[PATCH v6 0/6] MHDP8546 fixes related to DBANC usecase

[PATCH v6 0/6] MHDP8546 fixes related to DBANC usecase

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

With the DBANC framework, the connector is no longer initialized in 
bridge_attach()when the display controller sets the 
DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR flag. 
This causes a null pointer dereference in cdns_mhdp_modeset_retry_fn() 
when trying to access &conn->dev->mode_config.mutex. 
Observed on a board where EDID read failed. 
(log: https://gist.github.com/Jayesh2000/233f87f9becdf1e66f1da6fd53f77429)

The series addresses this by first removing the unused legacy connector 
initialization, then switching the driver to consistently use 
drm_connector pointers and ensuring the  pointer is set during 
atomic enable so recovery paths like modeset_retry_fn() work correctly. 
Once that is in place, mode validation is moved into the bridge through a 
new bridge_mode_valid() hook to reject invalid modes, 
since the connector helpers are no longer available. 

The first 4 patches are hence marked with fixes-tag as they fix the 
bug introduced in driver by commit id which enabled the DBANC flag.
The rationale behind the sequence of commits is we can cleanly 
switch to drm_connector pointer after removal of connector helper 
code blocks, which are anyways not touch after DBANC has been 
enabled in driver.

The later patches make smaller adjustments: lowering the log level for
noisy DPCD transfer errors and moving HDCP state handling into the bridge 
atomic check in line with the DBANC model.

 
v5 patch link:
<https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250811075904.1613519-1-h-shenoy@ti.com/>

Changelog v5 -> v6:
-Update cover letter to clarify the series in better way.
-Add Reviewed-by tag to relevant patches.
 
v4 patch link: 
<https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250624054448.192801-1-j-choudhary@ti.com>

Changelog v4->v5:
- Handle HDCP state in bridge atomic check instead of connector 
atomic check
 
v3 patch link:
<https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250529142517.188786-1-j-choudhary@ti.com/>

Changelog v3->v4:
- Fix kernel test robot build warning:
  <https://lore.kernel.org/all/202505300201.2s6r12yc-lkp@intel.com/>

v2 patch link:
<https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250521073237.366463-1-j-choudhary@ti.com/>

Changelog v2->v3:
- Add mode_valid in drm_bridge_funcs to a separate patch
- Remove "if (mhdp->connector.dev)" conditions that were missed in v2
- Split out the move of drm_atomic_get_new_connector_for_encoder()
  to a separate patch
- Drop "R-by" considering the changes in v2[1/3]
- Add Fixes tag to first 4 patches:
  commit c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")
  This added DBANC flag in tidss while attaching bridge to the encoder
- Drop RFC prefix

v1 patch link:
<https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250116111636.157641-1-j-choudhary@ti.com/>

Changelog v1->v2:
- Remove !DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR entirely
- Add mode_valid in drm_bridge_funcs[0]
- Fix NULL POINTER differently since we cannot access atomic_state
- Reduce log level in cdns_mhdp_transfer call

[0]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240530091757.433106-1-j-choudhary@ti.com/

Harikrishna Shenoy (1):
  drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Handle HDCP state in bridge
    atomic check

Jayesh Choudhary (5):
  drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Remove legacy support for
    connector initialisation in bridge
  drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546*: Change drm_connector from
    structure to pointer
  drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Set the mhdp connector
    earlier in atomic_enable()
  drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Add mode_valid hook to
    drm_bridge_funcs
  drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Reduce log level for DPCD
    read/write

 .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c   | 258 +++++-------------
 .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h   |   2 +-
 .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c   |   8 +-
 3 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 196 deletions(-)

-- 
2.34.1

[PATCH v6 1/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Remove legacy support for connector initialisation in bridge

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>

Now that we have DBANC framework, remove the connector initialisation code
as that piece of code is not called if DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR flag
is used. Only TI K3 platforms consume this driver and tidss (their display
controller) has this flag set. So this legacy support can be dropped.

Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")
Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
---
 .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c   | 187 +-----------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 177 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
index a614d1384f71..08702ade2903 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
@@ -739,12 +739,8 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_fw_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	spin_lock(&mhdp->start_lock);
 	bridge_attached = mhdp->bridge_attached;
 	spin_unlock(&mhdp->start_lock);
-	if (bridge_attached) {
-		if (mhdp->connector.dev)
-			drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(mhdp->bridge.dev);
-		else
-			drm_bridge_hpd_notify(&mhdp->bridge, cdns_mhdp_detect(mhdp));
-	}
+	if (bridge_attached)
+		drm_bridge_hpd_notify(&mhdp->bridge, cdns_mhdp_detect(mhdp));
 }
 
 static int cdns_mhdp_load_firmware(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
@@ -1444,56 +1440,6 @@ static const struct drm_edid *cdns_mhdp_edid_read(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp,
 	return drm_edid_read_custom(connector, cdns_mhdp_get_edid_block, mhdp);
 }
 
-static int cdns_mhdp_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
-{
-	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = connector_to_mhdp(connector);
-	const struct drm_edid *drm_edid;
-	int num_modes;
-
-	if (!mhdp->plugged)
-		return 0;
-
-	drm_edid = cdns_mhdp_edid_read(mhdp, connector);
-
-	drm_edid_connector_update(connector, drm_edid);
-
-	if (!drm_edid) {
-		dev_err(mhdp->dev, "Failed to read EDID\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	num_modes = drm_edid_connector_add_modes(connector);
-	drm_edid_free(drm_edid);
-
-	/*
-	 * HACK: Warn about unsupported display formats until we deal
-	 *       with them correctly.
-	 */
-	if (connector->display_info.color_formats &&
-	    !(connector->display_info.color_formats &
-	      mhdp->display_fmt.color_format))
-		dev_warn(mhdp->dev,
-			 "%s: No supported color_format found (0x%08x)\n",
-			__func__, connector->display_info.color_formats);
-
-	if (connector->display_info.bpc &&
-	    connector->display_info.bpc < mhdp->display_fmt.bpc)
-		dev_warn(mhdp->dev, "%s: Display bpc only %d < %d\n",
-			 __func__, connector->display_info.bpc,
-			 mhdp->display_fmt.bpc);
-
-	return num_modes;
-}
-
-static int cdns_mhdp_connector_detect(struct drm_connector *conn,
-				      struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx,
-				      bool force)
-{
-	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = connector_to_mhdp(conn);
-
-	return cdns_mhdp_detect(mhdp);
-}
-
 static u32 cdns_mhdp_get_bpp(struct cdns_mhdp_display_fmt *fmt)
 {
 	u32 bpp;
@@ -1547,114 +1493,6 @@ bool cdns_mhdp_bandwidth_ok(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static
-enum drm_mode_status cdns_mhdp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *conn,
-					  const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
-{
-	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = connector_to_mhdp(conn);
-
-	mutex_lock(&mhdp->link_mutex);
-
-	if (!cdns_mhdp_bandwidth_ok(mhdp, mode, mhdp->link.num_lanes,
-				    mhdp->link.rate)) {
-		mutex_unlock(&mhdp->link_mutex);
-		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
-	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&mhdp->link_mutex);
-	return MODE_OK;
-}
-
-static int cdns_mhdp_connector_atomic_check(struct drm_connector *conn,
-					    struct drm_atomic_state *state)
-{
-	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = connector_to_mhdp(conn);
-	struct drm_connector_state *old_state, *new_state;
-	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
-	u64 old_cp, new_cp;
-
-	if (!mhdp->hdcp_supported)
-		return 0;
-
-	old_state = drm_atomic_get_old_connector_state(state, conn);
-	new_state = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state(state, conn);
-	old_cp = old_state->content_protection;
-	new_cp = new_state->content_protection;
-
-	if (old_state->hdcp_content_type != new_state->hdcp_content_type &&
-	    new_cp != DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_UNDESIRED) {
-		new_state->content_protection = DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_DESIRED;
-		goto mode_changed;
-	}
-
-	if (!new_state->crtc) {
-		if (old_cp == DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_ENABLED)
-			new_state->content_protection = DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_DESIRED;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (old_cp == new_cp ||
-	    (old_cp == DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_DESIRED &&
-	     new_cp == DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_ENABLED))
-		return 0;
-
-mode_changed:
-	crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, new_state->crtc);
-	crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs cdns_mhdp_conn_helper_funcs = {
-	.detect_ctx = cdns_mhdp_connector_detect,
-	.get_modes = cdns_mhdp_get_modes,
-	.mode_valid = cdns_mhdp_mode_valid,
-	.atomic_check = cdns_mhdp_connector_atomic_check,
-};
-
-static const struct drm_connector_funcs cdns_mhdp_conn_funcs = {
-	.fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
-	.atomic_duplicate_state = drm_atomic_helper_connector_duplicate_state,
-	.atomic_destroy_state = drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state,
-	.reset = drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset,
-	.destroy = drm_connector_cleanup,
-};
-
-static int cdns_mhdp_connector_init(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
-{
-	u32 bus_format = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB121212_1X36;
-	struct drm_connector *conn = &mhdp->connector;
-	struct drm_bridge *bridge = &mhdp->bridge;
-	int ret;
-
-	conn->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
-
-	ret = drm_connector_init(bridge->dev, conn, &cdns_mhdp_conn_funcs,
-				 DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(mhdp->dev, "Failed to initialize connector with drm\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	drm_connector_helper_add(conn, &cdns_mhdp_conn_helper_funcs);
-
-	ret = drm_display_info_set_bus_formats(&conn->display_info,
-					       &bus_format, 1);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = drm_connector_attach_encoder(conn, bridge->encoder);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(mhdp->dev, "Failed to attach connector to encoder\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	if (mhdp->hdcp_supported)
-		ret = drm_connector_attach_content_protection_property(conn, true);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int cdns_mhdp_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 			    struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 			    enum drm_bridge_attach_flags flags)
@@ -1671,9 +1509,11 @@ static int cdns_mhdp_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 		return ret;
 
