[PATCH] drm/of: Fix device node reference leak in drm_of_panel_bridge_remove

From: Miaoqian Lin

Date: Tue Oct 28 2025 - 02:09:33 EST


of_graph_get_remote_node() returns a device node
with its reference count incremented. The caller is responsible for
releasing this reference when the node is no longer needed.

Add of_node_put(remote) to fix the reference leak.

Found via static analysis.

Fixes: c70087e8f16f ("drm/drm_of: add drm_of_panel_bridge_remove function")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/drm/drm_of.h | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/include/drm/drm_of.h b/include/drm/drm_of.h
index 7f0256dae3f1..5940b1cd542b 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_of.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_of.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ static inline int drm_of_panel_bridge_remove(const struct device_node *np,
return -ENODEV;

bridge = of_drm_find_bridge(remote);
+ of_node_put(remote);
drm_panel_bridge_remove(bridge);

return 0;
--
2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)