Re: simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-21 Thread Daniel Vetter
On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 03:11:13PM +0200, Jonas Ådahl wrote: > On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 02:45:48PM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: > > Hi > > > > > (This was discussed on #dri-devel, but I'll reiterate here as well). > > > > > > There are two problems at hand; one is the race condition during

Re: simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-21 Thread Jani Nikula
On Thu, 09 May 2024, nerdopolis wrote: > Hi > > So I have been made aware of an apparent race condition of some drivers > taking a bit longer to load, which could lead to a possible race condition of > display servers/greeters using the simpledrm device, and then experiencing > problems once

Re: simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-19 Thread nerdopolis
On Friday, May 10, 2024 9:11:13 AM EDT Jonas Ådahl wrote: > On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 02:45:48PM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: > > Hi > > > > > (This was discussed on #dri-devel, but I'll reiterate here as well). > > > > > > There are two problems at hand; one is the race condition during boot >

Re: simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-10 Thread Jonas Ådahl
On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 02:45:48PM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: > Hi > > > (This was discussed on #dri-devel, but I'll reiterate here as well). > > > > There are two problems at hand; one is the race condition during boot > > when the login screen (or whatever display server appears first) is

Re: simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-10 Thread Thomas Zimmermann
Hi (This was discussed on #dri-devel, but I'll reiterate here as well). There are two problems at hand; one is the race condition during boot when the login screen (or whatever display server appears first) is launched with simpledrm, only some moments later having the real GPU driver appear.

Re: simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-10 Thread Jonas Ådahl
On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 09:32:02AM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: > Hi > > Am 09.05.24 um 15:06 schrieb nerdopolis: > > > > Hi > > > > > > So I have been made aware of an apparent race condition of some drivers > > taking a bit longer to load, which could lead to a possible race > > condition

Re: simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-10 Thread Javier Martinez Canillas
nerdopolis writes: Hello, > Hi > > So I have been made aware of an apparent race condition of some drivers > taking a bit longer to load, which could lead to a possible race condition of > display servers/greeters using the simpledrm device, and then experiencing > problems once the real

Re: simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-10 Thread Thomas Zimmermann
Hi Am 09.05.24 um 15:06 schrieb nerdopolis: Hi So I have been made aware of an apparent race condition of some drivers taking a bit longer to load, which could lead to a possible race condition of display servers/greeters using the simpledrm device, and then experiencing problems once the

Re: simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-10 Thread Pekka Paalanen
On Thu, 09 May 2024 09:06:29 -0400 nerdopolis wrote: > Hi > > So I have been made aware of an apparent race condition of some > drivers taking a bit longer to load, which could lead to a possible > race condition of display servers/greeters using the simpledrm > device, and then experiencing

simpledrm, running display servers, and drivers replacing simpledrm while the display server is running

2024-05-09 Thread nerdopolis
Hi So I have been made aware of an apparent race condition of some drivers taking a bit longer to load, which could lead to a possible race condition of display servers/greeters using the simpledrm device, and then experiencing problems once the real driver loads, the simpledrm device that the