[PATCH v3 11/14] drm/bridge: analogix_dp: Use bridge->next_bridge instead of plat_data field

From: Damon Ding

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 05:05:49 EST


The DRM bridge core provides a standard next_bridge field in struct
drm_bridge for chaining downstream bridges. Use dp->bridge.next_bridge
consistently inside the analogix_dp driver and drop the separate
dp->plat_data->next_bridge field.

The next bridge is now resolved in analogix_dp_aux_done_probing(): for
Exynos platforms with legacy display-timings a display mode bridge is
created and used directly, skipping the endpoint lookup; otherwise the
remote endpoint bridge (panel or bridge) is looked up via
of_drm_get_bridge_by_endpoint().

The reference returned by of_drm_get_bridge_by_endpoint() is transferred
to bridge->next_bridge, and an explicit reference is taken for the
devm-managed display mode bridge; the bridge core automatically puts
bridge->next_bridge at bridge destroy time, pairing with both.

Suggested-by: Heiko Stuebner <heiko@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/5609825.iZASKD2KPV@diego/
Signed-off-by: Damon Ding <damon.ding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../drm/bridge/analogix/analogix_dp_core.c | 44 +++++++++----------
drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c | 15 +------
include/drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h | 1 -
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix_dp_core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix_dp_core.c
index 38857508d939..853b6a6a7fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix_dp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix_dp_core.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
#include <linux/platform_device.h>

#include <drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h>
+#include <drm/bridge/of-display-mode-bridge.h>
#include <drm/display/drm_dp_aux_bus.h>
#include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@
#include <drm/drm_print.h>
#include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>

+#include <video/of_display_timing.h>
+
#include "analogix_dp_core.h"
#include "analogix_dp_reg.h"

@@ -909,7 +912,7 @@ analogix_dp_bridge_detect(struct drm_bridge *bridge, struct drm_connector *conne
struct analogix_dp_device *dp = to_dp(bridge);
enum drm_connector_status status = connector_status_disconnected;

- if (dp->plat_data->next_bridge)
+ if (dp->bridge.next_bridge)
return connector_status_connected;

if (!analogix_dp_detect_hpd(dp))
@@ -930,8 +933,8 @@ static int analogix_dp_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
return -EINVAL;
}

- if (dp->plat_data->next_bridge) {
- ret = drm_bridge_attach(dp->encoder, dp->plat_data->next_bridge, bridge,
+ if (dp->bridge.next_bridge) {
+ ret = drm_bridge_attach(dp->encoder, dp->bridge.next_bridge, bridge,
DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR);
if (ret) {
dev_err(dp->dev, "failed to attach following panel or bridge (%d)\n", ret);
@@ -1655,37 +1658,34 @@ struct drm_dp_aux *analogix_dp_get_aux(struct analogix_dp_device *dp)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(analogix_dp_get_aux);

-static void analogix_dp_put_bridge(void *data)
-{
- drm_bridge_put(data);
-}
-
static int analogix_dp_aux_done_probing(struct drm_dp_aux *aux)
{
struct analogix_dp_device *dp = to_dp(aux);
struct analogix_dp_plat_data *plat_data = dp->plat_data;
+ struct drm_bridge *bridge = &dp->bridge, *next_bridge;
int port = plat_data->dev_type == EXYNOS_DP ? 0 : 1;
- int ret;
+
+ if (plat_data->dev_type == EXYNOS_DP && of_get_display_timings(dp->dev->of_node)) {
+ next_bridge = devm_drm_of_display_mode_bridge(dp->dev, dp->dev->of_node,
+ DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP);
+ if (IS_ERR(next_bridge))
+ return PTR_ERR(next_bridge);
+ bridge->next_bridge = drm_bridge_get(next_bridge);
+
+ return component_add(dp->dev, plat_data->ops);
+ }

/*
* If of_drm_get_bridge_by_endpoint() returns -ENODEV, there may be no
* valid panel or bridge nodes. The driver should go on for the
* driver-free bridge or the DP mode applications.
*/
- plat_data->next_bridge = of_drm_get_bridge_by_endpoint(dp->dev->of_node,
- port, 0);
- if (IS_ERR(plat_data->next_bridge)) {
- if (PTR_ERR(plat_data->next_bridge) == -ENODEV)
- plat_data->next_bridge = NULL;
+ bridge->next_bridge = of_drm_get_bridge_by_endpoint(dp->dev->of_node, port, 0);
+ if (IS_ERR(bridge->next_bridge)) {
+ if (PTR_ERR(bridge->next_bridge) == -ENODEV)
+ bridge->next_bridge = NULL;
else
- return PTR_ERR(plat_data->next_bridge);
- }
-
- if (plat_data->next_bridge) {
- ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dp->dev, analogix_dp_put_bridge,
- plat_data->next_bridge);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
+ return PTR_ERR(bridge->next_bridge);
}

return component_add(dp->dev, plat_data->ops);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
index 82c238829921..b1e130278ecc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
#include <linux/of_graph.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
-#include <video/of_display_timing.h>
#include <video/of_videomode.h>
#include <video/videomode.h>

#include <drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h>
-#include <drm/bridge/of-display-mode-bridge.h>
#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
#include <drm/drm_bridge.h>
#include <drm/drm_bridge_connector.h>
@@ -161,14 +159,6 @@ static int exynos_dp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
*/
platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dp);

- if (of_get_display_timings(dev->of_node)) {
- dp->plat_data.next_bridge = devm_drm_of_display_mode_bridge(dp->dev,
- dp->dev->of_node,
- DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP);
- if (IS_ERR(dp->plat_data.next_bridge))
- return PTR_ERR(dp->plat_data.next_bridge);
- }
-
/* The remote port can be either a panel or a bridge */
dp->plat_data.dev_type = EXYNOS_DP;
dp->plat_data.power_on = exynos_dp_poweron;
@@ -179,10 +169,7 @@ static int exynos_dp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (IS_ERR(dp->adp))
return PTR_ERR(dp->adp);

- if (dp->plat_data.next_bridge)
- return component_add(&pdev->dev, &exynos_dp_ops);
- else
- return analogix_dp_finish_probe(dp->adp);
+ return analogix_dp_finish_probe(dp->adp);
}

static void exynos_dp_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/include/drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h b/include/drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h
index 6033137b651e..f152ca8c3218 100644
--- a/include/drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h
+++ b/include/drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ static inline bool analogix_dp_is_rockchip(enum analogix_dp_devtype type)

struct analogix_dp_plat_data {
enum analogix_dp_devtype dev_type;
- struct drm_bridge *next_bridge;
struct drm_encoder *encoder;
struct drm_connector *connector;
const struct component_ops *ops;
--
2.34.1