From: Zeng Jingxiang <linuszeng@xxxxxxxxxxx> [ Upstream commit ef8886f321c5dab8124b9153d25afa2a71d05323 ] A NULL check for bridge->encoder shows that it may be NULL, but it already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check. 812 if (!bridge->encoder) { Dereference the pointer bridge->encoder. 810 drm_connector_attach_encoder(<9611->connector, bridge->encoder); Signed-off-by: Zeng Jingxiang <linuszeng@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Robert Foss <robert.foss@xxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20220727073119.1578972-1-zengjx95@xxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt9611.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt9611.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt9611.c index 29b1ce2140ab..1dcc28a4d853 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt9611.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt9611.c @@ -816,13 +816,14 @@ static int lt9611_connector_init(struct drm_bridge *bridge, struct lt9611 *lt961 drm_connector_helper_add(<9611->connector, <9611_bridge_connector_helper_funcs); - drm_connector_attach_encoder(<9611->connector, bridge->encoder); if (!bridge->encoder) { DRM_ERROR("Parent encoder object not found"); return -ENODEV; } + drm_connector_attach_encoder(<9611->connector, bridge->encoder); + return 0; } -- 2.35.1