Merge tag 'drm-misc-fixes-2026-09-24' of https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/misc/kernel into drm-fixesgrafted

A number of fixes:
  - bridge:
    - samsung-dsim: fix GPIO lifetime
  - client: Null pointer dereference fix
  - imagination: error handling fix, page handling fix
  - nouveau: fix reference leaks, double-frees, out-of-bounds accesses,
    use-after-frees, don't reject config without SCDC,  a number of
    workarounds
  - virtio: fix memory leak, reference leaks, null pointer dereference,
    add pixel blend mode, cache coherency fix

Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>

From: Maxime Ripard <self@mripard.dev>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/arU22zzqUGDEco1y@houat

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+============
+Introduction
+============
+
+The firmware API enables kernel code to request files required
+for functionality from userspace, the uses vary:
+
+* Microcode for CPU errata
+* Device driver firmware, required to be loaded onto device
+  microcontrollers
+* Device driver information data (calibration data, EEPROM overrides),
+  some of which can be completely optional.
+
+Types of firmware requests
+==========================
+
+There are two types of calls:
+
+* Synchronous
+* Asynchronous
+
+Which one you use vary depending on your requirements, the rule of thumb
+however is you should strive to use the asynchronous APIs unless you also
+are already using asynchronous initialization mechanisms which will not
+stall or delay boot. Even if loading firmware does not take a lot of time
+processing firmware might, and this can still delay boot or initialization,
+as such mechanisms such as asynchronous probe can help supplement drivers.