[PATCH v2 13/15] drm/meson: remove dependency on DRM simple helpers

From: Diogo Silva

Date: Mon Jul 20 2026 - 11:53:59 EST


The simple KMS helpers are deprecated because they only add an
intermediate layer between drivers and atomic modesetting.

Open-code drm_simple_encoder_init() by calling drm_encoder_init()
directly and providing driver-local drm_encoder_funcs.

Signed-off-by: Diogo Silva <diogompaissilva@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_cvbs.c | 11 ++++++++---
drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_dsi.c | 11 ++++++++---
drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_hdmi.c | 11 ++++++++---
3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_cvbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_cvbs.c
index 22cacb1660c4..cdb84d2283f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_cvbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_cvbs.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
#include <drm/drm_bridge_connector.h>
#include <drm/drm_device.h>
#include <drm/drm_edid.h>
+#include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
#include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>

#include "meson_registers.h"
#include "meson_vclk.h"
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ static const struct drm_bridge_funcs meson_encoder_cvbs_bridge_funcs = {
.atomic_create_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_create_state,
};

+static const struct drm_encoder_funcs meson_encoder_cvbs_funcs = {
+ .destroy = drm_encoder_cleanup,
+};
+
int meson_encoder_cvbs_probe(struct meson_drm *priv)
{
struct drm_device *drm = priv->drm;
@@ -257,8 +261,9 @@ int meson_encoder_cvbs_probe(struct meson_drm *priv)
meson_encoder_cvbs->priv = priv;

/* Encoder */
- ret = drm_simple_encoder_init(priv->drm, &meson_encoder_cvbs->encoder,
- DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TVDAC);
+ ret = drm_encoder_init(priv->drm, &meson_encoder_cvbs->encoder,
+ &meson_encoder_cvbs_funcs,
+ DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TVDAC, NULL);
if (ret)
return dev_err_probe(priv->dev, ret,
"Failed to init CVBS encoder\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_dsi.c
index 3e422b612f74..faa309cb97a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_dsi.c
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
#include <linux/of_graph.h>

#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>
#include <drm/drm_bridge.h>
#include <drm/drm_bridge_connector.h>
#include <drm/drm_device.h>
+#include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
#include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>

#include "meson_drv.h"
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ static const struct drm_bridge_funcs meson_encoder_dsi_bridge_funcs = {
.atomic_create_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_create_state,
};

+static const struct drm_encoder_funcs meson_encoder_dsi_funcs = {
+ .destroy = drm_encoder_cleanup,
+};
+
int meson_encoder_dsi_probe(struct meson_drm *priv)
{
struct meson_encoder_dsi *meson_encoder_dsi;
@@ -133,8 +137,9 @@ int meson_encoder_dsi_probe(struct meson_drm *priv)
meson_encoder_dsi->priv = priv;

/* Encoder */
- ret = drm_simple_encoder_init(priv->drm, &meson_encoder_dsi->encoder,
- DRM_MODE_ENCODER_DSI);
+ ret = drm_encoder_init(priv->drm, &meson_encoder_dsi->encoder,
+ &meson_encoder_dsi_funcs, DRM_MODE_ENCODER_DSI,
+ NULL);
if (ret)
return dev_err_probe(priv->dev, ret,
"Failed to init DSI encoder\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_hdmi.c
index 0c7a72cb514a..c4355c5cc340 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_hdmi.c
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
#include <drm/drm_bridge_connector.h>
#include <drm/drm_device.h>
#include <drm/drm_edid.h>
+#include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
#include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
-#include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>

#include <linux/media-bus-format.h>
#include <linux/videodev2.h>
@@ -369,6 +369,10 @@ static const struct drm_bridge_funcs meson_encoder_hdmi_bridge_funcs = {
.atomic_create_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_create_state,
};

+static const struct drm_encoder_funcs meson_encoder_hdmi_funcs = {
+ .destroy = drm_encoder_cleanup,
+};
+
int meson_encoder_hdmi_probe(struct meson_drm *priv)
{
struct meson_encoder_hdmi *meson_encoder_hdmi;
@@ -407,8 +411,9 @@ int meson_encoder_hdmi_probe(struct meson_drm *priv)
meson_encoder_hdmi->priv = priv;

/* Encoder */
- ret = drm_simple_encoder_init(priv->drm, &meson_encoder_hdmi->encoder,
- DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TMDS);
+ ret = drm_encoder_init(priv->drm, &meson_encoder_hdmi->encoder,
+ &meson_encoder_hdmi_funcs,
+ DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TMDS, NULL);
if (ret) {
dev_err_probe(priv->dev, ret, "Failed to init HDMI encoder\n");
goto err_put_node;

--
2.54.0