 	if (!(flags & DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR)) {
-		ret = cdns_mhdp_connector_init(mhdp);
-		if (ret)
-			goto aux_unregister;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		dev_err(mhdp->dev,
+			"Connector initialisation not supported in bridge_attach %d\n",
+			ret);
+		goto aux_unregister;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&mhdp->start_lock);
@@ -2368,17 +2208,10 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_hpd_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = container_of(work,
 						     struct cdns_mhdp_device,
 						     hpd_work);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = cdns_mhdp_update_link_status(mhdp);
-	if (mhdp->connector.dev) {
-		if (ret < 0)
-			schedule_work(&mhdp->modeset_retry_work);
-		else
-			drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(mhdp->bridge.dev);
-	} else {
-		drm_bridge_hpd_notify(&mhdp->bridge, cdns_mhdp_detect(mhdp));
-	}
+	cdns_mhdp_update_link_status(mhdp);
+
+	drm_bridge_hpd_notify(&mhdp->bridge, cdns_mhdp_detect(mhdp));
 }
 
 static int cdns_mhdp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Remove legacy support for connector initialisation in bridge

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On Tue, Sep 09, 2025 at 02:38:19PM +0530, Harikrishna Shenoy wrote:
> From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
> 
> Now that we have DBANC framework, remove the connector initialisation code
> as that piece of code is not called if DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR flag
> is used. Only TI K3 platforms consume this driver and tidss (their display
> controller) has this flag set. So this legacy support can be dropped.
> 
> Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")

I'm not sure, why do you have this Fixes tag. Other than that:


Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@oss.qualcomm.com>



> Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
> ---
>  .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c   | 187 +-----------------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 177 deletions(-)
> 

-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry

Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Remove legacy support for connector initialisation in bridge

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

On 9/9/25 19:39, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2025 at 02:38:19PM +0530, Harikrishna Shenoy wrote:
>> From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
>>
>> Now that we have DBANC framework, remove the connector initialisation code
>> as that piece of code is not called if DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR flag
>> is used. Only TI K3 platforms consume this driver and tidss (their display
>> controller) has this flag set. So this legacy support can be dropped.
>>
>> Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")
> I'm not sure, why do you have this Fixes tag. Other than that:
>
>
> Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@oss.qualcomm.com>
>
>
Hi Dmitry,

Have explained about fixes tag in cover letter, that these 4 commits

fix the bug of null pointer de-refernce (logs and bug described in cover 
letter).

also have given the rationale of sequencing of commits in cover letter.

