Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 5 potential issue(s) 
to consider:
- [Medium] Missing 120ms delay after MIPI_DCS_ENTER_SLEEP_MODE before asserting 
reset and removing power.
- [Medium] The driver ignores transmission errors from DSC-related MIPI DSI 
multi-context commands in `novatek_prepare()`, masking failures and skipping 
proper hardware cleanup.
- [Medium] The backlight update_status callback races with the panel unprepare 
path, allowing DCS commands to be sent to an unpowered panel.
- [Low] Missing dependency for DRM DSC helpers in Kconfig, leading to undefined 
references at link time.
- [Low] Explicit invocation of `drm_panel_remove()` in the error path for a 
panel registered with `devm_drm_panel_add()`.
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commit 51663d35dbaba4a4aee3bdfad1a94da90787d8f6
Author: Pengyu Luo <[email protected]>
Subject: drm/panel: Add Novatek NT36536 panel driver

This commit adds a new driver for Novatek NT36536 display panels.
It specifically implements support for the CSOT PP8807HB1-1 dual-link 10-bit
panel used in the LENOVO Legion Y700 Gen4.

> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig
> @@ -620,6 +620,17 @@ config DRM_PANEL_NOVATEK_NT36523
>         around the Novatek NT36523 display controller, such as some
>         Boe panels used in Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 and 5 Pro tablets.
>  
> +config DRM_PANEL_NOVATEK_NT36536
> +     tristate "Novatek NT36536 panel driver"
> +     depends on OF
> +     depends on DRM_MIPI_DSI
> +     depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
> +     select DRM_KMS_HELPER

[Severity: Low]
Does this Kconfig entry need to select DRM_DISPLAY_DSC_HELPER and 
DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER? Building this driver on a configuration that does not 
incidentally enable CONFIG_DRM_DISPLAY_DSC_HELPER could result in a build 
failure due to an undefined reference to drm_dsc_pps_payload_pack().

> +     help
> +       Say Y here if you want to enable support for Novatek NT36536-based
> +       display panels, such as the one found in the LENOVO Legion Y700
> +       Gen4.
> +
[ ... ]
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-novatek-nt36536.c 
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-novatek-nt36536.c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-novatek-nt36536.c
[ ... ]
> +static int novatek_prepare(struct drm_panel *panel)
> +{
[ ... ]
> +     drm_dsc_pps_payload_pack(&pps, &ctx->dsc);
> +     mipi_dsi_picture_parameter_set_multi(&dsi_ctx, &pps);
> +     mipi_dsi_compression_mode_multi(&dsi_ctx, true);
> +     mipi_dsi_msleep(&dsi_ctx, 28);
> +
> +     return backlight_enable(ctx->backlight);

[Severity: Medium]
Should the accumulated error in dsi_ctx.accum_err be checked before returning?
If any of the DSC MIPI DSI commands fail, the error is recorded but never
evaluated by novatek_prepare(). Returning the result of backlight_enable() 
directly could mask failures, skip proper hardware cleanup, and leave the 
panel in a corrupted state.

> +}
> +
> +static int novatek_off(struct mipi_dsi_multi_context *dsi_ctx)
> +{
> +     mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_off_multi(dsi_ctx);
> +     mipi_dsi_dcs_enter_sleep_mode_multi(dsi_ctx);
> +
> +     return dsi_ctx->accum_err;
> +}
> +
> +static int novatek_unprepare(struct drm_panel *panel)
> +{
[ ... ]
> +     ret = novatek_off(&dsi_ctx);
> +     if (ret < 0)
> +             dev_err(dev, "Failed to un-initialize panel: %d\n", ret);
> +
> +     gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ctx->reset_gpio, 1);
> +     regulator_bulk_disable(ARRAY_SIZE(novatek_supplies), ctx->supplies);

[Severity: Medium]
Should there be a delay before removing power? novatek_off() sends the
MIPI_DCS_ENTER_SLEEP_MODE command, but the regulators are disabled and the 
reset GPIO is asserted immediately without waiting. Removing power immediately 
after sending Sleep In can violate the MIPI DCS specification.

> +
> +     return 0;
> +}
[ ... ]
> +static int novatek_bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
> +{
> +     struct novatek *ctx = bl_get_data(bl);
> +     u16 brightness = backlight_get_brightness(bl);
> +
> +     return mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_brightness_large(to_primary_dsi(ctx),
> +                                                      brightness);

[Severity: Medium]
Could this DCS command be sent to an unpowered panel? A user-space write to
the backlight sysfs interface can trigger novatek_bl_update_status()
asynchronously. If this happens after novatek_unprepare() has disabled the 
regulators and asserted reset, it could result in DSI host timeouts or 
display controller lockups. Should there be a check to ensure the panel is 
currently prepared?

> +}
[ ... ]
> +static int novatek_probe(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
> +{
[ ... ]
> +     ret = devm_drm_panel_add(dev, &ctx->panel);
> +     if (ret < 0)
> +             return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to add panel\n");
> +
> +     for (i = 0; i < num_dsi; i++) {
> +             ctx->dsi[i]->lanes = desc->lanes;
> +             ctx->dsi[i]->format = desc->format;
> +             ctx->dsi[i]->mode_flags = desc->mode_flags;
> +             ctx->dsi[i]->dsc = &ctx->dsc;
> +             ret = devm_mipi_dsi_attach(dev, ctx->dsi[i]);
> +             if (ret < 0) {
> +                     drm_panel_remove(&ctx->panel);
> +                     return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
> +                                          "Failed to attach to DSI host\n");

[Severity: Low]
Is the manual drm_panel_remove() call necessary here? The panel was 
registered using the managed API devm_drm_panel_add(), which automatically 
handles cleanup. Calling drm_panel_remove() explicitly on the error path 
could cause the devres framework to execute it a second time.

> +             }
> +     }
[ ... ]

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