[PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

Subsystems: drm drivers, drm drivers and misc gpu patches, the rest

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[PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

From: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Date: 2021-09-13 18:27:39

It looks like Hyper-V supports a hardware cursor feature. It is not used
by Linux VM, but the Hyper-V host still draws a point as an extra mouse
pointer, which is unwanted, especially when Xorg is running.

The hyperv_fb driver uses synthvid_send_ptr() to hide the unwanted pointer.
When the hyperv_drm driver was developed, the function synthvid_send_ptr()
was not copied from the hyperv_fb driver. Fix the issue by adding the
function into hyperv_drm.

Fixes: 76c56a5affeb ("drm/hyperv: Add DRM driver for hyperv synthetic video device")
Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Cc: Deepak Rawat <redacted>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h         |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c   | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
index 886add4f9cd0..27bfd27c05be 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ int hyperv_mode_config_init(struct hyperv_drm_device *hv);
 int hyperv_update_vram_location(struct hv_device *hdev, phys_addr_t vram_pp);
 int hyperv_update_situation(struct hv_device *hdev, u8 active, u32 bpp,
 			    u32 w, u32 h, u32 pitch);
+int hyperv_send_ptr(struct hv_device *hdev);
 int hyperv_update_dirt(struct hv_device *hdev, struct drm_rect *rect);
 int hyperv_connect_vsp(struct hv_device *hdev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
index 3aaee4730ec6..e21c82cf3326 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static void hyperv_pipe_enable(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
 	struct hyperv_drm_device *hv = to_hv(pipe->crtc.dev);
 	struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
 
+	hyperv_send_ptr(hv->hdev);
 	hyperv_update_situation(hv->hdev, 1,  hv->screen_depth,
 				crtc_state->mode.hdisplay,
 				crtc_state->mode.vdisplay,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
index 6d4bdccfbd1a..1ea7a0432320 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
@@ -299,6 +299,40 @@ int hyperv_update_situation(struct hv_device *hdev, u8 active, u32 bpp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Send mouse pointer info to host */
+int hyperv_send_ptr(struct hv_device *hdev)
+{
+	struct synthvid_msg msg;
+
+	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+	msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_POINTER_POSITION;
+	msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
+		sizeof(struct synthvid_pointer_position);
+	msg.ptr_pos.is_visible = 1;
+	msg.ptr_pos.video_output = 0;
+	msg.ptr_pos.image_x = 0;
+	msg.ptr_pos.image_y = 0;
+	hyperv_sendpacket(hdev, &msg);
+
+	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+	msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE;
+	msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
+		sizeof(struct synthvid_pointer_shape);
+	msg.ptr_shape.part_idx = SYNTHVID_CURSOR_COMPLETE;
+	msg.ptr_shape.is_argb = 1;
+	msg.ptr_shape.width = 1;
+	msg.ptr_shape.height = 1;
+	msg.ptr_shape.hot_x = 0;
+	msg.ptr_shape.hot_y = 0;
+	msg.ptr_shape.data[0] = 0;
+	msg.ptr_shape.data[1] = 1;
+	msg.ptr_shape.data[2] = 1;
+	msg.ptr_shape.data[3] = 1;
+	hyperv_sendpacket(hdev, &msg);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int hyperv_update_dirt(struct hv_device *hdev, struct drm_rect *rect)
 {
 	struct hyperv_drm_device *hv = hv_get_drvdata(hdev);
@@ -392,8 +426,11 @@ static void hyperv_receive_sub(struct hv_device *hdev)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (msg->vid_hdr.type == SYNTHVID_FEATURE_CHANGE)
+	if (msg->vid_hdr.type == SYNTHVID_FEATURE_CHANGE) {
 		hv->dirt_needed = msg->feature_chg.is_dirt_needed;
+		if (hv->dirt_needed)
+			hyperv_send_ptr(hv->hdev);
+	}
 }
 
 static void hyperv_receive(void *ctx)
-- 
2.25.1

RE: [PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

From: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
Date: 2021-09-13 19:39:55

-----Original Message-----
From: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2021 2:27 PM
To: drawat.floss@gmail.com; Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>;
airlied@linux.ie; daniel@ffwll.ch; tzimmermann@suse.de; dri-
devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Dexuan
Cui [off-list ref]
Subject: [PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

It looks like Hyper-V supports a hardware cursor feature. It is not used
by Linux VM, but the Hyper-V host still draws a point as an extra mouse
pointer, which is unwanted, especially when Xorg is running.

