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[v5] dma-buf/sync-file: Defer creation of sync_file->name

Message ID 20170516111042.24719-1-chris@chris-wilson.co.uk (mailing list archive)
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Chris Wilson May 16, 2017, 11:10 a.m. UTC
Constructing the name takes the majority of the time for allocating a
sync_file to wrap a fence, and the name is very rarely used (only via
the sync_file status user interface). To reduce the impact on the common
path (that of creating sync_file to pass around), defer the construction
of the name until it is first used.

v2: Update kerneldoc (kbuild test robot)
v3: sync_debug.c was peeking at the name
v4: Comment upon the potential race between two users of
sync_file_get_name() and claim that such a race is below the level of
notice. However, to prevent any future nuisance, use a global spinlock
to serialize the assignment of the name.
v5: Completely avoid the read/write race by only storing the name passed
in from the user inside sync_file->user_name and passing in a buffer to
dynamically construct the name otherwise.

Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
Cc: Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@linaro.org>
Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@padovan.org>
Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
Cc: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c |  4 +++-
 drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c  | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 include/linux/sync_file.h    |  5 +++--
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Comments

Chris Wilson May 22, 2017, 9:21 a.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 12:10:42PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Constructing the name takes the majority of the time for allocating a
> sync_file to wrap a fence, and the name is very rarely used (only via
> the sync_file status user interface). To reduce the impact on the common
> path (that of creating sync_file to pass around), defer the construction
> of the name until it is first used.
> 
> v2: Update kerneldoc (kbuild test robot)
> v3: sync_debug.c was peeking at the name
> v4: Comment upon the potential race between two users of
> sync_file_get_name() and claim that such a race is below the level of
> notice. However, to prevent any future nuisance, use a global spinlock
> to serialize the assignment of the name.
> v5: Completely avoid the read/write race by only storing the name passed
> in from the user inside sync_file->user_name and passing in a buffer to
> dynamically construct the name otherwise.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
> Cc: Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@linaro.org>
> Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@padovan.org>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
> Cc: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>

Any thoughts on this one? It should completely avoid the race, with
the presumption that unless the user sets a name when merging the best
response is to show the fence name.

It may be interesting to actually show both; the encoded
sync_file->fence name and the user's identifier.
-Chris

