[PATCH v10 0/2] Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge

[PATCH v10 0/2] Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge

[syyang]

From: Sunyun Yang <syyang@lontium.com>

The LT7911EXC is an I2C-controlled bridge that receives eDP1.4
and output mipi dsi. This series introduces:

- A device tree binding YAML file describing the hardware
- A new DRM bridge driver implementing the basic functionality

Signed-off-by: Sunyun Yang<syyang@lontium.com>
---
Change in v10:
- dt-binding:
- drm/bridge:
 1. Fixed the firmware upgrade error paths to always clear the upgrade
    flag before returning, including firmware size validation failures
    and allocation failures.                                                                [sashiko-bot]
 2. Added proper locking in lt7911exc_atomic_pre_enable() and
    lt7911exc_atomic_post_disable() to serialize register accesses with the
    firmware upgrade flow and avoid concurrent I2C transactions.
 3. Added an exclusivity check in lt7911exc_dsi_host_attach() to reject multiple
    downstream attachments and prevent repeated drm_bridge_add() calls and panel bridge leaks.
 4. Reworked lt7911exc_firmware_store() to use mutex_trylock() so concurrent sysfs writers
    immediately return -EBUSY instead of blocking behind an active firmware upgrade.
 5. Updated the remove path to prevent new firmware upgrade work from being queued after
    device removal by setting the upgrade state before cancelling the worker.
- Link to v9: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260519105019.22622-1-syyang@lontium.com/

Change in v9:
- dt-binding:
- drm/bridge:
 1. DSI transfer callback returns success for reads without populating                        [sashiko-bot]
    the receive buffer, leaking uninitialized memory. - fixed it by 
    implementing  a strict whitelist mechanism.
 2. DSI transfer callback polls for eDP video readiness before the 
    upstream encoder is enabled, guaranteeing a timeout. - removed
 3. The driver attempts I2C transfers while the hardware is held in
    physical reset. - fixed
 4. Missing DRM_MIPI_DSI Kconfig dependency causes linker errors. - fixed
 5. request_firmware is called while holding the hardware lock and
    halting the MCU, risking a system pipeline stall. - fixed
 6. Sleeping functions are called from atomic context in the DRM bridge callbacks. - fixed
 7. lt7911exc_dsi_host_transfer bypasses the required MCU hardware halt sequence. - fixed by 
    internal firmware controls the panel initialization sequence and handles all MIPI
    DSI command transmission.
- Link to v8: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260515080934.9870-1-syyang@lontium.com/

Change in v8:
- dt-binding:
- drm/bridge:
 1. Protect firmware upgrade and DRM bridge callback paths with ocm_lock.          [sashiko-bot]
 2. Remove the hardware reset from the remove callback, and ensure that
    all hardware reset operations are protected by ocm_lock.
 3. crc reconstruction explicitly casts each byte to u32 before shifting
 4. The display configuration is handled by the firmware, and the MIPI
    DSI host registration issue has been fixed.
 5. The batch register read/write operations have already been updated
    to include return value checking.
 6. The dev_err_probe() used outside of probe context has been fixed.
- Link to v7: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260512064013.40066-1-syyang@lontium.com/

Change in v7:
- dt-binding:
 1. fix commit message typos(Receiver、signal)                            [sashiko-bot]
 2. remove the ambiguity caused by "signal/dual".
- drm/bridge:
 1. using devm_regulator_get_enable avoids power leaks.                   [sashiko-bot]
 2. set reset gpio is low after cutting off power in lt7911exc_remove function, avoid backpowering.
 3. synchronous request_firmware() call cause a permanent probe failure if the driver is built-in,
    probe executes before the root filesystem is mounted, which would cause this to fail with -ENOENT,
    we have removed this functionality. Use trigger to upgrade.
 4. add `depends on I2C` and `select REGMAP_I2C` in Kconfig.
 5. add return value of `devm_drm_bridge_add()` in `probe()`.
 6. add directly header files (linux/slab.h, linux/delay.h, linux/regulator/consumer.h)
- Link to v6: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260508134702.4713-1-syyang@lontium.com/

Change in v6:
- dt-binding:
- drm/bridge:
 1. use #define FW_FILE  "Lontium/lt7911exc_fw.bin" to match linux-firmware
- Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260506013153.2240-1-syyang@lontium.com/

Change in v5:
- dt-binding:
- drm/bridge:
 1. Change "mipi" to "mipi dsi" in the commit message.     [Dmitry]
 2. Change "eDP/MIPI" to "eDP/MIPI DSI" in Kconfig.
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260430094612.3408174-1-syyang@lontium.com/

Change in v4:
- dt-binding:
 1. Fix the missing spaces on the "subject".             [Krzysztof]
 2. Fix the error descriptions for port@0 and port@1.
- drm/bridge:
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260429040541.3404116-1-syyang@lontium.com/

