Re: [PATCH v3] phy: fsl-imx8mq-usb: add debugfs to access control register

[Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>]

On 08-01-26, 19:24, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 04:36:41PM +0800, Xu Yang wrote:
> > The CR port is a simple 16-bit data/address parallel port that is
> > provided for on-chip access to the control registers inside the
> > USB 3.0 femtoPHY[1]. While access to these registers is not required
> > for normal PHY operation, this interface enables you to access
> > some of the PHY’s diagnostic features during normal operation or
> > to override some basic PHY control signals.
> > 
> > 3 debugfs files are created to read and write control registers,
> > all use hexadecimal format:
> > ctrl_reg_base: the register offset to write, or the start offset
> >                to read.
> > ctrl_reg_count: how many continuous registers to be read.
> > ctrl_reg_value: read to show the continuous registers value from
> >                 the offset in ctrl_reg_base, to ctrl_reg_base
> >                 + ctrl_reg_count - 1, one line for one register.
> >                 when write, override the register at ctrl_reg_base,
> >                 one time can only change one 16bits register.
> > 
> > Link[1]: https://www.synopsys.com/dw/doc.php/phy/usb3.0/femto/phy/x652_usb3_ss14lpp_18_ns/4.07a/dwc_usb3.0_femtophy_ss14lpp_08V18V_x1_databook.pdf
> 
> Please don't ignore my comments to V2. Think about the code split
> between the generic IP licensed from Synopsys and the vendor specific
> code used for integration into the SoC. You want to avoid making a
> mess you later need to cleanup because somebody else licensed the same
> IP core from Synopsys, and need to put their own vendor specific
> integration code around the generic code.

Agree with Andrew here, please do mix, splitting would be better

> 
>     Andrew

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~Vinod