> ---
>  drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c |  4 +++-
>  drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c  | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  include/linux/sync_file.h    |  5 +++--
>  3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
> index 4b1731ee7458..59a3b2f8ee91 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
> @@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ static void sync_print_obj(struct seq_file *s, struct sync_timeline *obj)
>  static void sync_print_sync_file(struct seq_file *s,
>  				  struct sync_file *sync_file)
>  {
> +	char buf[128];
>  	int i;
>  
> -	seq_printf(s, "[%p] %s: %s\n", sync_file, sync_file->name,
> +	seq_printf(s, "[%p] %s: %s\n", sync_file,
> +		   sync_file_get_name(sync_file, buf, sizeof(buf)),
>  		   sync_status_str(dma_fence_get_status(sync_file->fence)));
>  
>  	if (dma_fence_is_array(sync_file->fence)) {
> diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
> index c9eb4997cfcc..d7e219d2669d 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
> @@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ struct sync_file *sync_file_create(struct dma_fence *fence)
>  
>  	sync_file->fence = dma_fence_get(fence);
>  
> -	snprintf(sync_file->name, sizeof(sync_file->name), "%s-%s%llu-%d",
> -		 fence->ops->get_driver_name(fence),
> -		 fence->ops->get_timeline_name(fence), fence->context,
> -		 fence->seqno);
> -
>  	return sync_file;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_create);
> @@ -129,6 +124,36 @@ struct dma_fence *sync_file_get_fence(int fd)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_get_fence);
>  
> +/**
> + * sync_file_get_name - get the name of the sync_file
> + * @sync_file:		sync_file to get the fence from
> + * @buf:		destination buffer to copy sync_file name into
> + * @len:		available size of destination buffer.
> + *
> + * Each sync_file may have a name assigned either by the user (when merging
> + * sync_files together) or created from the fence it contains. In the latter
> + * case construction of the name is deferred until use, and so requires
> + * sync_file_get_name().
> + *
> + * Returns: a string representing the name.
> + */
> +char *sync_file_get_name(struct sync_file *sync_file, char *buf, int len)
> +{
> +	if (sync_file->user_name[0]) {
> +		strlcpy(buf, sync_file->user_name, len);
> +	} else {
> +		struct dma_fence *fence = sync_file->fence;
> +
> +		snprintf(buf, len, "%s-%s%llu-%d",
> +			 fence->ops->get_driver_name(fence),
> +			 fence->ops->get_timeline_name(fence),
> +			 fence->context,
> +			 fence->seqno);
> +	}
> +
> +	return buf;
> +}
> +
>  static int sync_file_set_fence(struct sync_file *sync_file,
>  			       struct dma_fence **fences, int num_fences)
>  {
> @@ -266,7 +291,7 @@ static struct sync_file *sync_file_merge(const char *name, struct sync_file *a,
>  		goto err;
>  	}
>  
> -	strlcpy(sync_file->name, name, sizeof(sync_file->name));
> +	strlcpy(sync_file->user_name, name, sizeof(sync_file->user_name));
>  	return sync_file;
>  
>  err:
> @@ -419,7 +444,7 @@ static long sync_file_ioctl_fence_info(struct sync_file *sync_file,
>  	}
>  
>  no_fences:
> -	strlcpy(info.name, sync_file->name, sizeof(info.name));
> +	sync_file_get_name(sync_file, info.name, sizeof(info.name));
>  	info.status = dma_fence_is_signaled(sync_file->fence);
>  	info.num_fences = num_fences;
>  
> diff --git a/include/linux/sync_file.h b/include/linux/sync_file.h
> index d37beefdfbd5..5226d62ae91b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sync_file.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sync_file.h
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
>  /**
>   * struct sync_file - sync file to export to the userspace
>   * @file:		file representing this fence
> - * @name:		name of sync_file.  Useful for debugging
> + * @user_name:		name of sync_file.  Useful for debugging
>   * @sync_file_list:	membership in global file list
>   * @wq:			wait queue for fence signaling
>   * @fence:		fence with the fences in the sync_file
> @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
>   */
>  struct sync_file {
>  	struct file		*file;
> -	char			name[32];
> +	char			user_name[32];
>  #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
>  	struct list_head	sync_file_list;
>  #endif
> @@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ struct sync_file {
>  
>  struct sync_file *sync_file_create(struct dma_fence *fence);
>  struct dma_fence *sync_file_get_fence(int fd);
> +char *sync_file_get_name(struct sync_file *sync_file, char *buf, int len);
>  
>  #endif /* _LINUX_SYNC_H */
> -- 
> 2.11.0
>
Daniel Vetter May 22, 2017, 7:31 p.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 12:10:42PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Constructing the name takes the majority of the time for allocating a
> sync_file to wrap a fence, and the name is very rarely used (only via
> the sync_file status user interface). To reduce the impact on the common