Change in v3:
- dt-binding:
- drm/bridge:
 1. already submit lt7911exc_fw.bin to linux-firmware.  [Dmitry]
 2. remove lt7911exc_remove function.
 3. drop  the "lontium, "  in lt7911exc_i2c_table.
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260428063224.3316655-1-syyang@lontium.com/

Change in v2:
- dt-binding:
 1. reset pins use active low.                        [Dmitry]
- drm/bridge:
 1. use atomic_* callbacks.                           [Quentin]
 2. fix the incorrect formatting and spaces.
 3. add the required header files.                    [Dmitry]
 4. remove "enabled" flag.
 5. remove *fw from the lt7911exc struct.
 6. .max_register and .range_max use actual range.
 7. regulator use bulk interface.
 8. use dev_err_probe, devm_mutex_init and devm_drm_bridge_add.
 9. Replace GPL v2 with GPL.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260420023354.1192642-1-syyang@lontium.com/

---
Sunyun Yang (2):
  dt-bindings: bridge: Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge
  drm/bridge: Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge

 .../display/bridge/lontium,lt7911exc.yaml     |  89 +++
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig                |  16 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile               |   1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c    | 688 ++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 794 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lontium,lt7911exc.yaml
 create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c

-- 
2.34.1

[PATCH v10 1/2] dt-bindings: bridge: Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge

[syyang]

From: Sunyun Yang <syyang@lontium.com>

This commit adds the device tree binding schema for the Lontium LT7911EXC.
This device is an I2C-controlled bridge that converts eDP 1.4 input to MIPI
DSI output.

Signed-off-by: Sunyun Yang <syyang@lontium.com>
Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>
---
 .../display/bridge/lontium,lt7911exc.yaml     | 89 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 89 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lontium,lt7911exc.yaml

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lontium,lt7911exc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lontium,lt7911exc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3290b10ce883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/bridge/lontium,lt7911exc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/display/bridge/lontium,lt7911exc.yaml#
+$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
+
+title: Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI Bridge
+
+maintainers:
+  - Sunyun Yang <syyang@lontium.com>
+
+properties:
+  compatible:
+    enum:
+      - lontium,lt7911exc
+
+  reg:
+    maxItems: 1
+
+  reset-gpios:
+    maxItems: 1
+    description: GPIO connected to RST_ pin.
+
+  vdd-supply:
+    description: Regulator for 1.2V MIPI phy power.
+
+  vcc-supply:
+    description: Regulator for 3.3V IO power.
+
+  ports:
+    $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/ports
+
+    properties:
+      port@0:
+        $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/port
+        description: Video port for eDP input.
+
+      port@1:
+        $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/port
+        description: Video port for MIPI DSI output.
+
+    required:
+      - port@0
+      - port@1
+
+required:
+  - compatible
+  - reg
+  - reset-gpios
+  - vdd-supply
+  - vcc-supply
+  - ports
+
+additionalProperties: false
+
+examples:
+  - |
+    #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
+    i2c {
+        #address-cells = <1>;
+        #size-cells = <0>;
+
+        mipi-bridge@41 {
+            compatible = "lontium,lt7911exc";
+            reg = <0x41>;
+            reset-gpios = <&gpy8 8 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+            vdd-supply = <&lt7911exc_1v2>;
+            vcc-supply = <&lt7911exc_3v3>;
+
+            ports {
+                #address-cells = <1>;
+                #size-cells = <0>;
+
+                port@0 {
+                    reg = <0>;
+                    bridge_in: endpoint {
+                        remote-endpoint = <&edp_out>;
+                    };
+                };
+
+                port@1 {
+                    reg = <1>;
+                    bridge_out: endpoint {
+                        remote-endpoint = <&panel_in>;
+                    };
+                };
+            };
+        };
+    };
-- 
2.34.1

[PATCH v10 2/2] drm/bridge: Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge

[syyang]

From: Sunyun Yang <syyang@lontium.com>

Add support for the Lontium LT7911EXC bridge chip, which converts
eDP input to MIPI DSI output using an internal firmware-controlled
pipeline.

The driver provides:
- DRM bridge integration for eDP-to-DSI routing
- MIPI DSI host interface for downstream panel attachment
- Firmware upgrade mechanism over I2C (erase/program/verify)
- GPIO-based reset and regulator management

Display timing and DSI packet generation are handled by the chip
firmware and are not configured by the driver.

Signed-off-by: Sunyun Yang <syyang@lontium.com>
Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@oss.qualcomm.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig             |  16 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile            |   1 +
 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c | 688 +++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 705 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
index c3209b0f4678..013e431e8871 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
@@ -132,6 +132,22 @@ config DRM_ITE_IT6505
 	help
 	  ITE IT6505 DisplayPort bridge chip driver.
 
