[drm:amdgpu_pci_remove [amdgpu]] *ERROR* hotplug removal is not supported
TL;DR
AMDGPU driver currently cannot handle hotplug and hot unplug.
Introduction
Since Intel introduced thunderbolt, which connects to the PCI-e bus, eGPUs became a reality. On the hardware level, PCI-e supports hotplug. Hotplug is necessary for mobility, which is one of the main reasons for buying an eGPU. AMDGPU driver currently cannot handle hotplug and hotplug removal. And AMD sells cards with promising hotplug features and Linux support.
Current behavior
The system goes into an unrecoverable state.
Expected behavior
- Removal using one external graphics card only:
- User: unplugs the cable
- Driver: somehow notifies the display server to reinitialize the graphics on another video card.
- Driver: unloads itself.
- Display server (X.Org, Wayland): updates the screen layout, reinitializes the graphics.
- WM: handles new screen layout, and moves windows to the available screens.
- Hotplug:
- User: plugs the cable into the running system
- Kernel: starts the driver, and somehow notifies the display server about the newly available screens
Expected behavior for the early stages
- User: unplugs the cable
- Driver: manages somehow to kill the display server (X.Org).
- Login Manager: shows up, because the user session is closed.