> path (that of creating sync_file to pass around), defer the construction
> of the name until it is first used.
> 
> v2: Update kerneldoc (kbuild test robot)
> v3: sync_debug.c was peeking at the name
> v4: Comment upon the potential race between two users of
> sync_file_get_name() and claim that such a race is below the level of
> notice. However, to prevent any future nuisance, use a global spinlock
> to serialize the assignment of the name.
> v5: Completely avoid the read/write race by only storing the name passed
> in from the user inside sync_file->user_name and passing in a buffer to
> dynamically construct the name otherwise.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
> Cc: Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@linaro.org>
> Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@padovan.org>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
> Cc: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c |  4 +++-
>  drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c  | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  include/linux/sync_file.h    |  5 +++--
>  3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
> index 4b1731ee7458..59a3b2f8ee91 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
> @@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ static void sync_print_obj(struct seq_file *s, struct sync_timeline *obj)
>  static void sync_print_sync_file(struct seq_file *s,
>  				  struct sync_file *sync_file)
>  {
> +	char buf[128];
>  	int i;
>  
> -	seq_printf(s, "[%p] %s: %s\n", sync_file, sync_file->name,
> +	seq_printf(s, "[%p] %s: %s\n", sync_file,
> +		   sync_file_get_name(sync_file, buf, sizeof(buf)),
>  		   sync_status_str(dma_fence_get_status(sync_file->fence)));
>  
>  	if (dma_fence_is_array(sync_file->fence)) {
> diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
> index c9eb4997cfcc..d7e219d2669d 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
> @@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ struct sync_file *sync_file_create(struct dma_fence *fence)
>  
>  	sync_file->fence = dma_fence_get(fence);
>  
> -	snprintf(sync_file->name, sizeof(sync_file->name), "%s-%s%llu-%d",
> -		 fence->ops->get_driver_name(fence),
> -		 fence->ops->get_timeline_name(fence), fence->context,
> -		 fence->seqno);
> -
>  	return sync_file;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_create);
> @@ -129,6 +124,36 @@ struct dma_fence *sync_file_get_fence(int fd)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_get_fence);
>  
> +/**
> + * sync_file_get_name - get the name of the sync_file
> + * @sync_file:		sync_file to get the fence from
> + * @buf:		destination buffer to copy sync_file name into
> + * @len:		available size of destination buffer.
> + *
> + * Each sync_file may have a name assigned either by the user (when merging
> + * sync_files together) or created from the fence it contains. In the latter
> + * case construction of the name is deferred until use, and so requires
> + * sync_file_get_name().
> + *
> + * Returns: a string representing the name.
> + */
> +char *sync_file_get_name(struct sync_file *sync_file, char *buf, int len)
> +{
> +	if (sync_file->user_name[0]) {
> +		strlcpy(buf, sync_file->user_name, len);
> +	} else {
> +		struct dma_fence *fence = sync_file->fence;
> +
> +		snprintf(buf, len, "%s-%s%llu-%d",
> +			 fence->ops->get_driver_name(fence),
> +			 fence->ops->get_timeline_name(fence),
> +			 fence->context,
> +			 fence->seqno);
> +	}
> +
> +	return buf;
> +}
> +
>  static int sync_file_set_fence(struct sync_file *sync_file,
>  			       struct dma_fence **fences, int num_fences)
>  {
> @@ -266,7 +291,7 @@ static struct sync_file *sync_file_merge(const char *name, struct sync_file *a,
>  		goto err;
>  	}
>  
> -	strlcpy(sync_file->name, name, sizeof(sync_file->name));
> +	strlcpy(sync_file->user_name, name, sizeof(sync_file->user_name));
>  	return sync_file;
>  
>  err:
> @@ -419,7 +444,7 @@ static long sync_file_ioctl_fence_info(struct sync_file *sync_file,
>  	}
>  
>  no_fences:
> -	strlcpy(info.name, sync_file->name, sizeof(info.name));
> +	sync_file_get_name(sync_file, info.name, sizeof(info.name));
>  	info.status = dma_fence_is_signaled(sync_file->fence);
>  	info.num_fences = num_fences;
>  
> diff --git a/include/linux/sync_file.h b/include/linux/sync_file.h
> index d37beefdfbd5..5226d62ae91b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sync_file.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sync_file.h
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
>  /**
>   * struct sync_file - sync file to export to the userspace
>   * @file:		file representing this fence
> - * @name:		name of sync_file.  Useful for debugging
> + * @user_name:		name of sync_file.  Useful for debugging
>   * @sync_file_list:	membership in global file list
>   * @wq:			wait queue for fence signaling
>   * @fence:		fence with the fences in the sync_file
> @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
>   */
>  struct sync_file {
>  	struct file		*file;
> -	char			name[32];

