Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] drm/bridge: samsung-dsim: use drm_bridge_clear_and_put() to put the next bridge

From: Marek Szyprowski

Date: Wed Mar 11 2026 - 04:31:35 EST


On 10.03.2026 13:13, Luca Ceresoli wrote:
> drm_bridge_clear_and_put() is simpler to write and it prevents any
> potential future use-after-free.
>
> Reviewed-by: Osama Abdelkader <osama.abdelkader@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c | 7 ++-----
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
> index ec632f268644..c3eb437ef1b0 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
> @@ -1988,9 +1988,7 @@ static int samsung_dsim_host_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
> return 0;
>
> err_release_next_bridge:
> - drm_bridge_put(dsi->bridge.next_bridge);
> - dsi->bridge.next_bridge = NULL;
> -
> + drm_bridge_clear_and_put(&dsi->bridge.next_bridge);
> if (!(device->mode_flags & MIPI_DSI_MODE_VIDEO))
> samsung_dsim_unregister_te_irq(dsi);
> err_remove_bridge:
> @@ -2007,8 +2005,7 @@ static int samsung_dsim_host_detach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
> if (pdata->host_ops && pdata->host_ops->detach)
> pdata->host_ops->detach(dsi, device);
>
> - drm_bridge_put(dsi->bridge.next_bridge);
> - dsi->bridge.next_bridge = NULL;
> + drm_bridge_clear_and_put(&dsi->bridge.next_bridge);
>
> samsung_dsim_unregister_te_irq(dsi);
>
>
Best regards
--
Marek Szyprowski, PhD
Samsung R&D Institute Poland