[PATCH RFC v2 05/24] drm/display: bridge-connector: use a dynamic connector

From: Luca Ceresoli

Date: Thu Oct 01 2026 - 08:51:15 EST


Currently the drm_bridge_connector uses drmm functions to add the
drm_connector. For bridge hotplug drmm allocations are not suitable because
a connector may have to be added and removed multiple times in the lifetime
of a card.

In preparation for bridge hotplug, use the dynamic variants of
drm_connector[_hdmi]_init() so the drm_connector can be removed without
removing the whole card.

| [TODO]
| - there is a hack about state creation, already discussed,
| still to be sorted out
| - there are still 2 drmm calls to be converted to non-drmm:
| drmm_connector_hdmi_cec_notifier_register() and
| drmm_connector_hdmi_cec_register

Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_bridge_connector.c | 86 ++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 59 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_bridge_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_bridge_connector.c
index 2aff745f0147..1c222e27767d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_bridge_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_bridge_connector.c
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ struct drm_bridge_connector {
#define to_drm_bridge_connector(x) \
container_of(x, struct drm_bridge_connector, base)

+static void drm_bridge_connector_put_bridges(struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector)
+{
+ drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_edid);
+ drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_hpd);
+ drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_detect);
+ drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_modes);
+ drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_hdmi);
+ drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_hdmi_audio);
+ drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_dp_audio);
+ drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_hdmi_cec);
+}
+
/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Bridge Connector Hot-Plug Handling
*/
@@ -267,6 +279,14 @@ drm_bridge_connector_color_format(const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
return conn_state->color_format;
}

+static void drm_bridge_connector_dynconn_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+ struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector = to_drm_bridge_connector(connector);
+
+ drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
+ drm_bridge_connector_put_bridges(bridge_connector);
+}
+
static const struct drm_connector_funcs drm_bridge_connector_funcs = {
.fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
.atomic_create_state = drm_bridge_connector_create_state,
@@ -275,6 +295,7 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs drm_bridge_connector_funcs = {
.debugfs_init = drm_bridge_connector_debugfs_init,
.oob_hotplug_event = drm_bridge_connector_oob_hotplug_event,
.color_format = drm_bridge_connector_color_format,
+ .destroy = drm_bridge_connector_dynconn_destroy,
};

/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -823,20 +844,6 @@ static const struct drm_connector_hdmi_cec_funcs drm_bridge_connector_hdmi_cec_f
* Bridge Connector Initialisation
*/

-static void drm_bridge_connector_put_bridges(struct drm_device *dev, void *data)
-{
- struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector = (struct drm_bridge_connector *)data;
-
- drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_edid);
- drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_hpd);
- drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_detect);
- drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_modes);
- drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_hdmi);
- drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_hdmi_audio);
- drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_dp_audio);
- drm_bridge_put(bridge_connector->bridge_hdmi_cec);
-}
-
static struct drm_connector *
drm_bridge_connector_initialize(struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector,
struct drm_device *drm,
@@ -849,10 +856,6 @@ drm_bridge_connector_initialize(struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector,
int connector_type;
int ret;

- ret = drmm_add_action(drm, drm_bridge_connector_put_bridges, bridge_connector);
- if (ret)
- return ERR_PTR(ret);
-
bridge_connector->encoder = encoder;

/*
@@ -1053,17 +1056,21 @@ drm_bridge_connector_initialize(struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector,
drm_bridge_connector_scrambler_disable;
}

- ret = drmm_connector_hdmi_init(drm, connector,
- &drm_bridge_connector_funcs,
- &bridge_connector->hdmi_funcs,
- connector_type, ddc);
+ ret = drm_connector_hdmi_dynamic_init(drm, connector,
+ &drm_bridge_connector_funcs,
+ &bridge_connector->hdmi_funcs,
+ connector_type, ddc);
} else {
- ret = drmm_connector_init(drm, connector,
- &drm_bridge_connector_funcs,
- connector_type, ddc);
+ ret = drm_connector_dynamic_init(drm, connector,
+ &drm_bridge_connector_funcs,
+ connector_type, ddc);
}
- if (ret)
- return ret;
+ if (ret) {
+ drm_bridge_connector_put_bridges(bridge_connector);
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ }
+
+ /* From now on the connector is referenced and has to be put */

if (bridge_connector->bridge_hdmi_audio ||
bridge_connector->bridge_dp_audio) {
@@ -1113,6 +1120,9 @@ drm_bridge_connector_initialize(struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector,

drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &drm_bridge_connector_helper_funcs);

+ if (!connector->state)
+ connector->state = drm_bridge_connector_create_state(connector);
+
if (bridge_connector->bridge_hpd)
connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
else if (bridge_connector->bridge_detect)
@@ -1130,9 +1140,26 @@ drm_bridge_connector_initialize(struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector,
if (ret)
return ERR_PTR(ret);

+ ret = drm_connector_dynamic_register(connector);
+ if (ret)
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
return connector;
}

+static void drm_bridge_connector_fini(struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector)
+{
+ drm_connector_unregister(&bridge_connector->base);
+ drm_connector_put(&bridge_connector->base);
+}
+
+static void drmm_bridge_connector_fini(struct drm_device *dev, void *res)
+{
+ struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector = (struct drm_bridge_connector *)res;
+
+ drm_bridge_connector_fini(bridge_connector);
+}
+
/**
* drm_bridge_connector_init - Initialise a connector for a chain of bridges
* @drm: the DRM device
@@ -1155,6 +1182,7 @@ struct drm_connector *drm_bridge_connector_init(struct drm_device *drm,
{
struct drm_bridge_connector *bridge_connector;
struct drm_connector *connector;
+ int ret;

bridge_connector = drmm_kzalloc(drm, sizeof(*bridge_connector), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!bridge_connector)
@@ -1164,6 +1192,10 @@ struct drm_connector *drm_bridge_connector_init(struct drm_device *drm,
if (IS_ERR(connector))
return connector;

+ ret = drmm_add_action_or_reset(drm, drmm_bridge_connector_fini, bridge_connector);
+ if (ret)
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
return connector;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(drm_bridge_connector_init);

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