Re: [PATCH v7 drm-dp 5/9] drm/hisilicon/hibmc: Getting connector info and EDID by using AUX channel

From: Maxime Ripard
Date: Fri Mar 28 2025 - 06:51:52 EST


On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 12:28:14PM +0200, Jani Nikula wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2025, Yongbang Shi <shiyongbang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 27 Mar 2025, Yongbang Shi <shiyongbang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> 在 2025/3/26 17:32, Jani Nikula 写道:
> >>>> On Tue, 25 Mar 2025, Yongbang Shi <shiyongbang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>> On Mon, 24 Mar 2025, Yongbang Shi <shiyongbang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2025, Yongbang Shi <shiyongbang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> From: Baihan Li <libaihan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Add registering drm_aux and use it to get connector edid with drm
> >>>>>>>>> functions. Add ddc channel in connector initialization to put drm_aux
> >>>>>>>>> in drm_connector.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Baihan Li <libaihan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Yongbang Shi <shiyongbang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>>> Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>>> ---
> >>>>>>>>> ChangeLog:
> >>>>>>>>> v6 -> v7:
> >>>>>>>>> - add if statement about drm aux in hibmc_dp_connector_get_modes(), suggested by Jani Nikula
> >>>>>>>> I don't understand this, and I did not suggest such a thing.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> BR,
> >>>>>>>> Jani.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hi Jani,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Is the modification of v8 correct?
> >>>>>> I never received that for whatever reason.
> >>>>> Here's the link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250320101455.2538835-1-shiyongbang@xxxxxxxxxx/
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>> The EDID handling looks fine.
> >>>>
> >>>> AFAICT you leak dp->aux.name though.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> BR,
> >>>> Jani.
> >>> Thanks for for reminding me, actually the dp->aux.name was written because I misunderstood what you meant in V7,
> >>> and I deleted it in V8.
> >> This is in the link you posted:
> >>
> >> + dp->aux.name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "HIBMC DRM dp aux");
> >>
> > Hi Jani,
> >
> > I got it. I think I can change it to devm_kasprintf() in next bug fix patch, is that ok?
>
> Maybe. I don't have the time to look into hibmc details.

I don't either, but it looks suspicious to me. devm_kasprintf will be
freed when the device will be removed, but the DP Aux bus is probably
staying for a bit longer?

Maxime

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