drm_modeset_backoff(9) deadlock avoidance backoff

SYNOPSIS

void drm_modeset_backoff(struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx * ctx);

ARGUMENTS

ctx

the acquire context

DESCRIPTION

If deadlock is detected (ie. drm_modeset_lock returns -EDEADLK), you must call this function to drop all currently held locks and block until the contended lock becomes available.

AUTHORS

Jesse Barnes <[email protected]>
Intel Corporation,         
        

Initial version

Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]>
Ideas on board SPRL,         
        

Driver internals

Daniel Vetter <[email protected]>
Intel Corporation,         
        

Contributions all over the place

Lukas Wunner <[email protected]>

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