Warm Regards,

Hari

>> Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
>> ---
>>   .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c   | 187 +-----------------
>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 177 deletions(-)
>>

[PATCH v6 2/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546*: Change drm_connector from structure to pointer

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>

After adding DBANC framework, mhdp->connector is not initialised during
bridge_attach(). The connector is however required in few driver calls
like cdns_mhdp_hdcp_enable() and cdns_mhdp_modeset_retry_fn().
Use drm_connector pointer instead of structure, set it in bridge_enable()
and clear it in bridge_disable(), and make appropriate changes.

Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")
Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c | 12 ++++++------
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h |  2 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c |  8 ++++----
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
index 08702ade2903..c2ce3d6e5a88 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
@@ -1755,7 +1755,6 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_atomic_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = bridge_to_mhdp(bridge);
 	struct cdns_mhdp_bridge_state *mhdp_state;
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
-	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct drm_connector_state *conn_state;
 	struct drm_bridge_state *new_state;
 	const struct drm_display_mode *mode;
@@ -1785,12 +1784,12 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_atomic_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	cdns_mhdp_reg_write(mhdp, CDNS_DPTX_CAR,
 			    resp | CDNS_VIF_CLK_EN | CDNS_VIF_CLK_RSTN);
 
-	connector = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_for_encoder(state,
-							     bridge->encoder);
-	if (WARN_ON(!connector))
+	mhdp->connector = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_for_encoder(state,
+								   bridge->encoder);
+	if (WARN_ON(!mhdp->connector))
 		goto out;
 
-	conn_state = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state(state, connector);
+	conn_state = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state(state, mhdp->connector);
 	if (WARN_ON(!conn_state))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1853,6 +1852,7 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_atomic_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 		cdns_mhdp_hdcp_disable(mhdp);
 
 	mhdp->bridge_enabled = false;
+	mhdp->connector = NULL;
 	cdns_mhdp_reg_read(mhdp, CDNS_DP_FRAMER_GLOBAL_CONFIG, &resp);
 	resp &= ~CDNS_DP_FRAMER_EN;
 	resp |= CDNS_DP_NO_VIDEO_MODE;
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_modeset_retry_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mhdp = container_of(work, typeof(*mhdp), modeset_retry_work);
 
-	conn = &mhdp->connector;
+	conn = mhdp->connector;
 
 	/* Grab the locks before changing connector property */
 	mutex_lock(&conn->dev->mode_config.mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h
index bad2fc0c7306..b297db53ba28 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ struct cdns_mhdp_device {
 	 */
 	struct mutex link_mutex;
 
-	struct drm_connector connector;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct drm_bridge bridge;
 
 	struct cdns_mhdp_link link;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c
index 42248f179b69..59f18c3281ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static int _cdns_mhdp_hdcp_disable(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
 	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(mhdp->dev, "[%s:%d] HDCP is being disabled...\n",
-		mhdp->connector.name, mhdp->connector.base.id);
+		mhdp->connector->name, mhdp->connector->base.id);
 
 	ret = cdns_mhdp_hdcp_set_config(mhdp, 0, false);
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static int cdns_mhdp_hdcp_check_link(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
 
 	dev_err(mhdp->dev,
 		"[%s:%d] HDCP link failed, retrying authentication\n",
-		mhdp->connector.name, mhdp->connector.base.id);
+		mhdp->connector->name, mhdp->connector->base.id);
 
 	ret = _cdns_mhdp_hdcp_disable(mhdp);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -487,13 +487,13 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_hdcp_prop_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = container_of(hdcp,
 						     struct cdns_mhdp_device,
 						     hdcp);
-	struct drm_device *dev = mhdp->connector.dev;
+	struct drm_device *dev = mhdp->connector->dev;
 	struct drm_connector_state *state;
 
 	drm_modeset_lock(&dev->mode_config.connection_mutex, NULL);
 	mutex_lock(&mhdp->hdcp.mutex);
 	if (mhdp->hdcp.value != DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_UNDESIRED) {
-		state = mhdp->connector.state;
+		state = mhdp->connector->state;
 		state->content_protection = mhdp->hdcp.value;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&mhdp->hdcp.mutex);
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH v6 2/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546*: Change drm_connector from structure to pointer