The hyperv_fb driver uses synthvid_send_ptr() to hide the unwanted
pointer.
When the hyperv_drm driver was developed, the function
synthvid_send_ptr()
was not copied from the hyperv_fb driver. Fix the issue by adding the
function into hyperv_drm.

Fixes: 76c56a5affeb ("drm/hyperv: Add DRM driver for hyperv synthetic
video device")
Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Cc: Deepak Rawat <redacted>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h         |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c   | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Thank you!
Reviewed-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>

Re: [PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

From: Deepak Rawat <hidden>
Date: 2021-09-14 15:59:35

Thanks Dexuan, for the patch. A minor comment below.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 11:27 AM Dexuan Cui [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted hunk
It looks like Hyper-V supports a hardware cursor feature. It is not used
by Linux VM, but the Hyper-V host still draws a point as an extra mouse
pointer, which is unwanted, especially when Xorg is running.

The hyperv_fb driver uses synthvid_send_ptr() to hide the unwanted pointer.
When the hyperv_drm driver was developed, the function synthvid_send_ptr()
was not copied from the hyperv_fb driver. Fix the issue by adding the
function into hyperv_drm.

Fixes: 76c56a5affeb ("drm/hyperv: Add DRM driver for hyperv synthetic video device")
Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Cc: Deepak Rawat <redacted>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h         |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c   | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
index 886add4f9cd0..27bfd27c05be 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ int hyperv_mode_config_init(struct hyperv_drm_device *hv);
 int hyperv_update_vram_location(struct hv_device *hdev, phys_addr_t vram_pp);
 int hyperv_update_situation(struct hv_device *hdev, u8 active, u32 bpp,
                            u32 w, u32 h, u32 pitch);
+int hyperv_send_ptr(struct hv_device *hdev);
 int hyperv_update_dirt(struct hv_device *hdev, struct drm_rect *rect);
 int hyperv_connect_vsp(struct hv_device *hdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
index 3aaee4730ec6..e21c82cf3326 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static void hyperv_pipe_enable(struct drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
        struct hyperv_drm_device *hv = to_hv(pipe->crtc.dev);
        struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state = to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);

+       hyperv_send_ptr(hv->hdev);
        hyperv_update_situation(hv->hdev, 1,  hv->screen_depth,
                                crtc_state->mode.hdisplay,
                                crtc_state->mode.vdisplay,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
index 6d4bdccfbd1a..1ea7a0432320 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
@@ -299,6 +299,40 @@ int hyperv_update_situation(struct hv_device *hdev, u8 active, u32 bpp,
        return 0;
 }

+/* Send mouse pointer info to host */
+int hyperv_send_ptr(struct hv_device *hdev)
+{
+       struct synthvid_msg msg;
+
+       memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+       msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_POINTER_POSITION;
+       msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
+               sizeof(struct synthvid_pointer_position);
+       msg.ptr_pos.is_visible = 1;
"is_visible" should be 0 since you want to hide the pointer. Maybe
better, accept these from the caller.
+       msg.ptr_pos.video_output = 0;
+       msg.ptr_pos.image_x = 0;
+       msg.ptr_pos.image_y = 0;
+       hyperv_sendpacket(hdev, &msg);
+
+       memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+       msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE;
+       msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
+               sizeof(struct synthvid_pointer_shape);
+       msg.ptr_shape.part_idx = SYNTHVID_CURSOR_COMPLETE;
+       msg.ptr_shape.is_argb = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.width = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.height = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.hot_x = 0;
+       msg.ptr_shape.hot_y = 0;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[0] = 0;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[1] = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[2] = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[3] = 1;
+       hyperv_sendpacket(hdev, &msg);
+
Is it necessary to send SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE here? Perhaps we should
separate SYNTHVID_POINTER_POSITION and SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE into
different functions.
quoted hunk
+       return 0;
+}
+
 int hyperv_update_dirt(struct hv_device *hdev, struct drm_rect *rect)
 {
        struct hyperv_drm_device *hv = hv_get_drvdata(hdev);
@@ -392,8 +426,11 @@ static void hyperv_receive_sub(struct hv_device *hdev)
                return;
        }

