[PATCH v2 03/15] drm/tegra: remove dependency on DRM simple helpers

From: Diogo Silva

Date: Mon Jul 20 2026 - 12:44:08 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.
Also check the return value from drm_encoder_init() to avoid silent
failures.

Signed-off-by: Diogo Silva <diogompaissilva@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/rgb.c | 15 +++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c
index e7fdd8c7ac12..3f818c195e9a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@

#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
#include <drm/drm_debugfs.h>
+#include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
#include <drm/drm_file.h>
#include <drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h>
#include <drm/drm_panel.h>
#include <drm/drm_print.h>
-#include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>

#include "dc.h"
#include "drm.h"
@@ -1055,6 +1055,10 @@ tegra_dsi_encoder_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
return err;
}

+static const struct drm_encoder_funcs tegra_dsi_encoder_funcs = {
+ .destroy = drm_encoder_cleanup,
+};
+
static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs tegra_dsi_encoder_helper_funcs = {
.disable = tegra_dsi_encoder_disable,
.enable = tegra_dsi_encoder_enable,
@@ -1078,8 +1082,14 @@ static int tegra_dsi_init(struct host1x_client *client)
&tegra_dsi_connector_helper_funcs);
dsi->output.connector.dpms = DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF;

- drm_simple_encoder_init(drm, &dsi->output.encoder,
- DRM_MODE_ENCODER_DSI);
+ err = drm_encoder_init(drm, &dsi->output.encoder,
+ &tegra_dsi_encoder_funcs,
+ DRM_MODE_ENCODER_DSI, NULL);
+ if (err) {
+ drm_err(drm, "failed to initialize encoder: %d\n", err);
+ return err;
+ }
+
drm_encoder_helper_add(&dsi->output.encoder,
&tegra_dsi_encoder_helper_funcs);

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/rgb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/rgb.c
index e67fbb2362e6..bc1c93c7554c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/rgb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/rgb.c
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@

#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
#include <drm/drm_bridge_connector.h>
-#include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
+#include <drm/drm_print.h>

#include "drm.h"
#include "dc.h"
@@ -194,6 +195,10 @@ tegra_rgb_encoder_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
return err;
}

+static const struct drm_encoder_funcs tegra_rgb_encoder_funcs = {
+ .destroy = drm_encoder_cleanup,
+};
+
static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs tegra_rgb_encoder_helper_funcs = {
.disable = tegra_rgb_encoder_disable,
.enable = tegra_rgb_encoder_enable,
@@ -305,7 +310,13 @@ int tegra_dc_rgb_init(struct drm_device *drm, struct tegra_dc *dc)
if (!dc->rgb)
return -ENODEV;

- drm_simple_encoder_init(drm, &output->encoder, DRM_MODE_ENCODER_LVDS);
+ err = drm_encoder_init(drm, &output->encoder, &tegra_rgb_encoder_funcs,
+ DRM_MODE_ENCODER_LVDS, NULL);
+ if (err) {
+ drm_err(drm, "failed to initialize encoder: %d\n", err);
+ return err;
+ }
+
drm_encoder_helper_add(&output->encoder,
&tegra_rgb_encoder_helper_funcs);


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2.54.0