+config DRM_LONTIUM_LT7911EXC
+	tristate "Lontium eDP/MIPI DSI bridge"
+	depends on OF
+	depends on I2C
+	select CRC32
+	select DRM_PANEL
+	select DRM_MIPI_DSI
+	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	select FW_LOADER
+	select REGMAP_I2C
+	help
+	  DRM driver for the Lontium LT7911EXC bridge
+	  chip.The LT7911EXC converts eDP input to MIPI
+	  DSI output.
+	  Please say Y if you have such hardware.
+
 config DRM_LONTIUM_LT8912B
 	tristate "Lontium LT8912B DSI/HDMI bridge"
 	depends on OF
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile
index beab5b695a6e..70ddca75dd3a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_I2C_NXP_TDA998X) += tda998x.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_INNO_HDMI) += inno-hdmi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_ITE_IT6263) += ite-it6263.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_ITE_IT6505) += ite-it6505.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_LONTIUM_LT7911EXC) += lontium-lt7911exc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_LONTIUM_LT8912B) += lontium-lt8912b.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_LONTIUM_LT9211) += lontium-lt9211.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_LONTIUM_LT9611) += lontium-lt9611.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5f7d327d3519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,688 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Lontium Semiconductor, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/crc32.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/of_graph.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/regmap.h>
+#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_bridge.h>
+#include <drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h>
+#include <drm/drm_of.h>
+#include <video/mipi_display.h>
+
+#define FW_SIZE (64 * 1024)
+#define LT_PAGE_SIZE 32
+#define FW_FILE  "Lontium/lt7911exc_fw.bin"
+#define LT7911EXC_PAGE_CONTROL 0xff
+
+struct lt7911exc_dsi_output {
+	struct mipi_dsi_device *dev;
+	struct drm_panel *panel;
+	struct drm_bridge *bridge;
+};
+
+struct lt7911exc {
+	struct device *dev;
+	struct i2c_client *client;
+	struct drm_bridge bridge;
+	struct work_struct work;
+	struct mipi_dsi_host dsi_host;
+	struct lt7911exc_dsi_output output;
+
+	struct regmap *regmap;
+	/* Prevents concurrent register accesses by multiple read/write operations in the driver */
+	struct mutex ocm_lock;
+	struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio;
+	int fw_version;
+	bool upgrade;
+};
+
+static const struct regmap_range_cfg lt7911exc_ranges[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "register_range",
+		.range_min =  0,
+		.range_max = 0xe8ff,
+		.selector_reg = LT7911EXC_PAGE_CONTROL,
+		.selector_mask = 0xff,
+		.selector_shift = 0,
+		.window_start = 0,
+		.window_len = 0x100,
+	},
+};
+
+static const struct regmap_config lt7911exc_regmap_config = {
+	.reg_bits = 8,
+	.val_bits = 8,
+	.max_register = 0xe8ff,
+	.ranges = lt7911exc_ranges,
+	.num_ranges = ARRAY_SIZE(lt7911exc_ranges),
+};
+
+static u32 cal_crc32_custom(const u8 *data, u64 length)
+{
+	u32 crc = 0xffffffff;
+	u8 buf[4];
+	u64 i;
+
+	if (!length || (length & 3))
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < length; i += 4) {
+		buf[0] = data[i + 3];
+		buf[1] = data[i + 2];
+		buf[2] = data[i + 1];
+		buf[3] = data[i + 0];
+		crc = crc32_be(crc, buf, 4);
+	}
+
+	return crc;
+}
+
+static inline struct lt7911exc *bridge_to_lt7911exc(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
+{
+	return container_of(bridge, struct lt7911exc, bridge);
+}
+
+static inline struct lt7911exc *dsi_host_to_lt7911exc(struct mipi_dsi_host *host)
+{
+	return container_of(host, struct lt7911exc, dsi_host);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Purpose of this function is rest gpio: high -> low -> high
+ * This clears the previous configuration in the chip,
+ * and finally remains high to allow the firmware to run again.
+ */
+static void lt7911exc_reset(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc)
+{
+	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(lt7911exc->reset_gpio, 0);
+	msleep(20);
+
+	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(lt7911exc->reset_gpio, 1);
+	msleep(20);
+
+	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(lt7911exc->reset_gpio, 0);
+	msleep(400);
+
+	dev_dbg(lt7911exc->dev, "lt7911exc reset.\n");
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_hw_mcu_halt(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc)
+{
+	return regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe0ee, 0x01);
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_hw_mcu_run(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc)
+{
+	return regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe0ee, 0x00);
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_regulator_enable(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = devm_regulator_get_enable(lt7911exc->dev, "vcc");
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return dev_err_probe(lt7911exc->dev, ret, "failed to enable vcc regulator\n");
+
+	usleep_range(5000, 10000);
+
+	ret = devm_regulator_get_enable(lt7911exc->dev, "vdd");
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return dev_err_probe(lt7911exc->dev, ret, "failed to enable vdd regulator\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_read_version(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc)
+{
+	u8 buf[3];
+	int ret;
+
+	/* no need to halt MCU for this register access */
