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Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/bridge: anx7625: Zero error variable when panel
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Il 13/06/22 18:37, Nícolas F. R. A. Prado ha scritto:
> While parsing the DT, the anx7625 driver checks for the presence of a
> panel bridge on endpoint 1. If it is missing, pdata->panel_bridge stores
> the error pointer and the function returns successfully without first
> cleaning that variable. This is an issue since other functions later
> check for the presence of a panel bridge by testing the trueness of that
> variable.
> 
> In order to ensure proper behavior, zero out pdata->panel_bridge before
> returning when no panel bridge is found.
> 
> Fixes: 9e82ea0fb1df ("drm/bridge: anx7625: switch to devm_drm_of_get_bridge")
> Signed-off-by: Nícolas F. R. A. Prado <nfraprado@collabora.com>
> 

I would've preferred s/zero out/cleanup/g but it's also fine as you wrote it.
Besides, good catch!

Reviewed-by: AngeloGioacchino Del Regno <angelogioacchino.delregno@collabora.com>