fix(mister): restore framebuffer mmap on kernels without fb_mmap - #430
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Linux 6.8 removed the fbdev core's default read/write/mmap handlers
("fbdev: Remove default file-I/O implementations"); each driver must now
supply its own. MiSTer_fb still declares only fillrect/copyarea/
imageblit/setcolreg/ioctl, so from the 6.18 MiSTer kernel onwards
mmap() on /dev/fb0 fails with ENODEV, Qt's linuxfb plugin cannot create
a screen, and the frontend aborts at startup with "Cannot create window:
no screens available". Main_MiSTer is unaffected because it reaches the
same pixels through /dev/mem, which is the route taken here.
Wrap mmap/mmap64/munmap at the executable's link step so the calls made
from Qt's statically linked linuxfb plugin can be caught without forking
Qt. The wrapper is passive: it passes every call through untouched,
errno included, and only intervenes when the real call fails with ENODEV
on a framebuffer character device. It then resolves the framebuffer's
physical range from FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, which the fbdev core still
answers, and maps that range through /dev/mem. A kernel with a fixed
driver takes the native path and none of this code runs.
Two strategies, selected by ZAPAROO_FB_FALLBACK. The default `direct`
hands back the /dev/mem mapping, matching the previous behavior exactly:
QLinuxFbScreen::doRedraw() blits with CompositionMode_Source and only
touches dirty rects, so little is written per frame. `staged` renders
into cached RAM and publishes the surface once per frame, which only
wins when most of the screen changes on most frames, and makes the
display depend on frameSwapped firing. `off` disables the shim.
Mappings of the same physical range share one buffer, so the CRT
writer's fb0 mapping and Qt's observe identical bytes, as two MAP_SHARED
mappings of fb0 did.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe frontend adds an embedded Linux framebuffer mmap fallback. It redirects ENODEV failures to ChangesFramebuffer fallback
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to On systems using the framebuffer fallback, one component releasing a shared mapping can invalidate framebuffer memory still used by another component, causing rendering failure or a crash. This should be fixed before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant QtLinuxfb
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QtLinuxfb->>mmapWrapper: Request framebuffer mmap
mmapWrapper->>mmapWrapper: Native mmap returns ENODEV
mmapWrapper->>FramebufferFallback: Validate framebuffer fd
FramebufferFallback->>DevMem: Map physical framebuffer range
DevMem-->>FramebufferFallback: Return /dev/mem mapping
FramebufferFallback-->>QtLinuxfb: Return direct or staged buffer
QtLinuxfb-->>FramebufferFallback: Emit frameSwapped
FramebufferFallback->>DevMem: Flush staged frame
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In `@src/app/fb_mmap_fallback.cpp`:
- Around line 141-143: Update the mapping bookkeeping used by redirect() and
__wrap_munmap() so repeated mappings of the same range track an active borrower
count; increment it when returning an existing handed address, decrement it on
unmap, and perform the real unmap and remove the entry only when the final
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Retain shared framebuffer mappings until their last borrower unmaps them.
redirect() returns the same handed address for repeated mappings of one range, but __wrap_munmap() releases that mapping on the first unmap. A remaining caller can then use an invalid address. Track active borrowers and defer the real unmap until the final borrower releases the mapping.
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In `@src/app/fb_mmap_fallback.cpp` around lines 141 - 143, Update the mapping
bookkeeping used by redirect() and __wrap_munmap() so repeated mappings of the
same range track an active borrower count; increment it when returning an
existing handed address, decrement it on unmap, and perform the real unmap and
remove the entry only when the final borrower releases it.
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redirect() handed a second caller the existing entry's pointer without recording it, and __wrap_munmap() tore the entry down on the first release. Qt's screen and native_video_writer map the same surface independently in the CRT geometries, and stopNativeVideoWriter() runs before Qt's screen destructor in aboutToQuit, so the writer always released first: staged mode freed the staging buffer Qt still held, and direct mode unmapped the shared /dev/mem region, leaving Qt's destructor to munmap an address the kernel may already have reused. Track a borrower count per entry, increment it when handing back an existing mapping, and unmap only once the last borrower releases. Tear down using the entry's length rather than the caller's, since reuse admits a request smaller than the surface, which would otherwise leave part of it mapped.
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MiSTer_fbstill declares only fillrect/copyarea/imageblit/setcolreg/ioctl.mmap()on/dev/fb0therefore fails withENODEV, Qt's linuxfb plugin cannot create a screen, and the frontend aborts at startup with "Cannot create window: no screens available". The kernel confirms it directly:fb0: fb_WARN_ON_ONCE(!info->fbops->fb_mmap)./dev/memrather than fbdev. That is the route this change takes.src/app/fb_mmap_fallback.{h,cpp}, wrappingmmap/mmap64/munmapvia-Wl,--wrapat the executable's link step so the calls made from Qt's statically linked linuxfb plugin are covered without forking Qt. glibc is linked dynamically, so libc's internal mmap calls resolve inside libc.so and are untouched.ENODEVon a framebuffer character device (major 29). It then reads the framebuffer's physical range fromFBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, which the fbdev core still answers, and maps that range through/dev/mem. Nothing is hardcoded, so a kernel with a fixed driver takes the native path and none of this code runs.ZAPAROO_FB_FALLBACK. The defaultdirecthands back the/dev/memmapping and matches the previous behavior:QLinuxFbScreen::doRedraw()blits withCompositionMode_Sourceand only touches dirty rects, so little is written per frame.stagedrenders into cached RAM and publishes the whole surface once per frame, which only wins when most of the screen changes on most frames and makes the display depend onframeSwappedfiring.offdisables the shim.fb0mapping and Qt's observe identical bytes, as twoMAP_SHAREDmappings offb0did. That path is exercised only in the three CRT geometries, wherenative_video_writeris active.Summary by CodeRabbit