[PATCH 02/10] drm/msm/hdmi: switch to of_drm_get_bridge_by_endpoint()

Dmitry Baryshkov dmitry.baryshkov at oss.qualcomm.com
Mon Apr 13 11:10:52 PDT 2026


On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 08:57:42PM +0300, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 03:58:34PM +0200, Luca Ceresoli wrote:
> > This driver calls drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge() with a NULL pointer in the
> > @panel parameter, thus using a reduced feature set of that function.
> > Replace this call with the simpler of_drm_get_bridge_by_endpoint().
> > 
> > Since of_drm_get_bridge_by_endpoint() increases the refcount of the
> > returned bridge, ensure it is put on removal.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli at bootlin.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi/hdmi.c | 3 ++-
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> 
> Acked-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov at oss.qualcomm.com>
> 
> How common is the probe / remove path? Would it make sense to have a
> devm_ version of the function?

And probably the best way would be to change the driver to allocate the
bridge early and follow the rest of the bridge drivers. I will check it
out and possibly send a patch.


-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry



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