[PATCH 5/5] drm: release panel reference after panel bridge creation
From: Albert Esteve
Date: Fri Jun 26 2026 - 08:08:40 EST
of_drm_find_panel() and drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge() now return a
counted reference. In drivers that immediately wrap the panel in a
bridge via devm_drm_panel_bridge_add() or equivalent, the bridge
acquires its own reference, so the caller's lookup reference must be
released right afterwards.
Also handle the cases where a panel is found but cannot be used,
dropping the reference immediately in those paths.
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-6
Signed-off-by: Albert Esteve <aesteve@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dcss/dcss-kms.c | 3 +++
drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c | 4 +++-
drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_drv.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_dsi.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/pl111/pl111_drv.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_lvds.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_du_encoder.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_lvds.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_rgb.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c | 1 +
drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c | 2 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_kms.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
drivers/gpu/drm/tve200/tve200_drv.c | 1 +
16 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dcss/dcss-kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dcss/dcss-kms.c
index 50bd7f36d36dd..01e0c10b6ea1a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dcss/dcss-kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dcss/dcss-kms.c
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ static int dcss_kms_bridge_connector_init(struct dcss_kms_dev *kms)
if (ret)
return ret;
+ if (panel)
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
+
if (!bridge) {
dev_err(ddev->dev, "No bridge found %d.\n", ret);
return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
index 42c86f195c66b..1887e01d29701 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/ingenic-drm-drv.c
@@ -1297,9 +1297,11 @@ static int ingenic_drm_bind(struct device *dev, bool has_components)
goto err_drvdata;
}
- if (panel)
+ if (panel) {
bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(dev, panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
+ }
ib = drmm_encoder_alloc(drm, struct ingenic_drm_bridge, encoder,
NULL, DRM_MODE_ENCODER_DPI, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_drv.c
index 5f2c462bad7e1..53275b575f0cb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_drv.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static int mcde_modeset_init(struct drm_device *drm)
if (panel) {
bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
dev_err(drm->dev,
"Could not connect panel bridge\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_dsi.c
index 47d45897ed069..d9a454f226f79 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mcde/mcde_dsi.c
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ static int mcde_dsi_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
if (panel) {
bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DSI);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
dev_err(dev, "error adding panel bridge\n");
return PTR_ERR(bridge);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
index 0b756da2fec22..bfcdc0c237ee1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static int mxsfb_attach_bridge(struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb)
if (panel) {
bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(drm->dev, panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge))
return PTR_ERR(bridge);
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c
index ca891aba38209..6e9bc605ee22f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ int omapdss_device_init_output(struct omap_dss_device *out,
struct drm_bridge *bridge;
bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add(out->panel);
+ drm_panel_put(out->panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
dev_err(out->dev,
"unable to create panel bridge (%ld)\n",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/pl111/pl111_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/pl111/pl111_drv.c
index ac7b1d12a0f59..8ec659b3c08eb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/pl111/pl111_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/pl111/pl111_drv.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ static int pl111_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
if (panel) {
bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_Unknown);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(bridge);
goto finish;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
index db2088529b480..d8e7e9877ba86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ int rcar_du_encoder_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(rcdu->dev, panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge))
return PTR_ERR(no_free_ptr(bridge));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_lvds.c
index 154410745a74b..cc2996f044721 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_lvds.c
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ static int rcar_lvds_parse_dt(struct rcar_lvds *lvds)
if (lvds->panel) {
lvds->next_bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add(lvds->dev,
lvds->panel);
+ drm_panel_put(lvds->panel);
if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(lvds->next_bridge)) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto done;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_du_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_du_encoder.c
index f50d166b764f5..3d0999e4fcfdf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_du_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_du_encoder.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ int rzg2l_du_encoder_init(struct rzg2l_du_device *rcdu,
bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(rcdu->dev, panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge))
return PTR_ERR(no_free_ptr(bridge));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_lvds.c
index 7a0c4fa29f2f0..f754445d2631b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_lvds.c
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ static int rockchip_lvds_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
if (lvds->panel) {
lvds->bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(lvds->panel, DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_LVDS);
+ drm_panel_put(lvds->panel);
if (IS_ERR(lvds->bridge)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(lvds->bridge);
goto err_free_encoder;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_rgb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_rgb.c
index add3123e5ce70..ea66c70013787 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_rgb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_rgb.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ struct rockchip_rgb *rockchip_rgb_init(struct device *dev,
if (panel) {
bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_LVDS);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge))
return ERR_CAST(bridge);
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c
index 95fcfa48d8be3..daf198edb42f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c
@@ -1982,6 +1982,7 @@ int ltdc_load(struct drm_device *ddev)
if (panel) {
bridge = drmm_panel_bridge_add(ddev, panel);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
drm_err(ddev, "panel-bridge endpoint %d\n", i);
ret = PTR_ERR(bridge);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
index 960e83c8291da..d4c1723c5e3d8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
@@ -1326,6 +1326,8 @@ static int sun4i_tcon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(node, 1, 0, &panel, &bridge);
if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
return ret;
+ if (panel)
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
}
return component_add(&pdev->dev, &sun4i_tcon_ops);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_kms.c
index 1512ee2574b66..70c14c3be10d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_kms.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ static int tidss_dispc_modeset_init(struct tidss_device *tidss)
if (panel) {
u32 conn_type;
+ int ret;
dev_dbg(dev, "Setting up panel for port %d\n", i);
@@ -176,7 +177,8 @@ static int tidss_dispc_modeset_init(struct tidss_device *tidss)
break;
default:
WARN_ON(1);
- return -EINVAL;
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto put_panel;
}
if (panel->connector_type != conn_type) {
@@ -184,16 +186,20 @@ static int tidss_dispc_modeset_init(struct tidss_device *tidss)
"%s: Panel %s has incompatible connector type for vp%d (%d != %d)\n",
__func__, dev_name(panel->dev), i,
panel->connector_type, conn_type);
- return -EINVAL;
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto put_panel;
}
bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add(dev, panel);
- if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(bridge);
+ if (ret)
dev_err(dev,
"failed to set up panel bridge for port %d\n",
i);
- return PTR_ERR(bridge);
- }
+put_panel:
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
}
pipes[num_pipes].hw_videoport = i;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tve200/tve200_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tve200/tve200_drv.c
index 562f3f11812a3..f858c58ccb994 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tve200/tve200_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tve200/tve200_drv.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static int tve200_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
if (panel) {
bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(panel,
DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_Unknown);
+ drm_panel_put(panel);
if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(bridge);
goto out_bridge;
--
2.54.0