Re: [PATCH] Revert "drm/mipi-dsi: Set the fwnode for mipi_dsi_device"

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 06:30:01PM +0800, Jason-JH.Lin via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: "Jason-JH.Lin" <jason-jh.lin@mediatek.com>
> 
> This reverts commit ac88a1f41f93499df6f50fd18ea835e6ff4f3200.
> 
> Reason for revert:
> 1. The commit [1] does not land on linux-5.15, so this patch does not
> fix anything.
> 
> 2. Since the fw_device improvements series [2] does not land on
> linux-5.15, using device_set_fwnode() causes the panel to flash during
> bootup.
> 
> Incorrect link management may lead to incorrect device initialization,
> affecting firmware node links and consumer relationships.
> The fwnode setting of panel to the DSI device would cause a DSI
> initialization error without series[2], so this patch was reverted to
> avoid using the incomplete fw_devlink functionality.
> 
> [1] commit 3fb16866b51d ("driver core: fw_devlink: Make cycle detection more robust")
> [2] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230207014207.1678715-1-saravanak@google.com
> 
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 5.15.169

What about 5.10.y and 5.4.y as well?  Aren't those also affected?

thanks,

greg k-h