devm_drm_put_bridge() is a temporary workaround waiting for the panel bridge lifetime rework. Add a TODO entry to not forget it must be removed after such rework. Suggested-by: Maxime Ripard <mripard@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This patch was added in v3 --- Documentation/gpu/todo.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst index c57777a24e03d91b1ffe04365f7356f2d938befd..be8637da3fe950ddcb65cdcf626bc4b4e6b0fa26 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/todo.rst @@ -515,6 +515,21 @@ Contact: Douglas Anderson <dianders@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Level: Starter +Remove devm_drm_put_bridge() +---------------------------- + +Due to how the panel bridge handles the drm_bridge object lifetime, special +care must be taken to dispose of the drm_bridge object when the +panel_bridge is removed. This is currently managed using +devm_drm_put_bridge(), but that is an unsafe, temporary workaround. To fix +that, the DRM panel lifetime needs to be reworked. After the rework is +done, remove devm_drm_put_bridge() and the TODO in +drm_panel_bridge_remove(). + +Contact: Maxime Ripard <mripard@xxxxxxxxxx>, + Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@xxxxxxxxxxx> + +Level: Intermediate Core refactorings ================= -- 2.49.0
