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Message-ID: <5757F917.2030506@rock-chips.com>
Date:	Wed, 8 Jun 2016 18:53:11 +0800
From:	Yakir Yang <ykk@...k-chips.com>
To:	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
Cc:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
	Heiko Stübner <heiko@...ech.de>,
	Inki Dae <inki.dae@...sung.com>,
	Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>,
	Joonyoung Shim <jy0922.shim@...sung.com>,
	Seung-Woo Kim <sw0312.kim@...sung.com>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
	Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Mark Yao <mark.yao@...k-chips.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>, djkurtz@...omium.org,
	Sean Paul <seanpaul@...omium.org>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>, emil.l.velikov@...il.com,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Gustavo Padovan <gustavo.padovan@...labora.co.uk>,
	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>, ajaynumb@...il.com,
	robherring2@...il.com, Andy Yan <andy.yan@...k-chips.com>,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v14.1 01/17] drm: bridge: analogix/dp: split exynos dp
 driver to bridge directory

Marc, Javier

On 06/08/2016 03:44 PM, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 09:28:32 +0800
> Yakir Yang <ykk@...k-chips.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Javier,
>>
>> On 06/08/2016 01:06 AM, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
>>> Hello Yakir,
>>>
>>> On 03/17/2016 05:47 PM, Heiko Stübner wrote:
>>>> Split the dp core driver from exynos directory to bridge directory,
>>>> and rename the core driver to analogix_dp_*, rename the platform
>>>> code to exynos_dp.
>>>>
>>>> Beside the new analogix_dp driver would export six hooks.
>>>> "analogix_dp_bind()" and "analogix_dp_unbind()"
>>>> "analogix_dp_suspned()" and "analogix_dp_resume()"
>>>> "analogix_dp_detect()" and "analogix_dp_get_modes()"
>>>>
>>>> The bind/unbind symbols is used for analogix platform driver to connect
>>>> with analogix_dp core driver. And the detect/get_modes is used for analogix
>>>> platform driver to init the connector.
>>>>
>>>> They reason why connector need register in helper driver is rockchip drm
>>>> haven't implement the atomic API, but Exynos drm have implement it, so
>>>> there would need two different connector helper functions, that's why we
>>>> leave the connector register in helper driver.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Yakir Yang <ykk@...k-chips.com>
>>>> ---
>>> Marc reported that his Exynos5250 Snow Chromebook fails to boot with v4.7-rc.
>>>
>>> I've done a git bisect and tracked down to this commit. The problem is a NULL
>>> pointer dereference to connector->dev in drm_mode_create(connector->dev) when
>>> called from exynos_dp_get_modes(). The error log is at [1].
>>>
>>> I'm trying to figure out the issue but wanted to mention in case you have any
>>> hints about what could be the cause. AFAICT the problem is related to the fact
>>> that drm_connector_init() is called in analogix_dp_bridge_attach() and the
>>> connector passed as argument is the one in struct analogix_dp_device *dp, but
>>> later exynos_dp_get_modes() calls drm_mode_create() passing the connector in
>>> struct exynos_dp_device *dp, which has not been previously initialized.
>> Agree, this should be the problem, exynos_dp->connector haven't been
>> initialized, driver should make exynos_dp->dp to a connector point, and
>> record the passing connector in exynos_dp_bridge_attach(), that should
>> fix this problem.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> - Yakir
>>
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
>> b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
>> index 468498e..4c1fb3f 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
>> @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
>>
>>    struct exynos_dp_device {
>>           struct drm_encoder         encoder;
>> -       struct drm_connector       connector;
>> +       struct drm_connector       *connector;
>>           struct drm_bridge          *ptn_bridge;
>>           struct drm_device          *drm_dev;
>>           struct device              *dev;
>> @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int exynos_dp_poweroff(struct
>> analogix_dp_plat_data *plat_data)
>>    static int exynos_dp_get_modes(struct analogix_dp_plat_data *plat_data)
>>    {
>>           struct exynos_dp_device *dp = to_dp(plat_data);
>> -       struct drm_connector *connector = &dp->connector;
>> +       struct drm_connector *connector = dp->connector;
>>           struct drm_display_mode *mode;
>>           int num_modes = 0;
>>
>> @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static int exynos_dp_bridge_attach(struct
>> analogix_dp_plat_data *plat_data,
>>           int ret;
>>
>>           drm_connector_register(connector);
>> +       dp->connector = connector;
>>
>>           /* Pre-empt DP connector creation if there's a bridge */
>>           if (dp->ptn_bridge) {
>>
> I've just tested this change, and in combination with Javier's DT patch,
> my Snow is back to its useful state (I'm writing this email from that
> very Chromebook).
>
> Once you make this a proper patch, please add my:
>
> Tested-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>

I guess Javier should be the best one to create this patch, if he have 
no time, i would do it for him. thanks for your report ;)

- Yakir

> to it.
>
> Thanks a lot to you and Javier for tracking this down!
>
> 	M.


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