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On Tue, Sep 09, 2025 at 02:38:20PM +0530, Harikrishna Shenoy wrote:
> From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
> 
> After adding DBANC framework, mhdp->connector is not initialised during
> bridge_attach(). The connector is however required in few driver calls
> like cdns_mhdp_hdcp_enable() and cdns_mhdp_modeset_retry_fn().
> Use drm_connector pointer instead of structure, set it in bridge_enable()
> and clear it in bridge_disable(), and make appropriate changes.
> 
> Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")

Same question. If HDCP was broken, then this should be fixing
6a3608eae6d3 ("drm: bridge: cdns-mhdp8546: Enable HDCP") instead.

> Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c | 12 ++++++------
>  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h |  2 +-
>  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c |  8 ++++----
>  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h
> index bad2fc0c7306..b297db53ba28 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h
> @@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ struct cdns_mhdp_device {
>  	 */
>  	struct mutex link_mutex;
>  
> -	struct drm_connector connector;
> +	struct drm_connector *connector;
>  	struct drm_bridge bridge;
>  
>  	struct cdns_mhdp_link link;
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c
> index 42248f179b69..59f18c3281ef 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c
> @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static int _cdns_mhdp_hdcp_disable(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
>  	int ret;
>  
>  	dev_dbg(mhdp->dev, "[%s:%d] HDCP is being disabled...\n",
> -		mhdp->connector.name, mhdp->connector.base.id);
> +		mhdp->connector->name, mhdp->connector->base.id);
>  
>  	ret = cdns_mhdp_hdcp_set_config(mhdp, 0, false);
>  
> @@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static int cdns_mhdp_hdcp_check_link(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
>  
>  	dev_err(mhdp->dev,
>  		"[%s:%d] HDCP link failed, retrying authentication\n",
> -		mhdp->connector.name, mhdp->connector.base.id);
> +		mhdp->connector->name, mhdp->connector->base.id);
>  
>  	ret = _cdns_mhdp_hdcp_disable(mhdp);
>  	if (ret) {
> @@ -487,13 +487,13 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_hdcp_prop_work(struct work_struct *work)
>  	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = container_of(hdcp,
>  						     struct cdns_mhdp_device,
>  						     hdcp);
> -	struct drm_device *dev = mhdp->connector.dev;
> +	struct drm_device *dev = mhdp->connector->dev;
>  	struct drm_connector_state *state;
>  
>  	drm_modeset_lock(&dev->mode_config.connection_mutex, NULL);
>  	mutex_lock(&mhdp->hdcp.mutex);
>  	if (mhdp->hdcp.value != DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_UNDESIRED) {
> -		state = mhdp->connector.state;
> +		state = mhdp->connector->state;
>  		state->content_protection = mhdp->hdcp.value;
>  	}
>  	mutex_unlock(&mhdp->hdcp.mutex);
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 

-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry

Re: [PATCH v6 2/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546*: Change drm_connector from structure to pointer

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

On 9/9/25 19:42, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2025 at 02:38:20PM +0530, Harikrishna Shenoy wrote:
>> From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
>>
>> After adding DBANC framework, mhdp->connector is not initialised during
>> bridge_attach(). The connector is however required in few driver calls
>> like cdns_mhdp_hdcp_enable() and cdns_mhdp_modeset_retry_fn().
>> Use drm_connector pointer instead of structure, set it in bridge_enable()
>> and clear it in bridge_disable(), and make appropriate changes.
>>
>> Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")
> Same question. If HDCP was broken, then this should be fixing
> 6a3608eae6d3 ("drm: bridge: cdns-mhdp8546: Enable HDCP") instead.
This patch fixes null pointer de-reference,for which we require 
connector as pointer

and this patch aligns the driver to use pointer instead of connector 
structure.

