Return the value of devm_drm_bridge_add() in order to propagate the
error properly, if it fails due to resource allocation failure or bridge
registration failure.

This ensures that the bind function fails safely rather than proceeding
with a potentially incomplete bridge setup.

Fixes: b726970486d8 ("drm/bridge: synopsys: dw-dp: add bridge before attaching")
Signed-off-by: Chen Ni <nichen@iscas.ac.cn>
---
Changes in v3:
- Remove dev_err_probe() logging

Changes in v2:
- Use ERR_PTR() instead of dev_err_ptr_probe()
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
index 432342452484..07f7a2e0d9f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-dp.c
@@ -2049,7 +2049,9 @@ struct dw_dp *dw_dp_bind(struct device *dev, struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	bridge->type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort;
 	bridge->ycbcr_420_allowed = true;
 
-	devm_drm_bridge_add(dev, bridge);
+	ret = devm_drm_bridge_add(dev, bridge);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	dp->aux.dev = dev;
 	dp->aux.drm_dev = encoder->dev;
-- 
2.25.1

> Return the value of devm_drm_bridge_add() in order to propagate the
> error properly, if it fails due to resource allocation failure or bridge
> registration failure.
…

* Were any source code analysis tools involved here?

* See also once more:
  https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst?h=v6.19-rc8#n34


Regards,
Markus

On Fri Feb 6, 2026 at 3:30 AM CET, Chen Ni wrote:
> Return the value of devm_drm_bridge_add() in order to propagate the
> error properly, if it fails due to resource allocation failure or bridge
> registration failure.
>
> This ensures that the bind function fails safely rather than proceeding
> with a potentially incomplete bridge setup.
>
> Fixes: b726970486d8 ("drm/bridge: synopsys: dw-dp: add bridge before attaching")
> Signed-off-by: Chen Ni <nichen@iscas.ac.cn>

Reviewed-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@bootlin.com>

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