+	ret = regmap_bulk_read(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe081, buf, ARRAY_SIZE(buf));
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return (buf[0] << 16) | (buf[1] << 8) | buf[2];
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_block_erase(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc)
+{
+	struct device *dev = lt7911exc->dev;
+	const u32 addr = 0x00;
+	int ret;
+
+	const struct reg_sequence seq_write[] = {
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe0ee, 0x01),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe054, 0x01),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe055, 0x06),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe051, 0x01),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe051, 0x00),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe054, 0x05),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe055, 0xd8),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe05a, (addr >> 16) & 0xff),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe05b, (addr >> 8) & 0xff),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe05c, addr & 0xff),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe051, 0x01),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe050, 0x00),
+	};
+
+	ret = regmap_multi_reg_write(lt7911exc->regmap, seq_write, ARRAY_SIZE(seq_write));
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	msleep(200);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "erase flash done.\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_prog_init(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc, u64 addr)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	const struct reg_sequence seq_write[] = {
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe0ee, 0x01),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe05f, 0x01),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe05a, (addr >> 16) & 0xff),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe05b, (addr >> 8) & 0xff),
+		REG_SEQ0(0xe05c, addr & 0xff),
+	};
+
+	ret = regmap_multi_reg_write(lt7911exc->regmap, seq_write, ARRAY_SIZE(seq_write));
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_write_data(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc, const struct firmware *fw, u64 addr)
+{
+	struct device *dev = lt7911exc->dev;
+	int ret;
+	int page = 0, num = 0, page_len = 0;
+	u64 size, offset;
+	const u8 *data;
+
+	data = fw->data;
+	size = fw->size;
+	page = (size + LT_PAGE_SIZE - 1) / LT_PAGE_SIZE;
+	if (page * LT_PAGE_SIZE > FW_SIZE) {
+		dev_err(dev, "firmware size out of range\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	dev_dbg(dev, "%u pages, total size %llu byte\n", page, size);
+
+	for (num = 0; num < page; num++) {
+		offset = num * LT_PAGE_SIZE;
+		page_len = (offset + LT_PAGE_SIZE <= size) ? LT_PAGE_SIZE : (size - offset);
+		ret = lt7911exc_prog_init(lt7911exc, addr);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = regmap_raw_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05d, &data[offset], page_len);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "write error at page %d\n", num);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		if (page_len < LT_PAGE_SIZE) {
+			regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05f, 0x05);
+			regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05f, 0x01);
+			//hardware requires delay
+			usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+		}
+
+		regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05f, 0x00);
+		addr += LT_PAGE_SIZE;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_write_crc(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc, u32 crc32, u64 addr)
+{
+	u8 crc[4];
+	int ret;
+
+	crc[0] = crc32 & 0xff;
+	crc[1] = (crc32 >> 8) & 0xff;
+	crc[2] = (crc32 >> 16) & 0xff;
+	crc[3] = (crc32 >> 24) & 0xff;
+
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05f, 0x01);
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05a, (addr >> 16) & 0xff);
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05b, (addr >> 8) & 0xff);
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05c, addr & 0xff);
+
+	ret = regmap_raw_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05d, crc, 4);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05f, 0x05);
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05f, 0x01);
+	usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe05f, 0x00);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_upgrade_result(struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc, u32 crc32)
+{
+	struct device *dev = lt7911exc->dev;
+	u32 read_hw_crc = 0;
+	u8 crc_tmp[4];
+	int ret;
+
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe0ee, 0x01);
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe07b, 0x60);
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe07b, 0x40);
+	msleep(150);
+	ret = regmap_bulk_read(lt7911exc->regmap, 0x22, crc_tmp, ARRAY_SIZE(crc_tmp));
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(lt7911exc->dev, "Failed to read CRC: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe0ee, 0x00);
+
+	read_hw_crc = ((u32)crc_tmp[0] << 24) | ((u32)crc_tmp[1] << 16) |
+				((u32)crc_tmp[2] << 8) | ((u32)crc_tmp[3]);
+
+	if (read_hw_crc != crc32) {
+		dev_err(dev, "lt7911exc firmware upgrade failed, expected CRC=0x%08x, read CRC=0x%08x\n",
+			crc32, read_hw_crc);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	dev_dbg(dev, "lt7911exc firmware upgrade success, CRC=0x%08x\n", read_hw_crc);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void lt7911exc_firmware_upgrade_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = container_of(work, struct lt7911exc, work);
