[PATCH v4 3/4] drm: rcar-du: encoder: convert to of_drm_find_and_get_bridge()

From: Luca Ceresoli

Date: Thu Apr 02 2026 - 12:36:31 EST


of_drm_find_bridge() is deprecated. Move to its replacement
of_drm_find_and_get_bridge() which gets a bridge reference, and ensure it
is put when done.

We need to handle the two cases: when a panel_bridge is added and when it
isn't. So:

* in the 'else' case a panel_bridge is not added and bridge is found: use
of_drm_find_and_get_bridge() to get a reference to the found bridge
* in the 'then' case a panel_bridge is found using a devm function which
already takes a refcount and will put it on removal, but we need to take
another so the following code in this function always get exactly one
reference that it needs to put

In order to put the reference, add the needed drm_bridge_put() calls in the
existing cleanup function.

Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@xxxxxxxxxxx>

---

Changes in v4:
- fixed conflict after commit 3bce3fdd1ff2 ("drm: rcar-du: Don't leak
device_link to CMM")
- Use ARRAY_SIZE() instead of define
- Unsigned variable for never-negative variable
- Added comment to clarify the additional drm_bridge_get() in the
panel_bridge case
- Coding style (C comments, line wrap at 80)
---
drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++----
drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c | 2 ++
3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
index 7ecec7b04a8d..0ae06edf3066 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int rcar_du_encoder_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
{
struct rcar_du_encoder *renc;
struct drm_connector *connector;
- struct drm_bridge *bridge;
+ struct drm_bridge *bridge __free(drm_bridge_put) = NULL;
int ret;

/*
@@ -69,20 +69,33 @@ int rcar_du_encoder_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,

bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(rcdu->dev, panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
- if (IS_ERR(bridge))
- return PTR_ERR(bridge);
+ if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
+ /* Inhibit the cleanup action on an ERR_PTR */
+ ret = PTR_ERR(bridge);
+ bridge = NULL;
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * The reference taken by devm_drm_panel_bridge_add_typed() is
+ * released automatically. Take a second one for the __free()
+ * when this function will return.
+ */
+ drm_bridge_get(bridge);
} else {
- bridge = of_drm_find_bridge(enc_node);
+ bridge = of_drm_find_and_get_bridge(enc_node);
if (!bridge)
return -EPROBE_DEFER;

if (output == RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_LVDS0 ||
output == RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_LVDS1)
- rcdu->lvds[output - RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_LVDS0] = bridge;
+ rcdu->lvds[output - RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_LVDS0] =
+ drm_bridge_get(bridge);

if (output == RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_DSI0 ||
output == RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_DSI1)
- rcdu->dsi[output - RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_DSI0] = bridge;
+ rcdu->dsi[output - RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_DSI0] =
+ drm_bridge_get(bridge);
}

/*
@@ -135,3 +148,13 @@ int rcar_du_encoder_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,

return drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, &renc->base);
}
+
+void rcar_du_encoder_cleanup(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu)
+{
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rcdu->lvds); i++)
+ drm_bridge_put(rcdu->lvds[i]);
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rcdu->dsi); i++)
+ drm_bridge_put(rcdu->dsi[i]);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h
index e5ec8fbb3979..b2b5e93f30f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.h
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ struct rcar_du_encoder {
int rcar_du_encoder_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
enum rcar_du_output output,
struct device_node *enc_node);
+void rcar_du_encoder_cleanup(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu);

#endif /* __RCAR_DU_ENCODER_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
index b2d0e4651e35..1119c84e5fe9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
@@ -832,6 +832,8 @@ static void rcar_du_modeset_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev, void *res)

put_device(cmm->dev);
}
+
+ rcar_du_encoder_cleanup(rcdu);
}

int rcar_du_modeset_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu)

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