Re: [PATCH] drm/panel-simple: take i2c adapter module reference

From: Johan Hovold

Date: Wed Aug 12 2026 - 10:14:11 EST


On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 03:23:34PM +0200, Johan Hovold wrote:
> The i2c subsystem currently blocks during adapter deregistration
> whenever there are consumers holding a reference.
>
> Switch to using of_get_i2c_adapter_by_node() which also takes a
> reference to the adapter module so that an attempt to unload the module
> while in use fails gracefully instead of blocking uninterruptibly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>

Can this one be picked up for 7.3-rc1?

Johan