Re: [PATCH v6 2/9] drm/amd/display: use drmm allocation for writeback connector

From: Rodrigo Siqueira

Date: Mon Jul 06 2026 - 12:58:35 EST


On 06/12, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> Currently memory used for writeback connectors isn't freed on driver
> unbinding, leaking the memory. Use drm_device-memory allocation
> function for the writeback connector, making sure that the memory is
> freed on the driver unbinding.
>
> Reported-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Alex Hung <alex.hung@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c | 5 +++--
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> index ece581609cf7..436562e32e63 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
> @@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
> #include <drm/drm_fourcc.h>
> #include <drm/drm_edid.h>
> #include <drm/drm_eld.h>
> +#include <drm/drm_managed.h>
> #include <drm/drm_mode.h>
> #include <drm/drm_utils.h>
> #include <drm/drm_vblank.h>
> @@ -5807,7 +5808,7 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_initialize_drm_device(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
> link = dc_get_link_at_index(dm->dc, i);
>
> if (link->connector_signal == SIGNAL_TYPE_VIRTUAL) {
> - struct amdgpu_dm_wb_connector *wbcon = kzalloc_obj(*wbcon);
> + struct amdgpu_dm_wb_connector *wbcon = drmm_kzalloc_obj(adev_to_drm(adev), *wbcon);
>
> if (!wbcon) {
> drm_err(adev_to_drm(adev), "KMS: Failed to allocate writeback connector\n");
> @@ -5816,7 +5817,7 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_initialize_drm_device(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
>
> if (amdgpu_dm_wb_connector_init(dm, wbcon, i)) {
> drm_err(adev_to_drm(adev), "KMS: Failed to initialize writeback connector\n");
> - kfree(wbcon);
> + drmm_kfree(wbcon);

Hi Dmitry,

It looks like drmm_kfree is missing one parameter. It looks like it
should be something like this:


drmm_kfree(&adev->ddev, wbcon);


If I missed a new series where you address this issue, please ignore
this comment.

Thanks

> continue;
> }
>
>
> --
> 2.47.3
>

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Rodrigo Siqueira