diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c
index 9266c7b6980852be51e879c24402e2548e4d2dff..835a3fa8d8dfde320d73ba3af8f8fa306bd758e1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ int amdgpu_irq_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
if (r) {
return r;
}
- adev->ddev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
/* enable msi */
adev->irq.msi_enabled = false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
index 734899c4e4bb60e9c9bca90654d9189fe0ee65ac..b987c63ba8d6a63612f7d14ab56ad5e82c15b05a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ static int hdlcd_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
DRM_ERROR("failed to initialise vblank\n");
goto err_vblank;
}
- drm->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
drm_mode_config_reset(drm);
drm_kms_helper_poll_init(drm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c
index 82043c204b76be3f105d6c57eac7ec2979d16ef3..439824a61aa5276e465975a8ae79e8ab6da7c552 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ static int armada_drm_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
goto err_comp;
dev->irq_enabled = true;
- dev->vblank_disable_allowed = 1;
ret = armada_fbdev_init(dev);
if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
index 3c1a6f18e71c2b8972b5092c0f1087ed8fbe96af..0fac801c18fe941f7114ed141a336e92f90108c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
@@ -348,9 +348,6 @@ static void vblank_disable_fn(unsigned long arg)
unsigned int pipe = vblank->pipe;
unsigned long irqflags;
- if (!dev->vblank_disable_allowed)
- return;
-
spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->vbl_lock, irqflags);
if (atomic_read(&vblank->refcount) == 0 && vblank->enabled) {
DRM_DEBUG("disabling vblank on crtc %u\n", pipe);
@@ -437,8 +434,6 @@ int drm_vblank_init(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int num_crtcs)
"get_vblank_timestamp == NULL\n");
}
- dev->vblank_disable_allowed = false;
-
return 0;
err:
@@ -1585,7 +1580,6 @@ void drm_vblank_post_modeset(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int pipe)
if (vblank->inmodeset) {
spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->vbl_lock, irqflags);
- dev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
drm_reset_vblank_timestamp(dev, pipe);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->vbl_lock, irqflags);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
index 21c719e8e02b7c43792a881327499b71fa0fdc26..2dd820e23b0cb43b45f047798d2e5e69b141b4a1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
@@ -212,13 +212,6 @@ static int exynos_drm_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
*/
dev->irq_enabled = true;
- /*
- * with vblank_disable_allowed = true, vblank interrupt will be disabled
- * by drm timer once a current process gives up ownership of
- * vblank event.(after drm_vblank_put function is called)
- */
- dev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
-
/* init kms poll for handling hpd */
drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c
index 44f6f262d75a8cdded7bfe745d5630e620f7c467..0ec1ad961e0dbee6bf50de70cf05f23592241f51 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static int fsl_dcu_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
dev_err(dev->dev, "failed to initialize vblank\n");
goto done;
}
- dev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
ret = fsl_dcu_drm_irq_init(dev);
if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
index 4e1c6850520ee50bd024fb3da610a0f5ab8c754d..82b8ce418b276bae50b94c75f1b2b8f40af6b417 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ static int psb_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
drm_irq_install(dev, dev->pdev->irq);
- dev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
dev->max_vblank_count = 0xffffff; /* only 24 bits of frame count */
dev->driver->get_vblank_counter = psb_get_vblank_counter;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 5c7615041b31b9e60c72549f3dda994a0f6474d4..15615fb9bde6a8bc5b2320da5a0b4d5bf5186542 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -476,9 +476,6 @@ static int i915_load_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
intel_modeset_gem_init(dev);
- /* Always safe in the mode setting case. */
- /* FIXME: do pre/post-mode set stuff in core KMS code */
- dev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->num_pipes == 0)
return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 2453fb1c68a79b1cded35538c57d1d347b9687f5..1080019e7b17ad8062d188060effcc901454227d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -252,13 +252,6 @@ static int imx_drm_driver_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
if (ret)
goto err_kms;
- /*
- * with vblank_disable_allowed = true, vblank interrupt will be
- * disabled by drm timer once a current process gives up ownership
- * of vblank event. (after drm_vblank_put function is called)
- */
- drm->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
-
platform_set_drvdata(drm->platformdev, drm);
/* Now try and bind all our sub-components */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
index 1e9304d1c88fd4e844ee9c5bd36300ed992e0f29..c084cadcbf2156f8f51b05d21b5ae79407bc6853 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ int radeon_irq_kms_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
if (r) {
return r;
}
- rdev->ddev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
/* enable msi */
rdev->msi_enabled = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c
index 399adf3c4224dd7fa75bdb56b0f9a62af9c853ee..a409d1f703cb2b0dd7ab3767244872c44b9076e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c
@@ -216,13 +216,6 @@ static int rockchip_drm_load(struct drm_device *drm_dev, unsigned long flags)
if (ret)
goto err_kms_helper_poll_fini;
- /*
- * with vblank_disable_allowed = true, vblank interrupt will be disabled
- * by drm timer once a current process gives up ownership of
- * vblank event.(after drm_vblank_put function is called)
- */
- drm_dev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
-
drm_mode_config_reset(drm_dev);
ret = rockchip_drm_fbdev_init(drm_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
index 67990554418142c070c7be72e1cdd9e240ab6710..b59c3bf0df4443420a236f032d8af0c6345482d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ static int tegra_drm_load(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned long flags)
/* syncpoints are used for full 32-bit hardware VBLANK counters */
drm->max_vblank_count = 0xffffffff;
- drm->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
err = drm_vblank_init(drm, drm->mode_config.num_crtc);
if (err < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_kms.c
index d423ba10239aa0835991ec7fbefca0b01e3598b4..cb37751bc99fcfe8976ced75f16ce4bd332c2406 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_kms.c
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ int vc4_kms_load(struct drm_device *dev)
dev->mode_config.preferred_depth = 24;
dev->mode_config.async_page_flip = true;
- dev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
-
drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
vc4->fbdev = drm_fbdev_cma_init(dev, 32,
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index 360b2a74e1ef8a49648ed5ae38124e20a03b6d3c..84f1a8eefbdbc8ae89925aff3dafaaccdf99b4b4 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -814,14 +814,6 @@ struct drm_device {
bool irq_enabled;
int irq;
- /*
- * At load time, disabling the vblank interrupt won't be allowed since
- * old clients may not call the modeset ioctl and therefore misbehave.
- * Once the modeset ioctl *has* been called though, we can safely
- * disable them when unused.
- */
- bool vblank_disable_allowed;
-
/*
* If true, vblank interrupt will be disabled immediately when the
* refcount drops to zero, as opposed to via the vblank disable