Maybe inline kerneldoc an explain a bit better what's going on:

	/**
	 * @user_name:
	 *
	 * Name of the sync file provided by userspace, for merged fences.
	 * Otherwise generated through driver callbacks (in which case the
	 * entire array is 0).
	 */

Might be overkill, so not going to insist at all. Either way:

Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>

Pls poke Gustavo or Sumits to also check it and pick it up.

Thanks, Daniel

> +	char			user_name[32];
>  #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
>  	struct list_head	sync_file_list;
>  #endif
> @@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ struct sync_file {
>  
>  struct sync_file *sync_file_create(struct dma_fence *fence);
>  struct dma_fence *sync_file_get_fence(int fd);
> +char *sync_file_get_name(struct sync_file *sync_file, char *buf, int len);
>  
>  #endif /* _LINUX_SYNC_H */
> -- 
> 2.11.0
>
Gustavo Padovan May 25, 2017, 1:38 a.m. UTC | #3
2017-05-22 Daniel Vetter <daniel@ffwll.ch>:

> On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 12:10:42PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > Constructing the name takes the majority of the time for allocating a
> > sync_file to wrap a fence, and the name is very rarely used (only via
> > the sync_file status user interface). To reduce the impact on the common
> > path (that of creating sync_file to pass around), defer the construction
> > of the name until it is first used.
> > 
> > v2: Update kerneldoc (kbuild test robot)
> > v3: sync_debug.c was peeking at the name
> > v4: Comment upon the potential race between two users of
> > sync_file_get_name() and claim that such a race is below the level of
> > notice. However, to prevent any future nuisance, use a global spinlock
> > to serialize the assignment of the name.
> > v5: Completely avoid the read/write race by only storing the name passed
> > in from the user inside sync_file->user_name and passing in a buffer to
> > dynamically construct the name otherwise.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
> > Cc: Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@linaro.org>
> > Cc: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@padovan.org>
> > Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
> > Cc: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c |  4 +++-
> >  drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c  | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
> >  include/linux/sync_file.h    |  5 +++--
> >  3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
> > index 4b1731ee7458..59a3b2f8ee91 100644
> > --- a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
> > +++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
> > @@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ static void sync_print_obj(struct seq_file *s, struct sync_timeline *obj)
> >  static void sync_print_sync_file(struct seq_file *s,
> >  				  struct sync_file *sync_file)
> >  {
> > +	char buf[128];
> >  	int i;
> >  
> > -	seq_printf(s, "[%p] %s: %s\n", sync_file, sync_file->name,
> > +	seq_printf(s, "[%p] %s: %s\n", sync_file,
> > +		   sync_file_get_name(sync_file, buf, sizeof(buf)),
> >  		   sync_status_str(dma_fence_get_status(sync_file->fence)));
> >  
> >  	if (dma_fence_is_array(sync_file->fence)) {
> > diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
> > index c9eb4997cfcc..d7e219d2669d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
> > +++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
> > @@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ struct sync_file *sync_file_create(struct dma_fence *fence)
> >  
> >  	sync_file->fence = dma_fence_get(fence);
> >  
> > -	snprintf(sync_file->name, sizeof(sync_file->name), "%s-%s%llu-%d",
> > -		 fence->ops->get_driver_name(fence),
> > -		 fence->ops->get_timeline_name(fence), fence->context,
> > -		 fence->seqno);
> > -
> >  	return sync_file;
> >  }
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_create);
> > @@ -129,6 +124,36 @@ struct dma_fence *sync_file_get_fence(int fd)
> >  }
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_get_fence);
> >  
> > +/**
> > + * sync_file_get_name - get the name of the sync_file
> > + * @sync_file:		sync_file to get the fence from
> > + * @buf:		destination buffer to copy sync_file name into
> > + * @len:		available size of destination buffer.
> > + *
> > + * Each sync_file may have a name assigned either by the user (when merging
> > + * sync_files together) or created from the fence it contains. In the latter
> > + * case construction of the name is deferred until use, and so requires
> > + * sync_file_get_name().
> > + *
> > + * Returns: a string representing the name.
> > + */
> > +char *sync_file_get_name(struct sync_file *sync_file, char *buf, int len)
> > +{
> > +	if (sync_file->user_name[0]) {
> > +		strlcpy(buf, sync_file->user_name, len);
> > +	} else {
> > +		struct dma_fence *fence = sync_file->fence;
> > +
> > +		snprintf(buf, len, "%s-%s%llu-%d",
> > +			 fence->ops->get_driver_name(fence),
> > +			 fence->ops->get_timeline_name(fence),
> > +			 fence->context,
> > +			 fence->seqno);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	return buf;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static int sync_file_set_fence(struct sync_file *sync_file,
> >  			       struct dma_fence **fences, int num_fences)
> >  {
> > @@ -266,7 +291,7 @@ static struct sync_file *sync_file_merge(const char *name, struct sync_file *a,
> >  		goto err;
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	strlcpy(sync_file->name, name, sizeof(sync_file->name));
> > +	strlcpy(sync_file->user_name, name, sizeof(sync_file->user_name));
> >  	return sync_file;
> >  
> >  err:
> > @@ -419,7 +444,7 @@ static long sync_file_ioctl_fence_info(struct sync_file *sync_file,
> >  	}
> >  
> >  no_fences:
> > -	strlcpy(info.name, sync_file->name, sizeof(info.name));
> > +	sync_file_get_name(sync_file, info.name, sizeof(info.name));
> >  	info.status = dma_fence_is_signaled(sync_file->fence);
> >  	info.num_fences = num_fences;
> >  
> > diff --git a/include/linux/sync_file.h b/include/linux/sync_file.h
> > index d37beefdfbd5..5226d62ae91b 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/sync_file.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/sync_file.h
> > @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
> >  /**
> >   * struct sync_file - sync file to export to the userspace
> >   * @file:		file representing this fence
> > - * @name:		name of sync_file.  Useful for debugging
> > + * @user_name:		name of sync_file.  Useful for debugging
> >   * @sync_file_list:	membership in global file list
> >   * @wq:			wait queue for fence signaling
> >   * @fence:		fence with the fences in the sync_file
> > @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
> >   */
> >  struct sync_file {
> >  	struct file		*file;
> > -	char			name[32];
> 
> Maybe inline kerneldoc an explain a bit better what's going on:
> 
> 	/**
> 	 * @user_name:
> 	 *
> 	 * Name of the sync file provided by userspace, for merged fences.
> 	 * Otherwise generated through driver callbacks (in which case the
> 	 * entire array is 0).
> 	 */
> 
> Might be overkill, so not going to insist at all. Either way:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>

I fixed it. Applied with the modification proposed by Daniel. Thanks for
the patch.

