Re: [PATCH v6 2/2] drm/bridge: Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge
Sunyun Yang <[email protected]> Mon, 11 May 2026 18:45:42 +0800
| Newsgroups | dev.linux.lists.sashiko,org.kernel.vger.linux-devicetree |
|---|---|
| Organization | Lontium |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
在 2026/5/9 5:13, [email protected] 写道: > Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 6 potential issue(s) to consider: > - [High] Regulators enabled in `probe()` are never disabled on the success path, causing a permanent power leak. it will be fixed in next version.> - [High] Reset GPIO is driven high after cutting off power, violating power sequencing and risking hardware backpowering. > - [High] Synchronous `request_firmware` in `probe` can cause permanent probe failure if the driver is built-in. > - [Medium] Missing `depends on I2C` and `select REGMAP_I2C` in Kconfig. > - [Medium] The return value of `devm_drm_bridge_add()` is ignored in `probe()`. > - [Low] Missing header includes for core kernel APIs. > -- > > commit d9cebea8e10096b0200ef8f220724550dd554963 > Author: Sunyun Yang <[email protected]> > drm/bridge: Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge > > This commit adds support for the Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI > bridge. It implements I2C-based setup, display configuration, and > provides a firmware update mechanism. > >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig >> index c3209b0f46786..fe45a9052aa0d 100644 >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig >> @@ -132,6 +132,19 @@ config DRM_ITE_IT6505 >> help >> ITE IT6505 DisplayPort bridge chip driver. >> >> +config DRM_LONTIUM_LT7911EXC >> + tristate "Lontium eDP/MIPI DSI bridge" >> + depends on OF > > Should this config also depend on I2C and select REGMAP_I2C? > > The driver explicitly registers an I2C driver and utilizes > devm_regmap_init_i2c(). Building without I2C enabled might cause > compilation or linker errors. > > [ ... ] >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c >> new file mode 100644 >> index 0000000000000..d50fc979ebd4b >> --- /dev/null >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c >> @@ -0,0 +1,493 @@ >> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 >> +/* >> + * Copyright (C) 2026 Lontium Semiconductor, Inc. >> + */ >> + >> +#include <linux/crc32.h> >> +#include <linux/firmware.h> >> +#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h> >> +#include <linux/i2c.h> >> +#include <linux/module.h> >> +#include <linux/mutex.h> >> +#include <linux/of_graph.h> >> +#include <linux/platform_device.h> >> +#include <linux/regmap.h> > > This isn't a bug, but it looks like some core headers are missing. > > The driver uses kzalloc() and kfree(), msleep() and usleep_range(), as well > as regulator_bulk_enable(). Could linux/slab.h, linux/delay.h, and > linux/regulator/consumer.h be included directly to avoid relying on > transitive includes? > it will be fixed in next version. > [ ... ] >> +static int lt7911exc_firmware_upgrade(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc) >> +{ >> + struct device *dev = lt7911exc->dev; >> + const struct firmware *fw; >> + u8 *buffer; >> + size_t total_size = FW_SIZE - 4; >> + u32 crc32; >> + int ret; >> + >> + /*1. load firmware*/ >> + ret = request_firmware(&fw, FW_FILE, dev); > > Can this synchronous request_firmware() call cause a permanent probe failure > if the driver is built-in? > > When built into the kernel, probe executes before the root filesystem is > mounted, which would cause this to fail with -ENOENT. Because the error > is propagated without returning -EPROBE_DEFER, the subsystem might not > retry the probe later. > it will be fixed in next version.> [ ... ] >> +static void lt7911exc_atomic_post_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge, struct drm_atomic_state *state) >> +{ >> + struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = bridge_to_lt7911exc(bridge); >> + int ret; >> + >> + ret = regulator_bulk_disable(ARRAY_SIZE(lt7911exc->supplies), lt7911exc->supplies); >> + if (ret) >> + return; >> + >> + gpiod_set_value_cansleep(lt7911exc->reset_gpio, 1); >> +} > > Does driving the reset GPIO high after cutting off the regulator power > violate power sequencing? > > Driving a logic high signal into an unpowered IC can sometimes backpower > the device through its internal ESD protection diodes. > it will be fixed in next version. > [ ... ] >> +static int lt7911exc_probe(struct i2c_client *client) >> +{ >> + struct device *dev = &client->dev; >> + struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc; >> + bool fw_updated = false; >> + int ret; > [ ... ] >> + ret = regulator_bulk_enable(ARRAY_SIZE(lt7911exc->supplies), lt7911exc->supplies); >> + if (ret) >> + return ret; >> + >> + lt7911exc_reset(lt7911exc); >> + lt7911exc_lock(lt7911exc); > [ ... ] >> + lt7911exc_unlock(lt7911exc); >> + >> + lt7911exc->bridge.of_node = dev->of_node; >> + devm_drm_bridge_add(dev, <7911exc->bridge); >> + >> + return 0; > > Is there a resource leak for the regulators here? > > The regulator_bulk_enable() call at the beginning of probe increments the > use count to power the device, but it appears the success path returns 0 > without calling regulator_bulk_disable(). > > If lt7911exc_atomic_post_disable() later decrements the count, it seems > the count might still remain elevated by 1, leaving the hardware permanently > powered on. > > Additionally, should the return value of devm_drm_bridge_add() be checked? > > If it fails, the bridge is internally removed, but returning 0 here would > lead the driver to successfully bind to the I2C device without exposing > a functional DRM bridge. it will be fixed in next version. >