Re: [PATCH v8 0/4] Introduce usb charger framework to deal with the usb gadget power negotation

Baolin Wang
2016-03-31T06:37:35Z

On 31 March 2016 at 14:12, Jun Li <jun.li@nxp.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
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>> From: Baolin Wang [mailto:baolin.wang@linaro.org]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 1:23 PM
>> To: Jun Li <jun.li@nxp.com>
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>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 0/4] Introduce usb charger framework to deal with
>> the usb gadget power negotation
>>
>> On 30 March 2016 at 18:58, Jun Li <jun.li@nxp.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > Seems you don't want to guarantee charger type detection is
>> >> >> >> > done before gadget connection(pullup DP), right?
>> >> >> >> > I see you call usb_charger_detect_type() in each gadget usb
>> >> >> >> > state
>> >> >> >> changes.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I am not sure I get your point correctly, please correct me if
>> >> >> >> I misunderstand you.
>> >> >> >> We need to check the charger type at every event comes from the
>> >> >> >> usb gadget state changes or the extcon device state changes,
>> >> >> >> which means a new charger plugin or pullup.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > According to usb charger spec, my understanding is you can't do
>> >> >> > real charger detection procedure *after* gadget
>> >> >> > _connection_(pullup DP), also I don't
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Why can not? Charger detection is usually from PMIC.
>> >> >
>> >> > Charger detection process will impact DP/DM line state, see usb
>> >> > charger spec v1.2 for detail detection process, section 4.6.3 says:
>> >> >
>> >> > "A PD is allowed to *disconnect* and repeat the charger detection
>> >> > process multiple times while attached. The PD is required to wait
>> >> > for a time of at least TCP_VDM_EN max between disconnecting and
>> >> > restarting the charger detection process."
>> >> >
>> >> > As Peter mentioned, the charger detection should happen between
>> >> > VBUS detection and gadget pull up DP for first plug in case. So
>> >> > when&after gadget connect (pullup DP), you should already know the
>> charger type.
>> >>
>> >> Make sense. In our company's solution, charger detection can be done
>> >> by hardware from PMIC at first, then it will not affect the DP/DM
>> >> line when gadget starts to enumeration.
>> >
>> > I see, charger type detection is done automatically by PMIC when VBUS
>> > is detected in your case, you just assume the process is complete
>> > before SW do gadget connect. To make the framework common, you may do
>> one time charger type check when vbus is on, and save it to avoid repeat
>> charger type check.
>>
>> OK. I'll add one judgement to check if the charger type is set in
>> 'usb_charger_detect_type()' function.
>
> Just adding a judgement isn't enough here, your framework should make sure
> usb_charger_detect_type() is called before gadget connect, with that, the
> existing caller place just gets the charger type from the saved value.
> The real charger type detection done by usb_charger_detect_type() can
> be called only when vbus is on.
> e.g. maybe in usb_udc_vbus_handler() before usb_udc_connect_control().

Yeah, Like Felipe suggested, I think we need to introduce one
'charger_detect()' method to do the SW charger type detection at the
right gadget state. Thanks for your comments.

>>
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>> Baolin.wang
>> Best Regards

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