HDCP state change which was handled in connector helper, have moved it 
to bridge helpers

in patch 6 of series.

Note:HDCP is not supported (Driver is used by only TI K3 Soc and HDCP is 
not supported).

>
>> Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c | 12 ++++++------
>>   drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h |  2 +-
>>   drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c |  8 ++++----
>>   3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h
>> index bad2fc0c7306..b297db53ba28 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.h
>> @@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ struct cdns_mhdp_device {
>>   	 */
>>   	struct mutex link_mutex;
>>   
>> -	struct drm_connector connector;
>> +	struct drm_connector *connector;
>>   	struct drm_bridge bridge;
>>   
>>   	struct cdns_mhdp_link link;
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c
>> index 42248f179b69..59f18c3281ef 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-hdcp.c
>> @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static int _cdns_mhdp_hdcp_disable(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
>>   	int ret;
>>   
>>   	dev_dbg(mhdp->dev, "[%s:%d] HDCP is being disabled...\n",
>> -		mhdp->connector.name, mhdp->connector.base.id);
>> +		mhdp->connector->name, mhdp->connector->base.id);
>>   
>>   	ret = cdns_mhdp_hdcp_set_config(mhdp, 0, false);
>>   
>> @@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static int cdns_mhdp_hdcp_check_link(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp)
>>   
>>   	dev_err(mhdp->dev,
>>   		"[%s:%d] HDCP link failed, retrying authentication\n",
>> -		mhdp->connector.name, mhdp->connector.base.id);
>> +		mhdp->connector->name, mhdp->connector->base.id);
>>   
>>   	ret = _cdns_mhdp_hdcp_disable(mhdp);
>>   	if (ret) {
>> @@ -487,13 +487,13 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_hdcp_prop_work(struct work_struct *work)
>>   	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = container_of(hdcp,
>>   						     struct cdns_mhdp_device,
>>   						     hdcp);
>> -	struct drm_device *dev = mhdp->connector.dev;
>> +	struct drm_device *dev = mhdp->connector->dev;
>>   	struct drm_connector_state *state;
>>   
>>   	drm_modeset_lock(&dev->mode_config.connection_mutex, NULL);
>>   	mutex_lock(&mhdp->hdcp.mutex);
>>   	if (mhdp->hdcp.value != DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_UNDESIRED) {
>> -		state = mhdp->connector.state;
>> +		state = mhdp->connector->state;
>>   		state->content_protection = mhdp->hdcp.value;
>>   	}
>>   	mutex_unlock(&mhdp->hdcp.mutex);
>> -- 
>> 2.34.1
>>

[PATCH v6 3/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Set the mhdp connector earlier in atomic_enable()

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>

In case if we get errors in cdns_mhdp_link_up() or cdns_mhdp_reg_read()
in atomic_enable, we will go to cdns_mhdp_modeset_retry_fn() and will hit
NULL pointer while trying to access the mutex. We need the connector to
be set before that. Unlike in legacy !(DBANC) cases, we do not have
connector initialised in bridge_attach(). So set the mhdp->connector
in atomic_enable() earlier to avoid possible NULL pointer.

Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")
Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
---
 .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c   | 20 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
index c2ce3d6e5a88..b2f5a48cac2d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
@@ -1759,12 +1759,21 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_atomic_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	struct drm_bridge_state *new_state;
 	const struct drm_display_mode *mode;
 	u32 resp;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	dev_dbg(mhdp->dev, "bridge enable\n");
 
 	mutex_lock(&mhdp->link_mutex);
 
+	mhdp->connector = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_for_encoder(state,
+								   bridge->encoder);
+	if (WARN_ON(!mhdp->connector))
+		goto out;
+
+	conn_state = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state(state, mhdp->connector);
+	if (WARN_ON(!conn_state))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (mhdp->plugged && !mhdp->link_up) {
 		ret = cdns_mhdp_link_up(mhdp);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -1784,15 +1793,6 @@ static void cdns_mhdp_atomic_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	cdns_mhdp_reg_write(mhdp, CDNS_DPTX_CAR,
 			    resp | CDNS_VIF_CLK_EN | CDNS_VIF_CLK_RSTN);
 