-       if (msg->vid_hdr.type == SYNTHVID_FEATURE_CHANGE)
+       if (msg->vid_hdr.type == SYNTHVID_FEATURE_CHANGE) {
                hv->dirt_needed = msg->feature_chg.is_dirt_needed;
+               if (hv->dirt_needed)
+                       hyperv_send_ptr(hv->hdev);
+       }
 }

 static void hyperv_receive(void *ctx)
--
2.25.1

RE: [PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

From: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
Date: 2021-09-14 16:05:58

-----Original Message-----
From: Deepak Rawat <redacted>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 11:59 AM
To: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>; David Airlie
[off-list ref]; Daniel Vetter [off-list ref]; Thomas Zimmermann
[off-list ref]; dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org; linux-
hyperv@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

Thanks Dexuan, for the patch. A minor comment below.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 11:27 AM Dexuan Cui [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
It looks like Hyper-V supports a hardware cursor feature. It is not
used
quoted
by Linux VM, but the Hyper-V host still draws a point as an extra
mouse
quoted
pointer, which is unwanted, especially when Xorg is running.

The hyperv_fb driver uses synthvid_send_ptr() to hide the unwanted
pointer.
quoted
When the hyperv_drm driver was developed, the function
synthvid_send_ptr()
quoted
was not copied from the hyperv_fb driver. Fix the issue by adding the
function into hyperv_drm.

Fixes: 76c56a5affeb ("drm/hyperv: Add DRM driver for hyperv synthetic
video device")
quoted
Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Cc: Deepak Rawat <redacted>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h         |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c   | 39
++++++++++++++++++++-
quoted
 3 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
quoted
index 886add4f9cd0..27bfd27c05be 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ int hyperv_mode_config_init(struct hyperv_drm_device
*hv);
quoted
 int hyperv_update_vram_location(struct hv_device *hdev, phys_addr_t
vram_pp);
quoted
 int hyperv_update_situation(struct hv_device *hdev, u8 active, u32
bpp,
quoted
                            u32 w, u32 h, u32 pitch);
+int hyperv_send_ptr(struct hv_device *hdev);
 int hyperv_update_dirt(struct hv_device *hdev, struct drm_rect *rect);
 int hyperv_connect_vsp(struct hv_device *hdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
quoted
index 3aaee4730ec6..e21c82cf3326 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_modeset.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static void hyperv_pipe_enable(struct
drm_simple_display_pipe *pipe,
quoted
        struct hyperv_drm_device *hv = to_hv(pipe->crtc.dev);
        struct drm_shadow_plane_state *shadow_plane_state =
to_drm_shadow_plane_state(plane_state);
quoted
+       hyperv_send_ptr(hv->hdev);
        hyperv_update_situation(hv->hdev, 1,  hv->screen_depth,
                                crtc_state->mode.hdisplay,
                                crtc_state->mode.vdisplay,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
quoted
index 6d4bdccfbd1a..1ea7a0432320 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hyperv/hyperv_drm_proto.c
@@ -299,6 +299,40 @@ int hyperv_update_situation(struct hv_device
*hdev, u8 active, u32 bpp,
quoted
        return 0;
 }

+/* Send mouse pointer info to host */
+int hyperv_send_ptr(struct hv_device *hdev)
+{
+       struct synthvid_msg msg;
+
+       memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+       msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_POINTER_POSITION;
+       msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
+               sizeof(struct synthvid_pointer_position);
+       msg.ptr_pos.is_visible = 1;
"is_visible" should be 0 since you want to hide the pointer. Maybe
better, accept these from the caller.
I believe I tried is_visible = 0 during my implementation of the hyperv_fb. It still have the host cursor visible... So I had to set the cursor color's alpha value = 0 to make it transparent. But you may try is_visible = 0 again.

Thanks,
- Haiyang

RE: [PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

From: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Date: 2021-09-15 06:59:29

From: Deepak Rawat <redacted>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 8:59 AM
...
quoted
+/* Send mouse pointer info to host */
+int hyperv_send_ptr(struct hv_device *hdev)
+{
+       struct synthvid_msg msg;
+
+       memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+       msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_POINTER_POSITION;
+       msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
+               sizeof(struct synthvid_pointer_position);
+       msg.ptr_pos.is_visible = 1;
"is_visible" should be 0 since you want to hide the pointer. Maybe
better, accept these from the caller.
According to my test, "is_visible = 0" doesn't work, i.e. can't hide the
unwanted HW mouse poiner. It looks like the field is for some very old
legacy Windows VMs like Windows Vista.

