[PATCH v2] drm/bridge: dw-mipi-dsi: Fix bridge leak when host attach fails

From: Osama Abdelkader

Date: Fri Apr 03 2026 - 10:52:25 EST


dw_mipi_dsi_host_attach() and dw_mipi_dsi2_host_attach() call
drm_bridge_add() before pdata->host_ops->attach(). If attach fails,
the bridge stayed registered without drm_bridge_remove(), leaking the
bridge reference and leaving the device on the global bridge list.

Fixes: 90910a651123 ("drm/bridge/synopsys: dsi: add ability to have glue-specific attach and detach")
Fixes: 0d6d86253fef ("drm/bridge/synopsys: Add MIPI DSI2 host controller bridge")
Signed-off-by: Osama Abdelkader <osama.abdelkader@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- Use drm_bridge_remove only in the error paths
---
drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi.c | 6 +++++-
drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi2.c | 6 +++++-
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi.c
index ca4dea226f4b..ef7be20a59cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi.c
@@ -345,10 +345,14 @@ static int dw_mipi_dsi_host_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
if (pdata->host_ops && pdata->host_ops->attach) {
ret = pdata->host_ops->attach(pdata->priv_data, device);
if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
+ goto err_remove_bridge;
}

return 0;
+
+err_remove_bridge:
+ drm_bridge_remove(&dsi->bridge);
+ return ret;
}

static int dw_mipi_dsi_host_detach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi2.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi2.c
index e6eaf9fd0251..a4bfd3ad166d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi2.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi2.c
@@ -540,10 +540,14 @@ static int dw_mipi_dsi2_host_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
if (pdata->host_ops && pdata->host_ops->attach) {
ret = pdata->host_ops->attach(pdata->priv_data, device);
if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
+ goto err_remove_bridge;
}

return 0;
+
+err_remove_bridge:
+ drm_bridge_remove(&dsi2->bridge);
+ return ret;
}

static int dw_mipi_dsi2_host_detach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
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