[PATCH v3] drm/bridge: synopsys: dw-dp: fix error paths of dw_dp_bind

From: Osama Abdelkader
Date: Fri Jan 02 2026 - 10:58:28 EST


Fix several issues in dw_dp_bind() error handling:

1. Missing return after drm_bridge_attach() failure - the function
continued execution instead of returning an error.

2. Resource leak: drm_dp_aux_register() is not a devm function, so
drm_dp_aux_unregister() must be called on all error paths after
aux registration succeeds. This affects errors from:
- drm_bridge_attach()
- phy_init()
- devm_add_action_or_reset()
- platform_get_irq()
- devm_request_threaded_irq()

3. Bug fix: platform_get_irq() returns the IRQ number or a negative
error code, but the error path was returning ERR_PTR(ret) instead
of ERR_PTR(dp->irq).

Use a goto label for cleanup to ensure consistent error handling.

Fixes: 86eecc3a9c2e ("drm/bridge: synopsys: Add DW DPTX Controller support library")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Signed-off-by: Osama Abdelkader <osama.abdelkader@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v3:
- Add resource leak fixes for all error paths after drm_dp_aux_register()
- Fix platform_get_irq() error handling bug
- Use goto pattern for cleanup as suggested by reviewer

v2:
- use concise error message
- add Fixes and Cc tags
---
drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
index 82aaf74e1bc0..432342452484 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
@@ -2062,33 +2062,41 @@ struct dw_dp *dw_dp_bind(struct device *dev, struct drm_encoder *encoder,
}

ret = drm_bridge_attach(encoder, bridge, NULL, DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret) {
dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to attach bridge\n");
+ goto unregister_aux;
+ }

dw_dp_init_hw(dp);

ret = phy_init(dp->phy);
if (ret) {
dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "phy init failed\n");
- return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ goto unregister_aux;
}

ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, dw_dp_phy_exit, dp);
if (ret)
- return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ goto unregister_aux;

dp->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
- if (dp->irq < 0)
- return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ if (dp->irq < 0) {
+ ret = dp->irq;
+ goto unregister_aux;
+ }

ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, dp->irq, NULL, dw_dp_irq,
IRQF_ONESHOT, dev_name(dev), dp);
if (ret) {
dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to request irq\n");
- return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ goto unregister_aux;
}

return dp;
+
+unregister_aux:
+ drm_dp_aux_unregister(&dp->aux);
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_dp_bind);

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