Re: [PATCH 8/8] phy: add driver for TI TUSB1210 ULPI PHY

[David Cohen]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 03:12:55PM +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Hi David,

Hi Heikki,

> 
> > > > > In order for phy to be functional, it does not depend only on toggling
> > > > > GPIOs. It depends on DWC3 going to reset state, then phy executes power
> > > > > on sequence, then DWC3 going out of reset state to sync clocks with phy.
> > > > > You're saying we should tell BIOS is concurrently mess with dwc3
> > > > > together with dwc3 driver?
> > > > 
> > > > I don't understand what you are saying here?
> > > 
> > > TUSB1210 needs to come out of reset only when DWC3 is in reset state.
> > > This is how current code works in dwc3_core_soft_reset():
> > > - dwc3 goes to reset
> > > - phy goes to reset
> > > - phy gets out of reset
> > > - dwc3 gets out of reset
> > > 
> > > This is how you're proposing:
> > > - phy goes to reset (DSDT code, when loading module)
> > > - phy gets out of reset (DSDT code, when loading module)
> > > 
> > > - dwc3 goes to reset (dwc3_core_soft_reset())
> > > - dwc3 gets our of reset (dwc3_core_soft_reset())
> > > 
> > > Felipe, do you see a problem with this new context? If not, I'm
> > > satisfied with Heikki's ULPI bus proposal considering my comment below.
> > 
> > Sorry, guess I spoke too soon :/
> > I am satisfied with the phy case, but I forgot about the chicken/egg
> > problem I reported earlier:
> > DWC3 will not be functional when reloading the module after it went to
> > reset state. Then ULPI enumeration can't happen regardless DSDT code
> > powered on phy.
> 
> One point here. If we have DSDT handling the gpios with the operation
> region, those gpio resources don't need to be given to any device
> (actually I think they really shouldn't be given to anything in that
> case).

Agree with that.

> 
> > Heikki, do you have a proposal for that? IMHO that's the main missing
> > point if we forget about BYT-CR legacy.
> 
> I'm sorry but I'm still not sure about the scenario you are talking
> about.

Probably because I'm asking this question in the wrong place.
It is regarding patch 6/8. I resent the question there.

Br, David
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