Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] drm/panel: of_drm_find_panel() return a counted reference

"Maxime Ripard" <[email protected]> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:49:45 +0000

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On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:53:06 +0200, Albert Esteve wrote:
> Callers of of_drm_find_panel() receive a pointer with no reference
> held, creating a window where the panel device can be unregistered
> and freed between the lookup and first use (e.g., drm_panel_prepare()).
> 
> Fix the lookup function by acquiring a reference with drm_panel_get()
> 
> [ ... ]

Acked-by: Maxime Ripard <[email protected]>

Thanks!
Maxime