+	struct device *dev = lt7911exc->dev;
+	const struct firmware *fw;
+	u8 *buffer;
+	size_t total_size = FW_SIZE - 4;
+	u32 crc32;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = request_firmware(&fw, FW_FILE, dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to load '%s'\n", FW_FILE);
+		goto out_clear_status;
+	}
+
+	if (fw->size > total_size) {
+		dev_err(dev, "firmware too large (%zu > %zu)\n", fw->size, total_size);
+		goto out_release_fw;
+	}
+
+	buffer = kmalloc(total_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buffer) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_release_fw;
+	}
+
+	memset(buffer, 0xff, total_size);
+	memcpy(buffer, fw->data, fw->size);
+	crc32 = cal_crc32_custom(buffer, total_size);
+	kfree(buffer);
+
+	mutex_lock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+
+	lt7911exc_reset(lt7911exc);
+
+	lt7911exc_hw_mcu_halt(lt7911exc);
+
+	ret = lt7911exc_block_erase(lt7911exc);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to block erase.\n");
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	ret = lt7911exc_write_data(lt7911exc, fw, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to write firmware data\n");
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	ret = lt7911exc_write_crc(lt7911exc, crc32, FW_SIZE - 4);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to write firmware crc\n");
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	lt7911exc_reset(lt7911exc);
+
+	ret = lt7911exc_upgrade_result(lt7911exc, crc32);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(dev, "firmware verification failed\n");
+
+out_unlock:
+	lt7911exc_hw_mcu_run(lt7911exc);
+	lt7911exc->fw_version = lt7911exc_read_version(lt7911exc);
+	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+
+out_release_fw:
+	release_firmware(fw);
+
+out_clear_status:
+	mutex_lock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+	lt7911exc->upgrade = false;
+	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+}
+
+static void lt7911exc_atomic_pre_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = bridge_to_lt7911exc(bridge);
+
+	mutex_lock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+
+	//enable mipi stream
+	if (!lt7911exc->upgrade)
+		regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe0b0, 0x01);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+}
+
+static void lt7911exc_atomic_post_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = bridge_to_lt7911exc(bridge);
+
+	mutex_lock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+
+	//disable mipi stream
+	if (!lt7911exc->upgrade)
+		regmap_write(lt7911exc->regmap, 0xe0b0, 0x00);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
+				   struct drm_encoder *encoder,
+				   enum drm_bridge_attach_flags flags)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = bridge_to_lt7911exc(bridge);
+
+	if (!lt7911exc->output.bridge) {
+		dev_warn(lt7911exc->dev, "Next bridge/panel not attached yet, deferring\n");
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	}
+
+	return drm_bridge_attach(encoder, lt7911exc->output.bridge, bridge, flags);
+}
+
+static const struct drm_bridge_funcs lt7911exc_bridge_funcs = {
+	.attach = lt7911exc_bridge_attach,
+	.atomic_pre_enable = lt7911exc_atomic_pre_enable,
+	.atomic_post_disable = lt7911exc_atomic_post_disable,
+	.atomic_reset = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_reset,
+	.atomic_duplicate_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_duplicate_state,
+	.atomic_destroy_state = drm_atomic_helper_bridge_destroy_state,
+};
+
+static int lt7911exc_dsi_host_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host, struct mipi_dsi_device *dev)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = dsi_host_to_lt7911exc(host);
+	struct drm_bridge *bridge;
+	struct drm_panel *panel;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (lt7911exc->output.dev)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(host->dev->of_node, 1, 0, &panel, &bridge);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (panel) {
+		bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(panel, DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DSI);
+		if (IS_ERR(bridge))
+			return PTR_ERR(bridge);
+	}
+	lt7911exc->output.dev = dev;
+	lt7911exc->output.bridge = bridge;
+	lt7911exc->output.panel = panel;
+	drm_bridge_add(&lt7911exc->bridge);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int lt7911exc_dsi_host_detach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host, struct mipi_dsi_device *dev)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = dsi_host_to_lt7911exc(host);
+
+	if (!lt7911exc->output.dev)
+		return 0;
+
+	drm_bridge_remove(&lt7911exc->bridge);
+	if (lt7911exc->output.panel)
+		drm_panel_bridge_remove(lt7911exc->output.bridge);
+
+	lt7911exc->output.dev = NULL;
+	lt7911exc->output.bridge = NULL;
+	lt7911exc->output.panel = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The internal firmware controls the panel initialization
+ * sequence and handles all MIPI DSI command transmission.
+ */
+static ssize_t lt7911exc_dsi_host_transfer(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
+					   const struct mipi_dsi_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = dsi_host_to_lt7911exc(host);
+
+	if (msg->rx_len) {
+		dev_warn(lt7911exc->dev, "MIPI DSI read is not supported\n");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	switch (msg->type) {
