********************* This stage is optional ******************************/
+     /*
+     * The struct pixmap is a scratch pad for the drawing functions. This
+     * is where the monochrome bitmap is constructed by the higher layers
+     * and then passed to the accelerator.  For drivers that uses
+     * cfb_imageblit, you can skip this part.  For those that have a more
+     * rigorous requirement, this stage is needed
+     */
+
+    /* PIXMAP_SIZE should be small enough to optimize drawing, but not
+     * large enough that memory is wasted.  A safe size is
+     * (max_xres * max_font_height/8). max_xres is driver dependent,
+     * max_font_height is 32.
+     */
+    info->pixmap.addr = kmalloc(PIXMAP_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+    if (!info->pixmap.addr) {
+	    /* goto error */
+    }
+
+    info->pixmap.size = PIXMAP_SIZE;
+
+    /*
+     * FB_PIXMAP_SYSTEM - memory is in system ram
+     * FB_PIXMAP_IO     - memory is iomapped
+     * FB_PIXMAP_SYNC   - if set, will call fb_sync() per access to pixmap,
+     *                    usually if FB_PIXMAP_IO is set.
+     *
+     * Currently, FB_PIXMAP_IO is unimplemented.
+     */
+    info->pixmap.flags = FB_PIXMAP_SYSTEM;
+
+    /*
+     * scan_align is the number of padding for each scanline.  It is in bytes.
+     * Thus for accelerators that need padding to the next u32, put 4 here.
+     */
+    info->pixmap.scan_align = 4;
+
+    /*
+     * buf_align is the amount to be padded for the buffer. For example,
+     * the i810fb needs a scan_align of 2 but expects it to be fed with
+     * dwords, so a buf_align = 4 is required.
+     */
+    info->pixmap.buf_align = 4;
+
+    /* access_align is how many bits can be accessed from the framebuffer
+     * ie. some epson cards allow 16-bit access only.  Most drivers will
+     * be safe with u32 here.
+     *
+     * NOTE: This field is currently unused.
+     */
+    info->pixmap.scan_align = 32
+/***************************** End optional stage ***************************/
 
     /*
      * This should give a reasonable default video mode. The following is
@@ -590,43 +771,146 @@ int __init xxxfb_init(void)
     if (!mode_option)
 	mode_option = "640x480@60";	 	
 
-    retval = fb_find_mode(&info.var, &info, mode_option, NULL, 0, NULL, 8);
+    retval = fb_find_mode(info->var, info, mode_option, NULL, 0, NULL, 8);
   
     if (!retval || retval == 4)
 	return -EINVAL;			
 
     /* This has to been done !!! */	
-    fb_alloc_cmap(&info.cmap, cmap_len, 0);
+    fb_alloc_cmap(info->cmap, cmap_len, 0);
 	
     /* 
      * The following is done in the case of having hardware with a static 
      * mode. If we are setting the mode ourselves we don't call this. 
      */	
-    info.var = xxxfb_var;
+    info->var = xxxfb_var;
-	
+
-    if (register_framebuffer(&info) < 0)
+    /*
+     * For drivers that can...
+     */
+    xxxfb_check_var(&info->var, info);
+
+    /*
+     * Does a call to fb_set_par() before register_framebuffer needed?  This
+     * will depend on you and the hardware.  If you are sure that your driver
+     * is the only device in the system, a call to fb_set_par() is safe.
+     *
+     * Hardware in x86 systems has a VGA core.  Calling set_par() at this
+     * point will corrupt the VGA console, so it might be safer to skip a
+     * call to set_par here and just allow fbcon to do it for you.
+     */
+    /* xxxfb_set_par(info); */
+
+    if (register_framebuffer(info) < 0)
 	return -EINVAL;
-    printk(KERN_INFO "fb%d: %s frame buffer device\n", info.node,
+    printk(KERN_INFO "fb%d: %s frame buffer device\n", info->node,
-	   info.fix.id);
+	   info->fix.id);
+    pci_set_drvdata(dev, info); /* or dev_set_drvdata(device, info) */
     return 0;
 }
 
     /*
      *  Cleanup
      */
-
+/* static void __exit xxxfb_remove(struct device *device) */
-static void __exit xxxfb_cleanup(void)
+static void __exit xxxfb_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
-    /*
+	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drv_data(dev);
-     *  If your driver supports multiple boards, you should unregister and
+	/* or dev_get_drv_data(device); */
-     *  clean up all instances.
-     */
 
-    unregister_framebuffer(info);
+	if (info) {
-    fb_dealloc_cmap(&info.cmap);
+		unregister_framebuffer(info);
-    /* ... */
+		fb_dealloc_cmap(&info.cmap);
+		/* ... */
+		framebuffer_release(info);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
+#if CONFIG_PCI
+/* For PCI drivers */
+static struct pci_driver xxxfb_driver = {
+	.name =		"xxxfb",
+	.id_table =	xxxfb_devices,
+	.probe =	xxxfb_probe,
+	.remove =	__devexit_p(xxxfb_remove),
+	.suspend =      xxxfb_suspend, /* optional */
+	.resume =       xxxfb_resume,  /* optional */
+};
+
+static int __init xxxfb_init(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 *  For kernel boot options (in 'video=xxxfb:<options>' format)
+	 */
+#ifndef MODULE
+	char *option = NULL;
+
+	if (fb_get_options("xxxfb", &option))
+		return -ENODEV;
+	xxxfb_setup(option);
+#endif
+
+	return pci_register_driver(&xxxfb_driver);
+}
+
+static void __exit xxxfb_exit(void)
+{
+	pci_unregister_driver(&xxxfb_driver);
+}
+#else
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+/* for platform devices */
+static struct device_driver xxxfb_driver = {
+	.name = "xxxfb",
+	.bus  = &platform_bus_type,
+	.probe = xxxfb_probe,
+	.remove = xxxfb_remove,
+	.suspend = xxxfb_suspend, /* optional */
+	.resume = xxxfb_resume,   /* optional */
+};
+
+static struct platform_device xxxfb_device = {
+	.name = "xxxfb",
+};
+
+static int __init xxxfb_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	/*
+	 *  For kernel boot options (in 'video=xxxfb:<options>' format)
+	 */
+#ifndef MODULE
+	char *option = NULL;
+
+	if (fb_get_options("xxxfb", &option))
+		return -ENODEV;
+	xxxfb_setup(option);
+#endif
+	ret = driver_register(&xxxfb_driver);
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		ret = platform_device_register(&xxxfb_device);
+		if (ret)
+			driver_unregister(&xxxfb_driver);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void __exit xxxfb_exit(void)
+{
+	platform_device_unregister(&xxxfb_device);
+	driver_unregister(&xxxfb_driver);
+}
+#endif
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+module_init(xxxfb_init);
+module_exit(xxxfb_exit);
+
+
     /*
      *  Setup
      */