diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_kms.c
index d7e17e34fee171..21292098bc023d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_kms.c
@@ -692,9 +692,10 @@ static int amdgpu_info_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file
 		return n ? -EFAULT : 0;
 	}
 	case AMDGPU_INFO_DEV_INFO: {
-		struct drm_amdgpu_info_device dev_info = {};
+		struct drm_amdgpu_info_device dev_info;
 		uint64_t vm_size;
 
+		memset(&dev_info, 0, sizeof(dev_info));
 		dev_info.device_id = dev->pdev->device;
 		dev_info.chip_rev = adev->rev_id;
 		dev_info.external_rev = adev->external_rev_id;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pm.c
index ebb8a28ff00277..02e6f8c4dde084 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pm.c
@@ -778,7 +778,8 @@ static ssize_t amdgpu_set_pp_od_clk_voltage(struct device *dev,
 		tmp_str++;
 	while (isspace(*++tmp_str));
 
-	while ((sub_str = strsep(&tmp_str, delimiter)) != NULL) {
+	while (tmp_str[0]) {
+		sub_str = strsep(&tmp_str, delimiter);
 		ret = kstrtol(sub_str, 0, &parameter[parameter_size]);
 		if (ret)
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -1038,7 +1039,8 @@ static ssize_t amdgpu_read_mask(const char *buf, size_t count, uint32_t *mask)
 	memcpy(buf_cpy, buf, bytes);
 	buf_cpy[bytes] = '\0';
 	tmp = buf_cpy;
-	while ((sub_str = strsep(&tmp, delimiter)) != NULL) {
+	while (tmp[0]) {
+		sub_str = strsep(&tmp, delimiter);
 		if (strlen(sub_str)) {
 			ret = kstrtol(sub_str, 0, &level);
 			if (ret)
@@ -1635,7 +1637,8 @@ static ssize_t amdgpu_set_pp_power_profile_mode(struct device *dev,
 			i++;
 		memcpy(buf_cpy, buf, count-i);
 		tmp_str = buf_cpy;
-		while ((sub_str = strsep(&tmp_str, delimiter)) != NULL) {
+		while (tmp_str[0]) {
+			sub_str = strsep(&tmp_str, delimiter);
 			ret = kstrtol(sub_str, 0, &parameter[parameter_size]);
 			if (ret)
 				return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 86ffa0c2880fbc..710edc70e37ece 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -8717,20 +8717,38 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 		 * the same resource. If we have a new DC context as part of
 		 * the DM atomic state from validation we need to free it and
 		 * retain the existing one instead.
+		 *
+		 * Furthermore, since the DM atomic state only contains the DC
+		 * context and can safely be annulled, we can free the state
+		 * and clear the associated private object now to free
+		 * some memory and avoid a possible use-after-free later.
 		 */
-		struct dm_atomic_state *new_dm_state, *old_dm_state;
 
-		new_dm_state = dm_atomic_get_new_state(state);
-		old_dm_state = dm_atomic_get_old_state(state);
+		for (i = 0; i < state->num_private_objs; i++) {
+			struct drm_private_obj *obj = state->private_objs[i].ptr;
 
-		if (new_dm_state && old_dm_state) {
-			if (new_dm_state->context)
-				dc_release_state(new_dm_state->context);
+			if (obj->funcs == adev->dm.atomic_obj.funcs) {
+				int j = state->num_private_objs-1;
 
-			new_dm_state->context = old_dm_state->context;
+				dm_atomic_destroy_state(obj,
+						state->private_objs[i].state);
+
+				/* If i is not at the end of the array then the
+				 * last element needs to be moved to where i was
+				 * before the array can safely be truncated.
+				 */
+				if (i != j)
+					state->private_objs[i] =
+						state->private_objs[j];
 
-			if (old_dm_state->context)
-				dc_retain_state(old_dm_state->context);
+				state->private_objs[j].ptr = NULL;
+				state->private_objs[j].state = NULL;
+				state->private_objs[j].old_state = NULL;
+				state->private_objs[j].new_state = NULL;
+
+				state->num_private_objs = j;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}