Re: [PATCH] drm/mediatek: mtk_dsi: Avoid EPROBE_DEFER loop with external bridge

From: AngeloGioacchino Del Regno
Date: Tue Jan 04 2022 - 04:13:50 EST


Il 10/12/21 12:36, AngeloGioacchino Del Regno ha scritto:
DRM bridge drivers are now attaching their DSI device at probe time,
which requires us to register our DSI host in order to let the bridge
to probe: this recently started producing an endless -EPROBE_DEFER
loop on some machines that are using external bridges, like the
parade-ps8640, found on the ACER Chromebook R13.

Now that the DSI hosts/devices probe sequence is documented, we can
do adjustments to the mtk_dsi driver as to both fix now and make sure
to avoid this situation in the future: for this, following what is
documented in drm_bridge.c, move the mtk_dsi component_add() to the
mtk_dsi_ops.attach callback and delete it in the detach callback;
keeping in mind that we are registering a drm_bridge for our DSI,
which is only used/attached if the DSI Host is bound, it wouldn't
make sense to keep adding our bridge at probe time (as it would
be useless to have it if mtk_dsi_ops.attach() fails!), so also move
that one to the dsi host attach function (and remove it in detach).

Signed-off-by: AngeloGioacchino Del Regno <angelogioacchino.delregno@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Due to the latest changes in drm bridge, we need this patch to land as soon as
possible, otherwise breakages will be seen on all MediaTek powered devices using
DSI to eDP/DP bridges...

...hence, friendly ping for a review :)