-	mhdp->connector = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_for_encoder(state,
-								   bridge->encoder);
-	if (WARN_ON(!mhdp->connector))
-		goto out;
-
-	conn_state = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state(state, mhdp->connector);
-	if (WARN_ON(!conn_state))
-		goto out;
-
 	if (mhdp->hdcp_supported &&
 	    mhdp->hw_state == MHDP_HW_READY &&
 	    conn_state->content_protection ==
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH v6 3/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Set the mhdp connector earlier in atomic_enable()

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On Tue, Sep 09, 2025 at 02:38:21PM +0530, Harikrishna Shenoy wrote:
> From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
> 
> In case if we get errors in cdns_mhdp_link_up() or cdns_mhdp_reg_read()
> in atomic_enable, we will go to cdns_mhdp_modeset_retry_fn() and will hit
> NULL pointer while trying to access the mutex. We need the connector to
> be set before that. Unlike in legacy !(DBANC) cases, we do not have
> connector initialised in bridge_attach(). So set the mhdp->connector
> in atomic_enable() earlier to avoid possible NULL pointer.
> 
> Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")
> Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
> ---
>  .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c   | 20 +++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

It looks like you should reorder your commits: first apply the DBANC
fixes, then drop support for !DBANC.


-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry

Re: [PATCH v6 3/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Set the mhdp connector earlier in atomic_enable()

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

On 9/9/25 19:44, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2025 at 02:38:21PM +0530, Harikrishna Shenoy wrote:
>> From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
>>
>> In case if we get errors in cdns_mhdp_link_up() or cdns_mhdp_reg_read()
>> in atomic_enable, we will go to cdns_mhdp_modeset_retry_fn() and will hit
>> NULL pointer while trying to access the mutex. We need the connector to
>> be set before that. Unlike in legacy !(DBANC) cases, we do not have
>> connector initialised in bridge_attach(). So set the mhdp->connector
>> in atomic_enable() earlier to avoid possible NULL pointer.
>>
>> Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")
>> Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
>> ---
>>   .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c   | 20 +++++++++----------
>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> It looks like you should reorder your commits: first apply the DBANC
> fixes, then drop support for !DBANC.

Before dropping !DBANC support, we can't change the connector to pointer 
cleanly

by cleanly I mean,the driver should be build correctly after applying 
each commit.

So, if the patches which fixes the bug of NULL pointer de reference due 
to DBNAC

are applied before dropping the code related to !DBANC code will result 
in build failure.

Hence the sequencing of commits.

>

[PATCH v6 4/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Add mode_valid hook to drm_bridge_funcs

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>

Add cdns_mhdp_bridge_mode_valid() to check if specific mode is valid for
this bridge or not. In the legacy !(DBANC) usecase, we were using the hook
from drm_connector_helper_funcs but with removal of legacy code, we need
to have mode_valid() in drm_bridge_funcs.

Fixes: c932ced6b585 ("drm/tidss: Update encoder/bridge chain connect model")
Reviewed-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
Signed-off-by: Harikrishna Shenoy <h-shenoy@ti.com>
---
 .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c   | 20 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
index b2f5a48cac2d..47c657237c37 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
@@ -1999,6 +1999,25 @@ static const struct drm_edid *cdns_mhdp_bridge_edid_read(struct drm_bridge *brid
 	return cdns_mhdp_edid_read(mhdp, connector);
 }
 
