Hi,

Handling this patch takes definitely too long, but maybe You will find a few 
minutes
for the v6 with those fixes:

On 23.07.2026 11:51, [email protected] wrote:
> Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 3 potential issue(s) 
> to consider:
> - [High] Use-After-Free due to race between `flush_work()` and devres 
> teardown.
> - [High] Missing initial state check breaks display on coldplug.
> - [Medium] Missing `return` statement after `dev_err_probe()` ignores 
> initialization errors.
> --
>
> --- Patch [1]: [PATCH v5] drm/bridge: sii9234: use extcon cable detection 
> logic to detect MHL ---
> commit 15547772b748ad5e9e79681b157e1cae684d850d
> Author: Henrik Grimler <[email protected]>
>
> drm/bridge: sii9234: use extcon cable detection logic to detect MHL
>
> To use MHL we currently need the MHL chip to be permanently on, which
> consumes unnecessary power. Let's use extcon attached to MUIC to enable
> the MHL chip only if it detects an MHL cable.
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/sii9234.c 
>> b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/sii9234.c
>> index be67642ab7d31..bf211906fefc6 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/sii9234.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/sii9234.c
> [ ... ]
>> @@ -864,6 +870,63 @@ static int sii9234_init_resources(struct sii9234 *ctx,
>>      return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>> +static void sii9234_extcon_work(struct work_struct *work)
>> +{
>> +    struct sii9234 *ctx = container_of(work, struct sii9234, extcon_wq);
>> +    int state = extcon_get_state(ctx->extcon, EXTCON_DISP_MHL);
>> +
>> +    if (state == ctx->cable_state)
>> +            return;
>> +
>> +    ctx->cable_state = state;
>> +
>> +    if (state > 0)
>> +            sii9234_cable_in(ctx);
>> +    else
>> +            sii9234_cable_out(ctx);
>> +}
> [ ... ]
>> +static int sii9234_extcon_init(struct sii9234 *ctx)
>> +{
> [ ... ]
>> +    ctx->extcon = edev;
>> +    ctx->extcon_nb.notifier_call = sii9234_extcon_notifier;
>> +    INIT_WORK(&ctx->extcon_wq, sii9234_extcon_work);
>> +    ret = devm_extcon_register_notifier(ctx->dev, edev, EXTCON_DISP_MHL, 
>> &ctx->extcon_nb);
>> +    if (ret)
>> +            dev_err_probe(ctx->dev, ret, "failed to register notifier for 
>> MHL\n");
>> +
>> +    return 0;
>> +}
> [Severity: Medium]
> Will this ignore initialization errors?
>
> If devm_extcon_register_notifier() fails (for example, returning -EPROBE_DEFER
> or -ENOMEM), the error is logged but ignored since there is no return 
> statement
> after dev_err_probe(). The probe function completes successfully and assumes
> ctx->extcon is active.
This is the lack of return dev_err_probe(...) similar to the ones already 
reported
for the earlier versions.


> [ ... ]
>> @@ -919,12 +982,17 @@ static int sii9234_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> [ ... ]
>>      i2c_set_clientdata(client, ctx);
>>  
>>      ctx->bridge.of_node = dev->of_node;
>>      drm_bridge_add(&ctx->bridge);
>>  
>> -    sii9234_cable_in(ctx);
>> +    if (!ctx->extcon)
>> +            sii9234_cable_in(ctx);
>>  
>>      return 0;
>>  }
> [Severity: High]
> Does this code skip setting the initial state if the cable is already plugged
> in during boot?
>
> Extcon notifiers trigger on state changes but do not automatically emit an
> event for the current state upon registration. In sii9234_probe(), if an
> extcon device is found, sii9234_cable_in() is skipped, but the driver never
> queries the initial state.
>
> If the cable is already connected when the driver probes, the hardware will
> never be powered on, and the display will remain non-functional until the user
> physically unplugs and replugs the cable.

This is indeed an important remark. Just call

schedule_work(&ctx->extcon_wq);

in the else branch for (!ctx->extcon) check at the end of probe function.

>> @@ -933,7 +1001,13 @@ static void sii9234_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
>>  {
>>      struct sii9234 *ctx = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
>>  
>> -    sii9234_cable_out(ctx);
>> +    if (ctx->extcon) {
>> +            flush_work(&ctx->extcon_wq);
> [Severity: High]
> Does this code introduce a race condition with the devres teardown?
>
> Since the notifier is registered via devm_extcon_register_notifier(), it will
> only be unregistered after sii9234_remove() completes. If an extcon state
> change occurs right after flush_work(&ctx->extcon_wq),
> sii9234_extcon_notifier() will queue the work again.
>
> Once sii9234_remove() completes, devres will unregister the notifier and
> free ctx (allocated via devm_drm_bridge_alloc()). When the queued work 
> executes
> in sii9234_extcon_work():
>
>       struct sii9234 *ctx = container_of(work, struct sii9234, extcon_wq);
>       int state = extcon_get_state(ctx->extcon, EXTCON_DISP_MHL);
>
> it will dereference the freed ctx, resulting in a use-after-free.
IMHO this is a generic issue with devm_extcon_* API and for now I would suggest
getting back to non-devm extcon API.

>> +            if (ctx->cable_state > 0)
>> +                    sii9234_cable_out(ctx);
>> +    } else {
>> +            sii9234_cable_out(ctx);
>> +    }
>>      drm_bridge_remove(&ctx->bridge);
>>  }

Best regards
-- 
Marek Szyprowski, PhD
Samsung R&D Institute Poland

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