Re: [PATCH 1/2] arm64: dts: imx8mp-evk: enable CBTU02043 for USB Type-C orientation switch

[Frank Li <Frank.li@oss.nxp.com>]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 03:04:02PM +0000, sashiko-bot@kernel.org wrote:
> Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider:
> - [High] The GPIO hog for the CBTU02043 XSD pin incorrectly drives the physical pin HIGH instead of LOW, placing the switch in shutdown mode.
> - [High] The `pinctrl-names` and `pinctrl-0` properties inside the `gpio-hog` child node will be silently ignored by the `pinctrl` core.
> --

both look likes make sense.

Frank

>
> --- Patch [1]: [PATCH 1/2] arm64: dts: imx8mp-evk: enable CBTU02043 for USB Type-C orientation switch ---
> commit b6ef05965c4d69ccad672c2aa85487746c77918d
> Author: Peng Fan <peng.fan@nxp.com>
>
> arm64: dts: imx8mp-evk: enable CBTU02043 for USB Type-C orientation switch
>
> This commit adds a gpio-hog to keep the CBTU02043 crossbar switch always
> enabled by driving its XSD pin low. It also adds a pinctrl group for the
> XSD pin to ensure it is properly multiplexed.
>
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-evk.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-evk.dts
> > index 7bdd641292fb6..dc3baeac5e3d3 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-evk.dts
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-evk.dts
> > @@ -935,6 +935,17 @@ usb3_data_hs: endpoint {
> >  	};
> >  };
> >
> > +&gpio2 {
> > +	cbtu02043-xsd-hog {
> > +		gpio-hog;
> > +		gpios = <20 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> > +		output-low;
>
> [Severity: High]
> Will this actually drive the physical pin HIGH instead of LOW?
>
> In the gpiolib framework, "output-low" requests a logical 0. Because the
> pin is specified as GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW, gpiod_direction_output_nonotify()
> applies an inversion to the logical 0, resulting in the pad being driven
> to a physical 1 (HIGH level).
>
> Since the commit message notes that XSD must be driven LOW for normal
> operation, should this use "output-high" with GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW, or
> "output-low" with GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH?
>
> > +		line-name = "CBTU02043_XSD";
> > +		pinctrl-names = "default";
> > +		pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_cbtu02043_xsd>;
>
> [Severity: High]
> Will these pinctrl properties be silently ignored by the pinctrl core?
>
> The pinctrl bindings are evaluated by the driver core via
> pinctrl_bind_pins() only for nodes that instantiate an associated
> struct device. A gpio-hog node is parsed manually by gpiolib as a firmware
> subnode and does not instantiate a device.
>
> Does this mean the MX8MP_IOMUXC_SD2_WP__GPIO2_IO20 pin will not be
> multiplexed to its GPIO function, preventing the hog from controlling
> the actual physical line? Should the pinctrl properties be placed in a
> probed device node, like the parent &gpio2 or &iomuxc?
>
> > +	};
> > +};
>
> --
> Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260819-imx8m-typec-v1-0-befc92ecb70a@nxp.com?part=1