[PATCH v2 05/12] phy: phy-mtk-dp: Implement power_on and power_off PHY callbacks
sashiko-bot at kernel.org
sashiko-bot at kernel.org
Tue Jul 7 07:33:10 PDT 2026
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 4 potential issue(s) to consider:
New issues:
- [Medium] mtk_dp_phy_power_off() aborts early on regmap_set_bits failure, leaving the RX channel perpetually enabled.
- [Medium] Missing check for device_get_match_data() returning NULL in mtk_dp_phy_probe, leading to a crash in PHY operations.
- [Low] Undeclared variable 'ret' in mtk_dp_phy_probe() causes a strict build failure.
Pre-existing issues:
- [High] Dereferencing dev->platform_data without checking for NULL in mtk_dp_phy_legacy_probe leads to a kernel panic.
--
--- Patch [5]: [PATCH v2 05/12] phy: phy-mtk-dp: Implement power_on and power_off PHY callbacks ---
commit db273838783f1ea341d7728660183966ad3c4d16
Author: AngeloGioacchino Del Regno <angelogioacchino.delregno at collabora.com>
phy: phy-mtk-dp: Implement power_on and power_off PHY callbacks
This commit adds .power_on() and .power_off() callbacks to the DisplayPort
PHY operations. These additions allow the DisplayPort driver to use the
phy_power_on() and phy_power_off() APIs instead of hardcoded register writes.
> diff --git a/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-dp.c b/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-dp.c
> index 915f148325c49..0c3f06791613a 100644
> --- a/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-dp.c
> +++ b/drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-dp.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -200,6 +225,59 @@ static int mtk_dp_phy_configure(struct phy *phy, union phy_configure_opts *opts)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static int mtk_dp_phy_power_on(struct phy *phy)
> +{
[ ... ]
> +static int mtk_dp_phy_power_off(struct phy *phy)
> +{
> + struct mtk_dp_phy *dp_phy = phy_get_drvdata(phy);
> + const struct mtk_dp_phy_pdata *pdata = dp_phy->pdata;
> + const u8 *regs_dig = pdata->regs_dig_glb;
> + const u8 *regs_ana = pdata->regs_ana_glb;
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = regmap_set_bits(dp_phy->regmap,
> + pdata->off_ana_glb + regs_ana[DP_PHYA_GLB_FORCE_CTRL_1],
> + CKM_CKTX0_EN_FORCE_MODE);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
[Severity: Medium]
If regmap_set_bits() fails and returns early, could this leave the hardware
RX channel powered on indefinitely?
Teardown steps usually proceed on a best-effort basis to ensure subsequent
hardware disable operations are executed.
> +
> + /* Disable RX */
> + ret = regmap_write(dp_phy->regmap,
> + pdata->off_dig_glb + regs_dig[DP_PHYD_AUX_RX_CTL], 0);
[ ... ]
> @@ -319,8 +399,10 @@ static int mtk_dp_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> }
[Severity: Low]
Does this code cause a build failure?
drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-dp.c:mtk_dp_phy_probe() {
...
ret = devm_pm_runtime_enable(dev);
if (ret)
return ret;
...
}
It appears the variable 'ret' is used but not declared.
[Severity: Medium]
Does this code need a NULL check for the return value of
device_get_match_data()?
drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-dp.c:mtk_dp_phy_probe() {
...
dp_phy->pdata = device_get_match_data(dev);
phy = devm_phy_create(dev, NULL, &mtk_dp_phy_dev_ops);
...
}
If the device is bound manually via sysfs and the compatible string doesn't
match, device_get_match_data() could return NULL, which might crash the
kernel in subsequent operations like mtk_dp_phy_power_on().
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does dereferencing dev->platform_data
without checking for NULL in mtk_dp_phy_legacy_probe() lead to a crash?
drivers/phy/mediatek/phy-mtk-dp.c:mtk_dp_phy_legacy_probe() {
...
dp_phy->regmap = *(struct regmap **)dev->platform_data;
if (!dp_phy->regmap)
return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL, "No platform data available\n");
...
}
If pdev->dev.platform_data is NULL, the blind pointer dereference happens
before the sanity check is reached.
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260707141931.191172-1-angelogioacchino.delregno@collabora.com?part=5
More information about the linux-phy
mailing list