From: "gregkh@linuxfoundation.org" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@denx.de>
Cc: Pawel Laszczak <pawell@cadence.com>,
"felipe.balbi@linux.intel.com" <felipe.balbi@linux.intel.com>,
"linux-usb@vger.kernel.org" <linux-usb@vger.kernel.org>,
"rogerq@ti.com" <rogerq@ti.com>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"jbergsagel@ti.com" <jbergsagel@ti.com>,
"nsekhar@ti.com" <nsekhar@ti.com>, "nm@ti.com" <nm@ti.com>,
Suresh Punnoose <sureshp@cadence.com>,
Jayshri Dajiram Pawar <jpawar@cadence.com>,
Rahul Kumar <kurahul@cadence.com>,
Anil Joy Varughese <aniljoy@cadence.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 0/6] Introduced new Cadence USBSS DRD Driver.
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:11:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190722121118.GA31543@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190722115644.GA12069@amd>
On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 01:56:45PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > > >> This patch introduce new Cadence USBSS DRD driver to linux kernel.
> > > >>
> > > >> The Cadence USBSS DRD Controller is a highly configurable IP Core which
> > > >> can be instantiated as Dual-Role Device (DRD), Peripheral Only and
> > > >> Host Only (XHCI)configurations.
> > > >
> > > >I see you are using debugfs to select between DRD, peripheral-onlyh and XHCI...
> > > >
> > > >Is that good idea?
> > >
> > > Yes driver allows selecting dr_mode by debugfs. Controller also support such functionality
> > > so I don't understand why would it not be a good idea.
> > >
> > > I personally use this for testing but it can be used to limit controller functionality without
> > > recompiling kernel.
> >
> > debugfs is ONLY for debugging, never rely on it being enabled, or
> > mounted, on a system in order to have any normal operation happen.
> >
> > So for testing, yes, this is fine. If this is going to be the normal
> > api/interface for how to control this driver, no, that is not acceptable
> > at all.
>
> It makes a lot of sense for end-user to toggle this... for example
> when he is lacking right cable for proper otg detection. As it is
> third driver offering this functionality, I believe we should stop
> treating it as debugging.
Then it needs to get out of debugfs, as again, that can not be used for
any normal end-user operation.
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-07-22 12:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-07-21 18:32 [PATCH v10 0/6] Introduced new Cadence USBSS DRD Driver Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-21 18:32 ` [PATCH v10 1/6] dt-bindings: add binding for USBSS-DRD controller Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-21 18:32 ` [PATCH v10 2/6] usb:common Separated decoding functions from dwc3 driver Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-21 19:05 ` Joe Perches
2019-07-21 20:45 ` Alan Stern
2019-07-21 20:54 ` Joe Perches
2019-07-22 10:06 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-22 11:49 ` gregkh
2019-07-21 18:32 ` [PATCH v10 3/6] usb:common Patch simplify usb_decode_set_clear_feature function Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-21 19:07 ` Joe Perches
2019-07-22 10:12 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-21 18:32 ` [PATCH v10 4/6] usb:common Simplify usb_decode_get_set_descriptor function Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-21 18:32 ` [PATCH v10 5/6] usb:cdns3 Add Cadence USB3 DRD Driver Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-31 3:36 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-07 12:08 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-11 11:59 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-12 8:45 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-12 9:43 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-12 10:31 ` Heikki Krogerus
2019-08-12 11:05 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-12 12:46 ` Felipe Balbi
2019-08-12 13:04 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-13 5:15 ` Felipe Balbi
2019-08-13 7:30 ` Chunfeng Yun
2019-08-13 7:48 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-13 8:50 ` Chunfeng Yun
2019-08-12 10:05 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-12 11:10 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-14 13:32 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-15 6:10 ` Felipe Balbi
2019-08-19 8:20 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-14 13:38 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-14 14:30 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-15 11:22 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-19 10:30 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-19 10:59 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-23 8:53 ` Vignesh Raghavendra
2019-08-23 9:39 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-26 2:16 ` Peter Chen
2019-08-26 7:53 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-21 18:32 ` [PATCH v10 6/6] usb:cdns3 Fix for stuck packets in on-chip OUT buffer Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-21 19:03 ` [PATCH v10 0/6] Introduced new Cadence USBSS DRD Driver Pavel Machek
2019-07-22 9:58 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-22 11:48 ` gregkh
2019-07-22 11:56 ` Pavel Machek
2019-07-22 12:11 ` gregkh [this message]
2019-07-22 12:11 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-07-22 21:00 ` Pavel Machek
2019-07-23 4:32 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-07 11:05 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-08 4:12 ` Pawel Laszczak
2019-08-09 10:36 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-09 10:44 ` Felipe Balbi
2019-08-13 8:22 ` Pavel Machek
2019-08-15 12:12 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-15 14:39 ` Alan Stern
2019-08-19 12:08 ` Roger Quadros
2019-08-19 14:19 ` Alan Stern
2019-08-21 9:54 ` Roger Quadros
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