[PATCH 8/8] drm/mxsfb/lcdif: use DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR and the bridge-connector

Luca Ceresoli posted 8 patches 2 weeks ago
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[PATCH 8/8] drm/mxsfb/lcdif: use DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR and the bridge-connector
Posted by Luca Ceresoli 2 weeks ago
Convert this driver to DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR and to the
drm_bridge_connector framework which is the current DRM bridge best
practice.

Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@bootlin.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig     |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/lcdif_drv.c | 12 +++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig
index 264e74f45554..1a8a5d1ba8c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config DRM_IMX_LCDIF
 	select DRM_GEM_DMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_PANEL
 	select DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE
+	select DRM_BRIDGE_CONNECTOR
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you have an LCDIFv3 LCD controller.
 	  Those devices are found in various i.MX SoC (i.MX8MP,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/lcdif_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/lcdif_drv.c
index e40253ad607b..3388d959c93d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/lcdif_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/lcdif_drv.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <drm/clients/drm_client_setup.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_bridge.h>
+#include <drm/drm_bridge_connector.h>
 #include <drm/drm_drv.h>
 #include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
 #include <drm/drm_fbdev_dma.h>
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ static int lcdif_attach_bridge(struct lcdif_drm_private *lcdif)
 	struct device *dev = lcdif->drm->dev;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
 	struct drm_bridge *bridge;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	int ret;
 
 	struct device_node *remote __free(device_node) =
@@ -72,10 +74,18 @@ static int lcdif_attach_bridge(struct lcdif_drm_private *lcdif)
 	if (ret)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to initialize encoder\n");
 
-	ret = drm_bridge_attach(encoder, bridge, NULL, 0);
+	ret = drm_bridge_attach(encoder, bridge, NULL, DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR);
 	if (ret)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to attach bridge\n");
 
+	connector = drm_bridge_connector_init(lcdif->drm, encoder);
+	if (IS_ERR(connector))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(connector), "Failed to init bridge_connector\n");
+
+	ret = drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to attach connector\n");
+
 	return 0;
 }
 

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Re: [PATCH 8/8] drm/mxsfb/lcdif: use DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR and the bridge-connector
Posted by Liu Ying 1 week, 1 day ago
Hi Luca,

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 11:46:19AM +0100, Luca Ceresoli wrote:
> Convert this driver to DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR and to the
> drm_bridge_connector framework which is the current DRM bridge best
> practice.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@bootlin.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig     |  1 +
>  drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/lcdif_drv.c | 12 +++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig
> index 264e74f45554..1a8a5d1ba8c0 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/Kconfig
> @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config DRM_IMX_LCDIF
>  	select DRM_GEM_DMA_HELPER
>  	select DRM_PANEL
>  	select DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE
> +	select DRM_BRIDGE_CONNECTOR

Also, select DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER.

>  	help
>  	  Choose this option if you have an LCDIFv3 LCD controller.
>  	  Those devices are found in various i.MX SoC (i.MX8MP,

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Regards,
Liu Ying