+	case MIPI_DSI_DCS_SHORT_WRITE:
+	case MIPI_DSI_DCS_SHORT_WRITE_PARAM:
+	case MIPI_DSI_DCS_LONG_WRITE:
+	case MIPI_DSI_GENERIC_SHORT_WRITE_0_PARAM:
+	case MIPI_DSI_GENERIC_SHORT_WRITE_1_PARAM:
+	case MIPI_DSI_GENERIC_SHORT_WRITE_2_PARAM:
+	case MIPI_DSI_GENERIC_LONG_WRITE:
+	break;
+	default:
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (lt7911exc->upgrade) {
+		mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+
+	return msg->tx_len;
+}
+
+static const struct mipi_dsi_host_ops lt7911exc_dsi_host_ops = {
+	.attach = lt7911exc_dsi_host_attach,
+	.detach = lt7911exc_dsi_host_detach,
+	.transfer = lt7911exc_dsi_host_transfer,
+};
+
+static ssize_t lt7911exc_firmware_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+					const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (lt7911exc->upgrade) {
+		mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	lt7911exc->upgrade = true;
+	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+
+	schedule_work(&lt7911exc->work);
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static ssize_t lt7911exc_firmware_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int version;
+
+	mutex_lock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+	version = lt7911exc->fw_version;
+	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "0x%04x\n", version);
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(lt7911exc_firmware);
+
+static struct attribute *lt7911exc_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_lt7911exc_firmware.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group lt7911exc_attr_group = {
+	.attrs = lt7911exc_attrs,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group *lt7911exc_attr_groups[] = {
+	&lt7911exc_attr_group,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static int lt7911exc_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc;
+	struct device *dev = &client->dev;
+	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!np)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, -ENODEV, "device doesn't support I2C\n");
+
+	lt7911exc = devm_drm_bridge_alloc(dev, struct lt7911exc, bridge, &lt7911exc_bridge_funcs);
+	if (IS_ERR(lt7911exc))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(lt7911exc), "drm bridge alloc failed.\n");
+
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, lt7911exc);
+
+	lt7911exc->client = client;
+	lt7911exc->dev = dev;
+	lt7911exc->upgrade = false;
+
+	ret = devm_mutex_init(dev, &lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to init mutex\n");
+
+	lt7911exc->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &lt7911exc_regmap_config);
+	if (IS_ERR(lt7911exc->regmap))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(lt7911exc->regmap), "regmap i2c init failed\n");
+
+	/*
+	 * reset GPIO is defined as active low in device tree.
+	 * gpiod_set_value_cansleep() uses logical value:
+	 * 1 -> asserted (active)  -> physical low  -> reset enabled -> chip stop
+	 * 0 -> deasserted (inactive) -> physical high -> reset released -> chip run
+	 */
+	lt7911exc->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	if (IS_ERR(lt7911exc->reset_gpio))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(lt7911exc->reset_gpio),
+				     "failed to acquire reset gpio\n");
+
+	ret = lt7911exc_regulator_enable(lt7911exc);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	lt7911exc_reset(lt7911exc);
+
+	mutex_lock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+
+	lt7911exc->fw_version = lt7911exc_read_version(lt7911exc);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+
+	if (lt7911exc->fw_version < 0)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, lt7911exc->fw_version, "failed read version of chip\n");
+
+	lt7911exc->dsi_host.dev = dev;
+	lt7911exc->dsi_host.ops = &lt7911exc_dsi_host_ops;
+	lt7911exc->bridge.of_node = np;
+
+	INIT_WORK(&lt7911exc->work, lt7911exc_firmware_upgrade_work);
+
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, lt7911exc);
+
+	return mipi_dsi_host_register(&lt7911exc->dsi_host);
+}
+
+static void lt7911exc_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+
+	mipi_dsi_host_unregister(&lt7911exc->dsi_host);
+
+	mutex_lock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+	lt7911exc->upgrade = true;
+	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
+
+	cancel_work_sync(&lt7911exc->work);
+	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(lt7911exc->reset_gpio, 1);
+}
+
+static const struct i2c_device_id lt7911exc_i2c_table[] = {
+	{"lt7911exc"},
+	{/* sentinel */}
+};
+
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, lt7911exc_i2c_table);
+
+static const struct of_device_id lt7911exc_devices[] = {
+	{.compatible = "lontium,lt7911exc"},
+	{/* sentinel */}
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, lt7911exc_devices);
+
+static struct i2c_driver lt7911exc_driver = {
+	.id_table	= lt7911exc_i2c_table,
+	.probe		= lt7911exc_probe,
+	.remove		= lt7911exc_remove,
+	.driver		= {
+		.name	= "lt7911exc",
+		.of_match_table = lt7911exc_devices,
+		.dev_groups = lt7911exc_attr_groups,
+	},
+};
+module_i2c_driver(lt7911exc_driver);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("SunYun Yang <syyang@lontium.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lontium LT7911EXC EDP to MIPI DSI bridge driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE(FW_FILE);
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] drm/bridge: Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge

