Hi Sasha,

On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:58:37 -0500
Sasha Levin <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Hugo Villeneuve <[email protected]>
> 
> [ Upstream commit 64aa8b3a60a825134f7d866adf05c024bbe0c24c ]
> 
> Since commit 56de5e305d4b ("clk: renesas: r9a07g044: Add MSTOP for RZ/G2L")
> we may get the following kernel panic, for some panels, when rebooting:
> 
>   systemd-shutdown[1]: Rebooting.
>   Call trace:
>    ...
>    do_serror+0x28/0x68
>    el1h_64_error_handler+0x34/0x50
>    el1h_64_error+0x6c/0x70
>    rzg2l_mipi_dsi_host_transfer+0x114/0x458 (P)
>    mipi_dsi_device_transfer+0x44/0x58
>    mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_off_multi+0x9c/0xc4
>    ili9881c_unprepare+0x38/0x88
>    drm_panel_unprepare+0xbc/0x108
> 
> This happens for panels that need to send MIPI-DSI commands in their
> unprepare() callback. Since the MIPI-DSI interface is stopped at that
> point, rzg2l_mipi_dsi_host_transfer() triggers the kernel panic.
> 
> Fix by moving rzg2l_mipi_dsi_stop() to new callback function
> rzg2l_mipi_dsi_atomic_post_disable().
> 
> With this change we now have the correct power-down/stop sequence:
> 
>   systemd-shutdown[1]: Rebooting.
>   rzg2l-mipi-dsi 10850000.dsi: rzg2l_mipi_dsi_atomic_disable(): entry
>   ili9881c-dsi 10850000.dsi.0: ili9881c_unprepare(): entry
>   rzg2l-mipi-dsi 10850000.dsi: rzg2l_mipi_dsi_atomic_post_disable(): entry
>   reboot: Restarting system
> 
> Suggested-by: Biju Das <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Hugo Villeneuve <[email protected]>
> Tested-by: Biju Das <[email protected]>
> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/[email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Biju Das <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email protected]>
> ---
> 
> LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
> 
> This is important context: The MSTOP commit (56de5e305d4b) that causes
> the regression is only in v6.18+. However, looking at the commit message
> more carefully — the issue is about the **ordering** of DSI stop vs
> panel unprepare. The MSTOP commit may have just made the issue more
> visible (by making the clock gating more aggressive), but the
> fundamental ordering bug (stopping DSI before the panel can send its
> shutdown commands) could potentially affect earlier kernels too, even if
> it manifests differently.
> 
> That said, for stable trees before 6.18, the triggering commit doesn't
> exist, so this specific panic may not manifest. For 6.18.y stable, this
> would be very relevant.

This analysis is correct.

Hugo.


> 
> ### Summary
> 
> - **What it fixes**: Kernel panic on reboot for systems using Renesas
>   RZ/G2L MIPI-DSI with panels that send commands during `unprepare()`
> - **Severity**: High — kernel panic prevents clean reboot
> - **Fix quality**: Small, surgical, follows standard DRM bridge
>   patterns, tested by maintainer
> - **Risk**: Very low — same operations in correct order, limited to one
>   driver
> - **Scope**: Single file, ~15 lines changed
> - **Dependencies**: Driver exists in v6.12+; the specific regression
>   trigger (MSTOP) is only in v6.18+, but the fix is still correct
>   ordering regardless
> 
> This is a clear, well-tested fix for a kernel panic. It's small,
> surgical, obviously correct (using `atomic_post_disable` is the standard
> pattern for this), and has been tested by the subsystem maintainer. It
> meets all stable kernel criteria.
> 
> **YES**
> 
>  drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_mipi_dsi.c | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_mipi_dsi.c 
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_mipi_dsi.c
> index 3b52dfc0ea1e0..b164e3a62cc2f 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_mipi_dsi.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rz-du/rzg2l_mipi_dsi.c
> @@ -646,6 +646,13 @@ static void rzg2l_mipi_dsi_atomic_disable(struct 
> drm_bridge *bridge,
>  
>       rzg2l_mipi_dsi_stop_video(dsi);
>       rzg2l_mipi_dsi_stop_hs_clock(dsi);
> +}
> +
> +static void rzg2l_mipi_dsi_atomic_post_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
> +                                            struct drm_atomic_state *state)
> +{
> +     struct rzg2l_mipi_dsi *dsi = bridge_to_rzg2l_mipi_dsi(bridge);
> +
>       rzg2l_mipi_dsi_stop(dsi);
>  }
>  
> @@ -681,6 +688,7 @@ static const struct drm_bridge_funcs 
> rzg2l_mipi_dsi_bridge_ops = {
>       .atomic_pre_enable = rzg2l_mipi_dsi_atomic_pre_enable,
>       .atomic_enable = rzg2l_mipi_dsi_atomic_enable,
>       .atomic_disable = rzg2l_mipi_dsi_atomic_disable,
> +     .atomic_post_disable = rzg2l_mipi_dsi_atomic_post_disable,
>       .mode_valid = rzg2l_mipi_dsi_bridge_mode_valid,
>  };
>  
> -- 
> 2.51.0
> 


-- 
Hugo Villeneuve

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