[PATCH] gpu: nova-core: fb: make sure to unregister SysmemFlush on boot failure
From: Eliot Courtney
Date: Thu Apr 09 2026 - 08:19:07 EST
Current `Gpu::new` will not unregister SysmemFlush if something fails
after it is created, since it needs manual unregistering. Add a `Drop`
implementation which will clean it up in that case. Maintain the manual
unregister path because it can stay infallible, unlike the Drop path
which depends on revocable access. In the case that `Gpu::new` fails the
access is guaranteed to succeed, however.
Fixes: 6554ad65b589 ("gpu: nova-core: register sysmem flush page")
Signed-off-by: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs | 7 ++++++-
2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs
index bdd5eed760e1..edfbdc9a2512 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
use kernel::{
device,
+ devres::Devres,
dma::CoherentHandle,
fmt,
io::Io,
@@ -16,7 +17,10 @@
Alignment, //
},
sizes::*,
- sync::aref::ARef, //
+ sync::{
+ aref::ARef,
+ Arc, //
+ },
};
use crate::{
@@ -46,12 +50,14 @@
/// Because of this, the sysmem flush memory page must be registered as early as possible during
/// driver initialization, and before any falcon is reset.
///
-/// Users are responsible for manually calling [`Self::unregister`] before dropping this object,
-/// otherwise the GPU might still use it even after it has been freed.
+/// Users should call [`Self::unregister`] before unloading to ensure unregistering is infallible.
+/// [`Drop`] performs a best-effort fallback using revocable BAR access.
pub(crate) struct SysmemFlush {
/// Chipset we are operating on.
chipset: Chipset,
device: ARef<device::Device>,
+ /// MMIO mapping of PCI BAR 0.
+ bar: Arc<Devres<Bar0>>,
/// Keep the page alive as long as we need it.
page: CoherentHandle,
}
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ impl SysmemFlush {
/// Allocate a memory page and register it as the sysmem flush page.
pub(crate) fn register(
dev: &device::Device<device::Bound>,
+ devres_bar: Arc<Devres<Bar0>>,
bar: &Bar0,
chipset: Chipset,
) -> Result<Self> {
@@ -70,18 +77,17 @@ pub(crate) fn register(
Ok(Self {
chipset,
device: dev.into(),
+ bar: devres_bar,
page,
})
}
/// Unregister the managed sysmem flush page.
- ///
- /// In order to gracefully tear down the GPU, users must make sure to call this method before
- /// dropping the object.
pub(crate) fn unregister(&self, bar: &Bar0) {
let hal = hal::fb_hal(self.chipset);
+ let registered_dma_handle = hal.read_sysmem_flush_page(bar);
- if hal.read_sysmem_flush_page(bar) == self.page.dma_handle() {
+ if registered_dma_handle == self.page.dma_handle() {
let _ = hal.write_sysmem_flush_page(bar, 0).inspect_err(|e| {
dev_warn!(
&self.device,
@@ -89,8 +95,7 @@ pub(crate) fn unregister(&self, bar: &Bar0) {
e
)
});
- } else {
- // Another page has been registered after us for some reason - warn as this is a bug.
+ } else if registered_dma_handle != 0 {
dev_warn!(
&self.device,
"attempt to unregister a sysmem flush page that is not active\n"
@@ -99,6 +104,12 @@ pub(crate) fn unregister(&self, bar: &Bar0) {
}
}
+impl Drop for SysmemFlush {
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ let _ = self.bar.try_access_with(|bar| self.unregister(bar));
+ }
+}
+
pub(crate) struct FbRange(Range<u64>);
impl FbRange {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
index 0f6fe9a1b955..5bad5a055b3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,12 @@ pub(crate) fn new<'a>(
.inspect_err(|_| dev_err!(pdev, "GFW boot did not complete\n"))?;
},
- sysmem_flush: SysmemFlush::register(pdev.as_ref(), bar, spec.chipset)?,
+ sysmem_flush: SysmemFlush::register(
+ pdev.as_ref(),
+ devres_bar.clone(),
+ bar,
+ spec.chipset,
+ )?,
gsp_falcon: Falcon::new(
pdev.as_ref(),
---
base-commit: a7a080bb4236ebe577b6776d940d1717912ff6dd
change-id: 20260409-fix-systemflush-de66dc90378a
Best regards,
--
Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@xxxxxxxxxx>