Gustavo
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
index 4b1731ee7458..59a3b2f8ee91 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_debug.c
@@ -132,9 +132,11 @@  static void sync_print_obj(struct seq_file *s, struct sync_timeline *obj)
 static void sync_print_sync_file(struct seq_file *s,
 				  struct sync_file *sync_file)
 {
+	char buf[128];
 	int i;
 
-	seq_printf(s, "[%p] %s: %s\n", sync_file, sync_file->name,
+	seq_printf(s, "[%p] %s: %s\n", sync_file,
+		   sync_file_get_name(sync_file, buf, sizeof(buf)),
 		   sync_status_str(dma_fence_get_status(sync_file->fence)));
 
 	if (dma_fence_is_array(sync_file->fence)) {
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
index c9eb4997cfcc..d7e219d2669d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@  struct sync_file *sync_file_create(struct dma_fence *fence)
 
 	sync_file->fence = dma_fence_get(fence);
 
-	snprintf(sync_file->name, sizeof(sync_file->name), "%s-%s%llu-%d",
-		 fence->ops->get_driver_name(fence),
-		 fence->ops->get_timeline_name(fence), fence->context,
-		 fence->seqno);
-
 	return sync_file;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_create);
@@ -129,6 +124,36 @@  struct dma_fence *sync_file_get_fence(int fd)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_get_fence);
 
+/**
+ * sync_file_get_name - get the name of the sync_file
+ * @sync_file:		sync_file to get the fence from
+ * @buf:		destination buffer to copy sync_file name into
+ * @len:		available size of destination buffer.
+ *
+ * Each sync_file may have a name assigned either by the user (when merging
+ * sync_files together) or created from the fence it contains. In the latter
+ * case construction of the name is deferred until use, and so requires
+ * sync_file_get_name().
+ *
+ * Returns: a string representing the name.
+ */
+char *sync_file_get_name(struct sync_file *sync_file, char *buf, int len)
+{
+	if (sync_file->user_name[0]) {
+		strlcpy(buf, sync_file->user_name, len);
+	} else {
+		struct dma_fence *fence = sync_file->fence;
+
+		snprintf(buf, len, "%s-%s%llu-%d",
+			 fence->ops->get_driver_name(fence),
+			 fence->ops->get_timeline_name(fence),
+			 fence->context,
+			 fence->seqno);
+	}
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
 static int sync_file_set_fence(struct sync_file *sync_file,
 			       struct dma_fence **fences, int num_fences)
 {
@@ -266,7 +291,7 @@  static struct sync_file *sync_file_merge(const char *name, struct sync_file *a,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	strlcpy(sync_file->name, name, sizeof(sync_file->name));
+	strlcpy(sync_file->user_name, name, sizeof(sync_file->user_name));
 	return sync_file;
 
 err:
@@ -419,7 +444,7 @@  static long sync_file_ioctl_fence_info(struct sync_file *sync_file,
 	}
 
 no_fences:
-	strlcpy(info.name, sync_file->name, sizeof(info.name));
+	sync_file_get_name(sync_file, info.name, sizeof(info.name));
 	info.status = dma_fence_is_signaled(sync_file->fence);
 	info.num_fences = num_fences;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sync_file.h b/include/linux/sync_file.h
index d37beefdfbd5..5226d62ae91b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sync_file.h
+++ b/include/linux/sync_file.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ 
 /**
  * struct sync_file - sync file to export to the userspace
  * @file:		file representing this fence
- * @name:		name of sync_file.  Useful for debugging
+ * @user_name:		name of sync_file.  Useful for debugging
  * @sync_file_list:	membership in global file list
  * @wq:			wait queue for fence signaling
  * @fence:		fence with the fences in the sync_file
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 
  */
 struct sync_file {
 	struct file		*file;
-	char			name[32];
+	char			user_name[32];
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	struct list_head	sync_file_list;
 #endif
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@  struct sync_file {
 
 struct sync_file *sync_file_create(struct dma_fence *fence);
 struct dma_fence *sync_file_get_fence(int fd);
+char *sync_file_get_name(struct sync_file *sync_file, char *buf, int len);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_SYNC_H */