[sashiko-bot]

Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 9 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] Hardware backpowering risk due to incorrect reset GPIO power sequencing.
- [High] Use-After-Free vulnerability due to dynamic DRM bridge removal in DSI detach callback.
- [High] Use-After-Free of `regmap` during DRM teardown because firmware upgrade worker defeats removal safeguard.
- [High] Firmware upgrade performs a hardware reset, causing silent loss of DRM state and a blank screen.
- [High] Extended mutex hold during firmware upgrade stalls DRM atomic commits for multiple seconds.
- [Medium] Spurious panel initialization failures due to `mutex_trylock` in DSI transfer.
- [Medium] Use of `kmalloc` for a 64KB software buffer is susceptible to memory fragmentation failures.
- [Medium] MIPI DSI host fakes successful transfers, breaking the panel initialization contract.
- [Medium] Introduction of a custom sysfs attribute for firmware flashing creates non-standard ABI.
--

commit 26f664545bed69c339feae8f2d3005edbcb54627
Author: Sunyun Yang <syyang@lontium.com>
Subject: drm/bridge: Add Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge

Add support for the Lontium LT7911EXC eDP to MIPI DSI bridge chip. The
driver includes integration for eDP-to-DSI routing, a MIPI DSI host
interface, firmware upgrade via I2C, and GPIO/regulator management. Display
timing and DSI packet generation are managed by internal firmware.

> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c
> new file mode 100644
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt7911exc.c

[ ... ]

> +static void lt7911exc_firmware_upgrade_work(struct work_struct *work)
> +{
> +	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = container_of(work, struct lt7911exc, work);
> +	struct device *dev = lt7911exc->dev;
> +	const struct firmware *fw;
> +	u8 *buffer;
> +	size_t total_size = FW_SIZE - 4;
> +	u32 crc32;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	ret = request_firmware(&fw, FW_FILE, dev);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		dev_err(dev, "failed to load '%s'\n", FW_FILE);
> +		goto out_clear_status;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (fw->size > total_size) {
> +		dev_err(dev, "firmware too large (%zu > %zu)\n", fw->size, total_size);
> +		goto out_release_fw;
> +	}
> +
> +	buffer = kmalloc(total_size, GFP_KERNEL);

Does this risk memory fragmentation failures? Allocating a 64KB buffer with
kmalloc requires a contiguous order-4 physical allocation, which might fail
with -ENOMEM on a fragmented system. Since this buffer is only used in
software for CRC computation and padding, and is not mapped for DMA, could
this use kvmalloc instead?

> +	if (!buffer) {
> +		ret = -ENOMEM;
> +		goto out_release_fw;
> +	}
> +
> +	memset(buffer, 0xff, total_size);
> +	memcpy(buffer, fw->data, fw->size);
> +	crc32 = cal_crc32_custom(buffer, total_size);
> +	kfree(buffer);
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);

Could this prolonged mutex hold stall DRM atomic commits? The firmware
upgrade sequence holds ocm_lock for multiple seconds while performing flash
erase, a 64KB I2C write, and verification.

Meanwhile, lt7911exc_atomic_pre_enable() and lt7911exc_atomic_post_disable()
use a blocking mutex_lock on the same lock. Any DRM display commit or
teardown occurring during a firmware upgrade might stall for seconds
waiting for this lock.

> +
> +	lt7911exc_reset(lt7911exc);

Will this hardware reset cause a silent loss of DRM state?

The physical chip reset wipes out volatile registers, including the MIPI
stream enable bit configured by lt7911exc_atomic_pre_enable(). After the
upgrade completes, the driver unlocks the mutex without restoring the prior
hardware state or queuing a DRM modeset.

If the display was active during the upgrade, could the screen stay blank
indefinitely while the kernel DRM state still considers the bridge fully
active?

[ ... ]

> +	ret = lt7911exc_upgrade_result(lt7911exc, crc32);
> +	if (ret)
> +		dev_err(dev, "firmware verification failed\n");
> +
> +out_unlock:
> +	lt7911exc_hw_mcu_run(lt7911exc);
> +	lt7911exc->fw_version = lt7911exc_read_version(lt7911exc);
> +	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
> +
> +out_release_fw:
> +	release_firmware(fw);
> +
> +out_clear_status:
> +	mutex_lock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
> +	lt7911exc->upgrade = false;

Is there a risk of a use-after-free here during module removal?

In lt7911exc_remove(), the driver sets lt7911exc->upgrade = true to block
hardware access from late DRM callbacks, then calls cancel_work_sync(). If
the firmware upgrade worker is running, remove() blocks waiting for it.

However, when the worker finishes, it unconditionally sets upgrade = false.
This leaves the upgrade flag as false after remove() completes. When devres
frees the device memory and regmap, could a delayed DRM atomic disable see
that upgrade is false and attempt to call regmap_write, resulting in a
use-after-free?

> +	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
> +}

[ ... ]

> +static int lt7911exc_dsi_host_detach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host, struct mipi_dsi_device *dev)
> +{
> +	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = dsi_host_to_lt7911exc(host);
> +
> +	if (!lt7911exc->output.dev)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	drm_bridge_remove(&lt7911exc->bridge);
> +	if (lt7911exc->output.panel)
> +		drm_panel_bridge_remove(lt7911exc->output.bridge);

Does removing the bridge here introduce a use-after-free vulnerability?

