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Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class

From Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class
Date 2016-05-19 17:00 +0200
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On Thu, 2016-05-19 at 15:44 +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> The purpose of this class is to provide unified interface for user
> space to get the status and basic information about USB Type-C
> Connectors in the system, control data role swapping, and when USB PD
> is available, also power role swapping and Alternate Modes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/Kconfig         |   2 +
>  drivers/usb/Makefile        |   2 +
>  drivers/usb/type-c/Kconfig  |   7 +
>  drivers/usb/type-c/Makefile |   1 +
>  drivers/usb/type-c/typec.c  | 957 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/usb/typec.h   | 230 +++++++++++
>  6 files changed, 1199 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/usb/type-c/Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 drivers/usb/type-c/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 drivers/usb/type-c/typec.c
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/usb/typec.h
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Like I've told some of you guys, I'm trying to implement a bus for
> the Alternate Modes, but I'm still nowhere near finished with that
> one, so let's just get the class ready now. The altmode bus should in
> any case not affect the userspace interface proposed in this patch.
> 
> As you can see, the Alternate Modes are handled completely differently
> compared to the original proposal. Every Alternate Mode will have
> their own device instance (which will be then later bound to an
> Alternate Mode specific driver once we have the bus), but also every
> partner, cable and cable plug will have their own device instances
> representing them.

That raises a question. If I read the standard correctly, alternate
modes could be combinable. So how do you represent that.

> An other change is that the data role is now handled in two ways.
> The current_data_role file will represent static mode of the port, and
> it will use the names for the roles as they are defined in the spec:
> DFP, UFP and DRP. This file should be used if the port needs to be
> fixed to one specific role with DRP ports. So this approach will
> replace the suggestions for "preferred" data role we had. The
> current_usb_data_role will use values "host" and "device" and it will
> be used for data role swapping when already connected.

Please explain. How does that express DRP but prefered master?

> I Hope I remembered to CC everybody interested.

Alternate modes can be left involuntarily. So we need a method of
notification.

	Regards
		Oliver

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[RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-19 14:50 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-19 17:00 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-05-19 17:50 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-20 13:00 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-19 17:00 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-20 13:30 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-20 15:50 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-21 08:00 +0200
          Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-21 08:50 +0200
            Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-22 18:00 +0200
              Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-23 07:40 +0200
                Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-23 15:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-23 16:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-23 16:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-23 18:00 +0200
                Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-23 19:00 +0200
                Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-24 12:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-24 12:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-24 13:10 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-19 20:00 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-20 12:50 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-20 19:10 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-23 11:30 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-20 16:30 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-23 12:00 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-23 13:30 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-23 19:10 +0200
          Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-24 11:10 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-24 11:40 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-24 15:00 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-25 13:30 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-25 17:30 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-27 09:40 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-24 15:50 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-25 13:40 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-25 15:20 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-24 21:30 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-25 14:00 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-25 15:30 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-25 16:10 +0200
          Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-25 16:30 +0200
            Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-25 17:10 +0200
              Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-27 09:30 +0200
  [RFC PATCH] usb: typec: Various API updates and fixes Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-25 20:40 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCH] usb: typec: Various API updates and fixes Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-27 10:00 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCH] usb: typec: Various API updates and fixes Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-05-27 16:10 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCH] usb: typec: Various API updates and fixes Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-30 14:50 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-30 15:30 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com> - 2016-05-30 16:10 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCHv2] usb: USB Type-C Connector Class Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> - 2016-05-31 10:40 +0200

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