Re: [PATCH] drm/i915/dp: Remove redundant link capabilities reset

From: Jani Nikula

Date: Tue Oct 27 2026 - 12:02:21 EST


On Sun, 25 Oct 2026, George Karagounis <taterraster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> intel_dp_link_caps_update(reset=true) is already called prior to intel_dp_reset_link_params(), making the explicit call to intel_dp_link_caps_reset() redundant. Remove it as requested by the existing TODO comment to clean up the link parameter reset flow.

Are you testing your changes or is this just using LLM to address TODO
comments in the code?

>
> Signed-off-by: George Karagounis <mail@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c | 15 ++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> index d8c0d9381471..0e753824bc28 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
> @@ -3674,17 +3674,10 @@ void intel_dp_set_link_params(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
>
> void intel_dp_reset_link_params(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
> {
> - /*
> - * TODO: Remove the following reset of link capabilities, as
> - * this isn't needed after intel_dp_link_caps_update(reset=true)
> - * was called.
> - */
> - intel_dp_link_caps_reset(intel_dp->link.caps);
> - intel_dp_tunnel_uhbr_lanes_wa_apply(intel_dp);
> -
> - intel_dp->link.mst_probed_lane_count = 0;
> - intel_dp->link.mst_probed_rate = 0;
> - intel_dp_link_training_reset(intel_dp->link.training);
> + intel_dp_tunnel_uhbr_lanes_wa_apply(intel_dp);
> + intel_dp->link.mst_probed_lane_count = 0;
> + intel_dp->link.mst_probed_rate = 0;
> + intel_dp_link_training_reset(intel_dp->link.training);

Please use checkpatch.

> }
>
> /* Enable backlight PWM and backlight PP control. */

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Jani Nikula, Intel