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From: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
To: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Biju Das <biju.das@bp.renesas.com>,
	Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@renesas.com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@kernel.org>,
	"linux-usb@vger.kernel.org" <linux-usb@vger.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@vger.kernel.org" <devicetree@vger.kernel.org>,
	Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>,
	Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@renesas.com>,
	Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro@bp.renesas.com>,
	"linux-renesas-soc@vger.kernel.org"
	<linux-renesas-soc@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] dt-bindings: usb: renesas_usb3: add usb-role-switch property
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 10:33:53 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190328153353.GA3070@bogus> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190315105146.GI7752@kuha.fi.intel.com>

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 12:51:46PM +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Thanks,
> 
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 09:08:19AM +0000, Biju Das wrote:
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] dt-bindings: usb: renesas_usb3: add usb-role-
> > > > > > a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/renesas_usb3.txt
> > > > > > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/renesas_usb3.txt
> > > > > > index 35039e7..eecaf4c 100644
> > > > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/renesas_usb3.txt
> > > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/renesas_usb3.txt
> > > > > > @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Required properties:
> > > > > >  Optional properties:
> > > > > >    - phys: phandle + phy specifier pair
> > > > > >    - phy-names: must be "usb"
> > > > > > +  - usb-role-switch: use USB role switch to support dual-role
> > > > > > + switch
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't think we can add such a property. At least, we have to add
> > > "renesas,"
> > > > > prefix.
> > > >
> > > > usb_role_switch_get   api uses  "usb-role-switch"  property to get role
> > > switch linked with the device.
> > > >
> > > > HD3SS3220 port controller driver gets role switch handle linked with the
> > > device using usb_role_switch_get  api.
> > > > That is the reason, I have added " usb-role-switch" property here.
> > > >
> > > > Do you have any other suggestion to get usb role switch handle?
> > > 
> > > We can still change the API. Can we use the compatible for this?
> > 
> > Do you mean usb_role_switch_get  API needs  to handle compatible "usb-x-connector"  wherex= a,b ,c ?
> > Then it uses the graphs api to get the device linked with it and return the usb role switch handle.
> > In that case, no need to add  generic "usb-role-switch"  property here.
> > 
> > Can you please confirm my understanding is correct?
> 
> No, I meant the compatible property would have the value
> "usb-role-switch". Your compatible would probable look something
> like this:
> 
>         compatible = "renesas,r8a774c0-usb3-peri",
>                      "usb-role-switch";
> 
> So the idea would be that the device supplying USB role switch
> functionality, in your case the USB controller, would need to have the
> compatible property containing "usb-role-switch".

That's not really something a driver could bind to nor provides any info 
as to what the h/w is (and how to interact with it).

> 
> I'm really not an expert in DT, so I don't know if that is acceptable.
> Rob can you comment on this?

I would go with Biju's proposal.

Rob

  reply	other threads:[~2019-03-28 15:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-03-14  8:39 [PATCH v2 0/7] Add USB3.0 and TI HD3SS3220 driver support Biju Das
2019-03-14  8:39 ` [PATCH v2 1/7] dt-bindings: usb: hd3ss3220 device tree binding document Biju Das
2019-03-28 15:35   ` Rob Herring
2019-03-14  8:39 ` [PATCH v2 2/7] dt-bindings: usb: renesas_usb3: add usb-role-switch property Biju Das
2019-03-14  9:16   ` Yoshihiro Shimoda
2019-03-14 10:14     ` Biju Das
2019-03-14 10:53       ` Heikki Krogerus
2019-03-15  9:08         ` Biju Das
2019-03-15 10:51           ` Heikki Krogerus
2019-03-28 15:33             ` Rob Herring [this message]
2019-03-28 17:48               ` Heikki Krogerus
2019-03-29 13:57                 ` Rob Herring
2019-04-11  9:04                   ` Biju Das
2019-03-14  8:39 ` [PATCH v2 6/7] arm64: dts: renesas: r8a774c0-cat874: Enable USB3.0 host/peripheral device node Biju Das
2019-03-14  8:39 ` [PATCH v2 7/7] arm64: dts: renesas: r8a774c0-cat874: Enable usb role switch support Biju Das

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