When the downstream DSI panel unbinds, drm_panel_bridge_remove() frees the
panel bridge memory via devres. However, if the upstream DRM encoder has
already attached to this bridge, the bridge remains linked in the encoder's
bridge_chain.

Subsequent DRM operations like atomic commits or teardowns will traverse
the chain and dereference the freed panel bridge structure. Should
drm_bridge_add() and panel bridge creation happen in probe() instead?

> +
> +	lt7911exc->output.dev = NULL;
> +	lt7911exc->output.bridge = NULL;
> +	lt7911exc->output.panel = NULL;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * The internal firmware controls the panel initialization
> + * sequence and handles all MIPI DSI command transmission.
> + */
> +static ssize_t lt7911exc_dsi_host_transfer(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
> +					   const struct mipi_dsi_msg *msg)
> +{
> +	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = dsi_host_to_lt7911exc(host);
> +
> +	if (msg->rx_len) {
> +		dev_warn(lt7911exc->dev, "MIPI DSI read is not supported\n");
> +		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +	}
> +
> +	switch (msg->type) {
> +	case MIPI_DSI_DCS_SHORT_WRITE:
> +	case MIPI_DSI_DCS_SHORT_WRITE_PARAM:
> +	case MIPI_DSI_DCS_LONG_WRITE:
> +	case MIPI_DSI_GENERIC_SHORT_WRITE_0_PARAM:
> +	case MIPI_DSI_GENERIC_SHORT_WRITE_1_PARAM:
> +	case MIPI_DSI_GENERIC_SHORT_WRITE_2_PARAM:
> +	case MIPI_DSI_GENERIC_LONG_WRITE:
> +	break;
> +	default:
> +	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!mutex_trylock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock))
> +		return -EBUSY;

Can this trylock cause spurious panel initialization failures?

The ocm_lock is also acquired for short durations by fast-path operations
like lt7911exc_firmware_show() and lt7911exc_atomic_pre_enable(). If a
panel driver sends a DCS initialization command exactly when a user reads
the sysfs firmware version, mutex_trylock will fail.

Since panel drivers typically do not retry DCS commands, could this race
abort panel initialization and result in a dead display?

> +
> +	if (lt7911exc->upgrade) {
> +		mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
> +		return -EBUSY;
> +	}
> +	mutex_unlock(&lt7911exc->ocm_lock);
> +
> +	return msg->tx_len;

Does faking successful transfers break the panel initialization contract?

This returns msg->tx_len for write commands without actually transmitting
any data to the hardware. Downstream panel drivers might send DCS
initialization commands expecting them to reach the panel, so faking
success means the kernel state and panel state diverge.

While the firmware handles panel init autonomously, could silently dropping
commands mask compatibility issues with panels that require specific
software sequences?

> +}

[ ... ]

> +static ssize_t lt7911exc_firmware_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
> +					const char *buf, size_t len)

Does the introduction of this custom sysfs attribute create a non-standard
ABI? The driver adds a custom lt7911exc_firmware sysfs file to trigger
firmware updates, which bypasses standard kernel frameworks. Would it be
better to use standardized interfaces like devlink or the standard firmware
loader during probe or initialization instead of creating a custom
user-space ABI?

> +{
> +	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);

[ ... ]

> +static int lt7911exc_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> +{
> +	struct lt7911exc *lt7911exc;
> +	struct device *dev = &client->dev;
> +	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (!np)
> +		return -ENODEV;

[ ... ]

> +	/*
> +	 * reset GPIO is defined as active low in device tree.
> +	 * gpiod_set_value_cansleep() uses logical value:
> +	 * 1 -> asserted (active)  -> physical low  -> reset enabled -> chip stop
> +	 * 0 -> deasserted (inactive) -> physical high -> reset released -> chip run
> +	 */
> +	lt7911exc->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
> +	if (IS_ERR(lt7911exc->reset_gpio))
> +		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(lt7911exc->reset_gpio),
> +				     "failed to acquire reset gpio\n");
> +
> +	ret = lt7911exc_regulator_enable(lt7911exc);

Is there a hardware backpowering risk due to this reset GPIO power
sequencing?

Here devm_gpiod_get() initializes the reset GPIO to a logical 0. Because
the GPIO is defined as active-low in the device tree, this logical 0
translates to a physical HIGH level. This occurs before the vcc and vdd
regulators are enabled.

Driving a HIGH logic level into an unpowered IC forces current through its
internal ESD protection diodes into the unpowered rails, which risks
latch-up and permanent hardware damage. Should the regulators be enabled
before requesting the GPIO, or should the GPIO be requested with
GPIOD_OUT_HIGH (physical LOW) instead?

> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;

[ ... ]

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