+static enum drm_mode_status
+cdns_mhdp_bridge_mode_valid(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
+			    const struct drm_display_info *info,
+			    const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
+{
+	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = bridge_to_mhdp(bridge);
+
+	mutex_lock(&mhdp->link_mutex);
+
+	if (!cdns_mhdp_bandwidth_ok(mhdp, mode, mhdp->link.num_lanes,
+				    mhdp->link.rate)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&mhdp->link_mutex);
+		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&mhdp->link_mutex);
+	return MODE_OK;
+}
+
 static const struct drm_bridge_funcs cdns_mhdp_bridge_funcs = {
 	.atomic_enable = cdns_mhdp_atomic_enable,
 	.atomic_disable = cdns_mhdp_atomic_disable,
@@ -2013,6 +2032,7 @@ static const struct drm_bridge_funcs cdns_mhdp_bridge_funcs = {
 	.edid_read = cdns_mhdp_bridge_edid_read,
 	.hpd_enable = cdns_mhdp_bridge_hpd_enable,
 	.hpd_disable = cdns_mhdp_bridge_hpd_disable,
+	.mode_valid = cdns_mhdp_bridge_mode_valid,
 };
 
 static bool cdns_mhdp_detect_hpd(struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp, bool *hpd_pulse)
-- 
2.34.1

[PATCH v6 5/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Reduce log level for DPCD read/write

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

From: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>

Reduce the log level for cdns_mhdp_dpcd_read and cdns_mhdp_dpcd_write
errors in cdns_mhdp_transfer function as in case of failure, there is
flooding of these prints along with other indicators like EDID failure
logs which are fairly intuitive in themselves rendering these error logs
useless.
Also, the caller functions for the cdns_mhdp_transfer in drm_dp_helper.c
(which calls it 32 times), has debug log level in case transfer fails.
So having a superseding log level in cdns_mhdp_transfer seems bad.

Reviewed-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Jayesh Choudhary <j-choudhary@ti.com>
Signed-off-by: Harikrishna Shenoy <h-shenoy@ti.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
index 47c657237c37..4fb1db3e030c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static ssize_t cdns_mhdp_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
 			if (!ret)
 				continue;
 
-			dev_err(mhdp->dev,
+			dev_dbg(mhdp->dev,
 				"Failed to write DPCD addr %u\n",
 				msg->address + i);
 
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static ssize_t cdns_mhdp_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
 		ret = cdns_mhdp_dpcd_read(mhdp, msg->address,
 					  msg->buffer, msg->size);
 		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(mhdp->dev,
+			dev_dbg(mhdp->dev,
 				"Failed to read DPCD addr %u\n",
 				msg->address);
 
-- 
2.34.1

[PATCH v6 6/6] drm/bridge: cadence: cdns-mhdp8546-core: Handle HDCP state in bridge atomic check

[Harikrishna Shenoy]

Now that we have DBANC framework and legacy connector functions removed,
handle the HDCP disabling in bridge atomic check rather than in connector
atomic check previously.

Signed-off-by: Harikrishna Shenoy <h-shenoy@ti.com>
---
 .../drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c   | 23 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
index 4fb1db3e030c..af41b2908a74 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c
@@ -1960,6 +1960,10 @@ static int cdns_mhdp_atomic_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 {
 	struct cdns_mhdp_device *mhdp = bridge_to_mhdp(bridge);
 	const struct drm_display_mode *mode = &crtc_state->adjusted_mode;
+	struct drm_connector_state *old_state, *new_state;
+	struct drm_atomic_state *state = crtc_state->state;
+	struct drm_connector *conn = mhdp->connector;
+	u64 old_cp, new_cp;
 
 	mutex_lock(&mhdp->link_mutex);
 
@@ -1979,6 +1983,25 @@ static int cdns_mhdp_atomic_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	if (mhdp->info)
 		bridge_state->input_bus_cfg.flags = *mhdp->info->input_bus_flags;
 
+	if (conn && mhdp->hdcp_supported) {
+		old_state = drm_atomic_get_old_connector_state(state, conn);
+		new_state = drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state(state, conn);
+		old_cp = old_state->content_protection;
+		new_cp = new_state->content_protection;
+
+		if (old_state->hdcp_content_type != new_state->hdcp_content_type &&
+		    new_cp != DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_UNDESIRED) {
+			new_state->content_protection = DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_DESIRED;
+			crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, new_state->crtc);
+			crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
+		}
+
+		if (!new_state->crtc) {
+			if (old_cp == DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_ENABLED)
+				new_state->content_protection = DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_DESIRED;
+		}
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&mhdp->link_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.34.1