[PATCH 03/26] drm/todo: add entry about converting to drm_of_find_bridge()

Luca Ceresoli luca.ceresoli at bootlin.com
Wed Nov 19 05:05:34 PST 2025


of_drm_find_bridge() is deprecated, but converting some users is very
complex and should be reasonably doable only after the DRM panel bridge
lifetime rework. Add a TODO to track this.

Suggested-by: Maxime Ripard <mripard at kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/20250319-stylish-lime-mongoose-0a18ad@houat/
Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli at bootlin.com>
---
 Documentation/gpu/todo.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst
index 9013ced318cb..1a4a11dee036 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst
@@ -506,6 +506,22 @@ Contact: Maxime Ripard <mripard at kernel.org>,
 
 Level: Intermediate
 
+Convert users of of_drm_find_bridge() to drm_of_find_bridge()
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Taking a struct drm_bridge pointer requires getting a reference and putting
+it after disposing of the pointer. Most functions returning a struct
+drm_bridge pointer already call drm_bridge_get() to increment the refcount
+and their users have been updated to call drm_bridge_put() when
+appropriate. of_drm_find_bridge() does not get a reference and it has been
+deprecated in favor of drm_of_find_bridge() which does, but some users
+still need to be converted.
+
+Contact: Maxime Ripard <mripard at kernel.org>,
+         Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli at bootlin.com>
+
+Level: Intermediate
+
 Core refactorings
 =================
 

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