Re: [PATCH 2/2] dt-bindings: usb: cdns,usb3: Add support for USBSSP

From: Peter Chen

Date: Mon Mar 02 2026 - 04:26:26 EST


On 26-03-02 08:28:07, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2026 at 11:03:34AM +0800, Peter Chen wrote:
> > Extend the Cadence USBSS DRD binding to also cover the USBSSP
> > controller by adding "cdns,usbssp" to the compatible enum.
> >
> > The USBSSP is the next-generation Cadence USB controller IP. It adds
> > SuperSpeed Plus (USB 3.1 gen2x1, 10 Gbps) support and uses an
> > XHCI-based device controller. The register layout and resource model
> > (otg/xhci/dev memory regions; host/peripheral/otg interrupts) are
> > identical to the USBSS, so both controllers share the same binding
> > and the same platform driver (cdns3-plat.c).
> >
> > Changes to the binding:
> > - compatible: const -> enum with cdns,usb3 and cdns,usbssp
> > - maximum-speed: add super-speed-plus
> > - Add USBSSP example
> >
> > This patch was developed with assistance from Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6.
>
> Use proper tag, but expect pushback of microslop crap.

Krzysztof, thanks for your reply.

I tried to add Assisted-by or Co-developed-by tag, neither can pass
checkpatch.pl check, it needs a valid email address. See below:

ERROR: Unrecognized email address: 'Claude (Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6)'
#45:
Assisted-by: Claude (Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6)

>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Peter Chen <peter.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > .../devicetree/bindings/usb/cdns,usb3.yaml | 36 +++++++++++++++++--
> > 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/cdns,usb3.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/cdns,usb3.yaml
> > index f454ddd9bbaa..f79333e7fc1f 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/cdns,usb3.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/cdns,usb3.yaml
> > @@ -4,14 +4,22 @@
> > $id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/usb/cdns,usb3.yaml#
> > $schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> >
> > -title: Cadence USBSS-DRD controller
> > +title: Cadence USBSS/USBSSP DRD controller
> >
> > maintainers:
> > - Pawel Laszczak <pawell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > +description:
> > + Cadence USB dual-role controllers. USBSS (cdns,usb3) supports up to
> > + SuperSpeed (USB 3.0). USBSSP (cdns,usbssp) is the next generation with
> > + SuperSpeed Plus (USB 3.1 gen2x1) and XHCI-based device controller. Both
> > + share the same register layout and resource model.
>
> So are compatible or not?
>

Sorry for the misleading description. They are NOT fully compatible.
The register layout (OTG/XHCI/Device) and interrupts
(OTG/XHCI/Device/Wakeup) are the same, but register contents are
different, esp, the device (gadget) controllers are architecturally different:

- USBSS uses a custom gadget controller (cdns3_gadget_init)
- USBSSP uses an XHCI-based gadget controller (cdnsp_gadget_init)

I will fix the description in v2 to clearly state this difference.

> > +
> > properties:
> > compatible:
> > - const: cdns,usb3
> > + enum:
> > + - cdns,usb3
> > + - cdns,usbssp
>
> Why do we need another generic compatible?
>
> And why do you add it now to each of device schemas using this one?

Like explain above, the USBSSP has a different device/gadget controller
architecture from USBSS. The platform driver uses the compatible string
to select the correct gadget init function:

if (device_get_match_data(dev) == &cdnsp_plat)
cdns->gadget_init = cdnsp_gadget_init;
else
cdns->gadget_init = cdns3_gadget_init;

Without a distinct compatible, the driver cannot know which gadget
controller is present. This is a Cadence IP-level distinction (not
SoC-specific), so a generic compatible seems appropriate here. But
please let me know if you'd prefer a different approach.

> >
> > examples:
> > - |
> > + // USBSS example (SuperSpeed)
> > #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/arm-gic.h>
> > bus {
> > #address-cells = <2>;
> > @@ -109,3 +118,24 @@ examples:
> > dr_mode = "otg";
> > };
> > };
> > + - |
> > + // USBSSP example (SuperSpeed Plus)
> > + #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/arm-gic.h>
> > + bus {
>
> No, drop entire example. It's the same as other.
>

I original thought the user may copy SS binding doc to their
SSP dts file, and forget to change maximum-speed property,
so the maximum speed will be fixed at SS. If we don't need
to worry about it, I will delete at v2.

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Best regards,
Peter