Haiyang also replied in another email, saying "is_visible = 0" doesn't
work.
quoted
+       msg.ptr_pos.video_output = 0;
+       msg.ptr_pos.image_x = 0;
+       msg.ptr_pos.image_y = 0;
+       hyperv_sendpacket(hdev, &msg);
+
+       memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+       msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE;
+       msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
+               sizeof(struct synthvid_pointer_shape);
+       msg.ptr_shape.part_idx = SYNTHVID_CURSOR_COMPLETE;
+       msg.ptr_shape.is_argb = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.width = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.height = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.hot_x = 0;
+       msg.ptr_shape.hot_y = 0;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[0] = 0;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[1] = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[2] = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[3] = 1;
+       hyperv_sendpacket(hdev, &msg);
+
Is it necessary to send SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE here? Perhaps we should
According to my test, yes. If I don't send a SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE message,
the unwanted mouse pointer can't be hidden. As we know, the protocol between
the VSC and the VSP is not well documented to us. I can ask Hyper-V
team for some clarification on this, but it's probably we can just use the current
version of hiding the mouse pointer as-is -- this has been used for 10+ years
in the hyperv_fb driver without any issue. :-)
separate SYNTHVID_POINTER_POSITION and SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE into
different functions.
Since the 2 messages are only used here, I suggest we keep it as-is.

Thanks,
-- Dexuan

Re: [PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

From: Deepak Rawat <hidden>
Date: 2021-09-16 17:04:48

HI Dexuan, thanks for confirming. Could you please add this as a
comment to the function.

Reviewed-by: Deepak Rawat <redacted>

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 11:59 PM Dexuan Cui [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
From: Deepak Rawat <redacted>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 8:59 AM
...
quoted
+/* Send mouse pointer info to host */
+int hyperv_send_ptr(struct hv_device *hdev)
+{
+       struct synthvid_msg msg;
+
+       memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+       msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_POINTER_POSITION;
+       msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
+               sizeof(struct synthvid_pointer_position);
+       msg.ptr_pos.is_visible = 1;
"is_visible" should be 0 since you want to hide the pointer. Maybe
better, accept these from the caller.
According to my test, "is_visible = 0" doesn't work, i.e. can't hide the
unwanted HW mouse poiner. It looks like the field is for some very old
legacy Windows VMs like Windows Vista.

Haiyang also replied in another email, saying "is_visible = 0" doesn't
work.
quoted
quoted
+       msg.ptr_pos.video_output = 0;
+       msg.ptr_pos.image_x = 0;
+       msg.ptr_pos.image_y = 0;
+       hyperv_sendpacket(hdev, &msg);
+
+       memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct synthvid_msg));
+       msg.vid_hdr.type = SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE;
+       msg.vid_hdr.size = sizeof(struct synthvid_msg_hdr) +
+               sizeof(struct synthvid_pointer_shape);
+       msg.ptr_shape.part_idx = SYNTHVID_CURSOR_COMPLETE;
+       msg.ptr_shape.is_argb = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.width = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.height = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.hot_x = 0;
+       msg.ptr_shape.hot_y = 0;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[0] = 0;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[1] = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[2] = 1;
+       msg.ptr_shape.data[3] = 1;
+       hyperv_sendpacket(hdev, &msg);
+
Is it necessary to send SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE here? Perhaps we should
According to my test, yes. If I don't send a SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE message,
the unwanted mouse pointer can't be hidden. As we know, the protocol between
the VSC and the VSP is not well documented to us. I can ask Hyper-V
team for some clarification on this, but it's probably we can just use the current
version of hiding the mouse pointer as-is -- this has been used for 10+ years
in the hyperv_fb driver without any issue. :-)
quoted
separate SYNTHVID_POINTER_POSITION and SYNTHVID_POINTER_SHAPE into
different functions.
Since the 2 messages are only used here, I suggest we keep it as-is.

Thanks,
-- Dexuan

RE: [PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

From: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Date: 2021-09-16 17:24:56

From: Deepak Rawat <redacted>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 9:17 AM
To: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>; David Airlie <redacted>;
Daniel Vetter [off-list ref]; Thomas Zimmermann
[off-list ref]; dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org;
linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/hyperv: Fix double mouse pointers

HI Dexuan, thanks for confirming. Could you please add this as a
comment to the function.

Reviewed-by: Deepak Rawat <redacted>
Thanks, Deepak! 
Will do, and I'll rename the function to hyperv_hide_hw_ptr() to
better express the intent of the function.
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