diff --git a/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_fb.c b/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_fb.c
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+/*
+ * drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_fb.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Texas Instruments
+ * Author: Rob Clark <rob@ti.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "omap_drv.h"
+
+#include "drm_crtc.h"
+#include "drm_crtc_helper.h"
+
+
+/*
+ * framebuffer funcs
+ */
+
+#define to_omap_framebuffer(x) container_of(x, struct omap_framebuffer, base)
+
+struct omap_framebuffer {
+	struct drm_framebuffer base;
+	struct drm_gem_object *bo;
+	int size;
+	dma_addr_t paddr;
+};
+
+static int omap_framebuffer_create_handle(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
+		struct drm_file *file_priv,
+		unsigned int *handle)
+{
+	struct omap_framebuffer *omap_fb = to_omap_framebuffer(fb);
+    return drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, omap_fb->bo, handle);
+}
+
+static void omap_framebuffer_destroy(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = fb->dev;
+	struct omap_framebuffer *omap_fb = to_omap_framebuffer(fb);
+
+	DBG("destroy: FB ID: %d (%p)", fb->base.id, fb);
+
+	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
+
+	if (omap_gem_put_paddr(omap_fb->bo)) {
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "could not unmap!\n");
+	}
+
+	if (omap_fb->bo) {
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(omap_fb->bo);
+	}
+
+	kfree(omap_fb);
+}
+
+static int omap_framebuffer_dirty(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
+		struct drm_file *file_priv, unsigned flags, unsigned color,
+		struct drm_clip_rect *clips, unsigned num_clips)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_clips; i++) {
+		omap_framebuffer_flush(fb, clips[i].x1, clips[i].y1,
+					clips[i].x2 - clips[i].x1,
+					clips[i].y2 - clips[i].y1);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct drm_framebuffer_funcs omap_framebuffer_funcs = {
+	.create_handle = omap_framebuffer_create_handle,
+	.destroy = omap_framebuffer_destroy,
+	.dirty = omap_framebuffer_dirty,
+};
+
+/* returns the buffer size */
+int omap_framebuffer_get_buffer(struct drm_framebuffer *fb, int x, int y,
+		void **vaddr, dma_addr_t *paddr, unsigned int *screen_width)
+{
+	struct omap_framebuffer *omap_fb = to_omap_framebuffer(fb);
+	int bpp = fb->bits_per_pixel / 8;
+	unsigned long offset;
+
+	offset = (x * bpp) + (y * fb->pitch);
+
+	if (vaddr) {
+		void *bo_vaddr = omap_gem_vaddr(omap_fb->bo);
+		/* note: we can only count on having a vaddr for buffers that
+		 * are allocated physically contiguously to begin with (ie.
+		 * dma_alloc_coherent()).  But this should be ok because it
+		 * is only used by legacy fbdev
+		 */
+		BUG_ON(!bo_vaddr);
+		*vaddr = bo_vaddr + offset;
+	}
+
+	*paddr = omap_fb->paddr + offset;
+	*screen_width = fb->pitch / bpp;
+
+	return omap_fb->size - offset;
+}
+
+struct drm_gem_object *omap_framebuffer_bo(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
+{
+	struct omap_framebuffer *omap_fb = to_omap_framebuffer(fb);
+	return omap_fb->bo;
+}
+
+/* iterate thru all the connectors, returning ones that are attached
+ * to the same fb..
+ */
+struct drm_connector *omap_framebuffer_get_next_connector(
+		struct drm_framebuffer *fb, struct drm_connector *from)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = fb->dev;
+	struct list_head *connector_list = &dev->mode_config.connector_list;
+	struct drm_connector *connector = from;
+
+	if (!from) {
+		return list_first_entry(connector_list, typeof(*from), head);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_from(connector, connector_list, head) {
+		if (connector != from) {
+			struct drm_encoder *encoder = connector->encoder;
+			struct drm_crtc *crtc = encoder ? encoder->crtc : NULL;
+			if (crtc && crtc->fb == fb) {
+				return connector;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/* flush an area of the framebuffer (in case of manual update display that
+ * is not automatically flushed)
+ */
+void omap_framebuffer_flush(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
+		int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+	struct drm_connector *connector = NULL;
+
+	VERB("flush: %d,%d %dx%d, fb=%p", x, y, w, h, fb);
+
+	while ((connector = omap_framebuffer_get_next_connector(fb, connector))) {
+		/* only consider connectors that are part of a chain */
+		if (connector->encoder && connector->encoder->crtc) {
+			/* TODO: maybe this should propagate thru the crtc who
+			 * could do the coordinate translation..
+			 */
+			struct drm_crtc *crtc = connector->encoder->crtc;
+			int cx = max(0, x - crtc->x);
+			int cy = max(0, y - crtc->y);
+			int cw = w + (x - crtc->x) - cx;
+			int ch = h + (y - crtc->y) - cy;
+
+			omap_connector_flush(connector, cx, cy, cw, ch);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+struct drm_framebuffer *omap_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
+		struct drm_file *file, struct drm_mode_fb_cmd *mode_cmd)
+{
+	struct drm_gem_object *bo;
+	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
+	bo = drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, file, mode_cmd->handle);
+	if (!bo) {
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	}
+	fb = omap_framebuffer_init(dev, mode_cmd, bo);
+	if (!fb) {
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+	return fb;
+}
+
+struct drm_framebuffer *omap_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+		struct drm_mode_fb_cmd *mode_cmd, struct drm_gem_object *bo)
+{
+	struct omap_framebuffer *omap_fb;
+	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = NULL;
+	int size, ret;
+
+	DBG("create framebuffer: dev=%p, mode_cmd=%p (%dx%d@%d)",
+			dev, mode_cmd, mode_cmd->width, mode_cmd->height,
+			mode_cmd->bpp);
+
+	/* in case someone tries to feed us a completely bogus stride: */
+	mode_cmd->pitch = align_pitch(mode_cmd->pitch,
+			mode_cmd->width, mode_cmd->bpp);
+
+	omap_fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*omap_fb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!omap_fb) {
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "could not allocate fb\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	fb = &omap_fb->base;
+	ret = drm_framebuffer_init(dev, fb, &omap_framebuffer_funcs);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "framebuffer init failed: %d\n", ret);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	DBG("create: FB ID: %d (%p)", fb->base.id, fb);
+
+	size = PAGE_ALIGN(mode_cmd->pitch * mode_cmd->height);
+
+	if (bo) {
+		DBG("using existing %d byte buffer (needed %d)", bo->size, size);
+		if (size > bo->size) {
+			dev_err(dev->dev, "provided buffer object is too small!\n");
+			goto fail;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* for convenience of all the various callers who don't want
+		 * to be bothered to allocate their own buffer..
+		 */
+		union omap_gem_size gsize = {
+				.bytes = size,
+		};
+		DBG("allocating %d bytes for fb %d", size, dev->primary->index);
+		bo = omap_gem_new(dev, gsize, OMAP_BO_SCANOUT | OMAP_BO_WC);
+		if (!bo) {
+			dev_err(dev->dev, "failed to allocate buffer object\n");
+			goto fail;
+		}
+	}
+
+	omap_fb->bo = bo;
+	omap_fb->size = size;
+
+	if (omap_gem_get_paddr(bo, &omap_fb->paddr, true)) {
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "could not map (paddr)!\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(fb, mode_cmd);
+
+	return fb;
+
+fail:
+	if (fb) {
+		omap_framebuffer_destroy(fb);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}