Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: tcpci: add alert.fault handling

From: Marco Felsch

Date: Wed Aug 05 2026 - 09:49:08 EST


On 26-08-05, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 10:34:59AM +0200, Marco Felsch wrote:
> > Add minimal handling to clear the ALERT.Fault bit which may be set in
> > case of an over-current or over-voltage detection. At the moment only
> > the IRQ clear support is added since the TCPC Spec mentions that the
> > handling of such events is vendor specific.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
> > 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci.c
> > index a56e31b20c21..d2d5bf7ca618 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci.c
> > @@ -692,7 +692,8 @@ static int tcpci_init(struct tcpc_dev *tcpc)
> >
> > reg = TCPC_ALERT_TX_SUCCESS | TCPC_ALERT_TX_FAILED |
> > TCPC_ALERT_TX_DISCARDED | TCPC_ALERT_RX_STATUS |
> > - TCPC_ALERT_RX_HARD_RST | TCPC_ALERT_CC_STATUS;
> > + TCPC_ALERT_RX_HARD_RST | TCPC_ALERT_CC_STATUS |
> > + TCPC_ALERT_FAULT;
> > if (tcpci->controls_vbus)
> > reg |= TCPC_ALERT_POWER_STATUS;
> > /* Enable VSAFE0V status interrupt when detecting VSAFE0V is supported */
> > @@ -720,6 +721,19 @@ irqreturn_t tcpci_irq(struct tcpci *tcpci)
> > irq_ret = status & tcpci->alert_mask;
> >
> > process_status:
> > + /*
> > + * Handle nested fault before clearing the alert status to not
> > + * re-trigger a fault alert immediately again.
> > + */
>
> Shouldn't that explanation in the comment be also in the commit
> message? That sounds like the "why" part to me.

I don't think so, it's just a comment for $dev that this ordering is
important. The commit message clearly states that an over-current or
over-voltage may trigger this.

Regards,
Marco

> > + if (status & TCPC_ALERT_FAULT) {
> > + unsigned int fault;
> > +
> > + /* TODO: Add a proper over-current and over-voltage handling */
> > + ret = regmap_read(tcpci->regmap, TCPC_FAULT_STATUS, &fault);
> > + if (!ret)
> > + regmap_write(tcpci->regmap, TCPC_FAULT_STATUS, fault);
> > + }
> > +
> > /*
> > * Clear alert status for everything except RX_STATUS, which shouldn't
> > * be cleared until we have successfully retrieved message.
> > --
> > 2.47.3
>
> --
> heikki
>

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