Re: [PATCH 0/5] acpi: Store _PLD information and convert users

Heikki Krogerus
2021-12-10T09:26:38Z

On Thu, Dec 09, 2021 at 11:45:27AM -0800, Prashant Malani wrote:
> Hey Heikki,
>
> On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 2:06 AM Heikki Krogerus
> <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Thanks for testing these..
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 08, 2021 at 07:45:26PM -0800, Prashant Malani wrote:
> > > Hi Heikki,
> > >
> > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 6:37 AM Heikki Krogerus
> > > <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > This removes the need for the drivers to always separately evaluate
> > > > the _PLD. With the USB Type-C connector and USB port mapping this
> > > > allows us to start using the component framework and remove the custom
> > > > APIs.
> > > >
> > > > So far the only users of the _PLD information have been the USB
> > > > drivers, but it seems it will be used also at least in some camera
> > > > drivers later. These nevertheless touch mostly USB drivers.
> > > >
> > > > Rafael, is it still OK if Greg takes these?
> > > >
> > > > Prashant, can you test these?
> > >
> > > I've applied the patches to a system with the requisite _PLD entries
> > > in firmware, and I'm not sure I can see the connectors getting created
> > > correctly.
> > >
> > > My setup is:
> > >
> > > Chromebook ------> Dell WD19TB dock (in USB+DisplayPort Alternate
> > > Mode) ----> USB Thumb drive.
> > >
> > > Here is the lsusb -t output before connecting the dock (omitting
> > > unrelated busses):
> > > localhost ~ # lsusb -t
> > > /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/3p, 10000M/x2
> > >
> > > Here is the lsusb -t output (omitting unrelated busses):
> > > localhost ~ # lsusb -t
> > > /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/3p, 10000M/x2
> > > |__ Port 2: Dev 15, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 10000M
> > > |__ Port 3: Dev 16, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 5000M
> > > |__ Port 3: Dev 18, If 0, Class=Mass Storage,
> > > Driver=usb-storage, 5000M
> > > |__ Port 4: Dev 17, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class,
> > > Driver=r8152, 5000M
> > >
> > > I see the connector symlink for the root hub:
> > >
> > > localhost ~ # cd /sys/bus/usb/devices
> > > localhost /sys/bus/usb/devices # ls 2-2/port/connector
> > > data_role device firmware_node port1-cable port1-partner power
> > > power_operation_mode power_role preferred_role subsystem
> > > supported_accessory_modes uevent usb2-port2 usb3-port2
> > > usb_power_delivery_revision usb_typec_revision vconn_source
> > >
> > > But for none of the children devices:
> > >
> > > localhost /sys/bus/usb/devices # ls 2-2.3/port/connector
> > > ls: cannot access '2-2.3/port/connector': No such file or directory
> > > localhost /sys/bus/usb/devices # ls 2-2.3.3/port/connector
> > > ls: cannot access '2-2.3.3/port/connector': No such file or directory
> > > localhost /sys/bus/usb/devices # ls 2-2.3\:1.0/port/connector
> > > ls: cannot access '2-2.3:1.0/port/connector': No such file or directory
> > > localhost /sys/bus/usb/devices # ls 2-2.3.3\:1.0/port/connector
> > > ls: cannot access '2-2.3.3:1.0/port/connector': No such file or directory
> > >
> > > Is this as you intended with the series? My interpretation was that
> > > each connected usb device would get a "connector" symlink, but I may
> > > have misinterpreted this.
> >
> > It is as intended. The usb ports on the board will have the connector
> > symlink, not the devices attached to them - the firmware is only aware
> > of the connectors on the board of course. It looks like this series is
> > working as it should.
>
> Thanks for clarifying my understanding here.
>
> >
> > If you want to extend this solution so that also every device in the
> > usb topology will have the link to the connector on board, then that
> > should be now possible, but that is out side of the scope of this
> > series. You need to propose that separately.
> >
> > But I must ask, why can't you just walk down the topology until you
> > reach the on-board ports that will have the connector links?
> >
>
> Right, we can certainly do that; having it in each device is just
> convenient. But as you said, that's the subject of another series.
>
> You mentioned there would be a v2, so I'll add my Tested-By then.

Great!

I don't know does this help you, or if this is exactly what you had in
mind, but I am planning to link the USB device attached to the
connector to the USB Type-C partner device that we have (the USB
device attached to the connector is the Type-C partner).

So in your example, the Dell dock USB hub will have the symlink to
the Type-C partner device, but the USB mass storage device attached to
the dock will not (because it's not our USB Type-C partner - the dock
is our USB Type-C partner).

But I want to do that separately, as the next step in any case.

thanks,

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heikki