Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] phy: core: Define TBT phy_mode

From: Vinod Koul

Date: Tue Aug 11 2026 - 07:32:10 EST


On 30-07-26, 16:19, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
> From: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> There exist OS-accessible USB4 and Thunderbolt PHYs that need specific
> configuration. Define a new phy_mode for them.
>
> Currently, USB4 and TBT3 are defined as submodes, because they're quite
> distinct, most visibly in the electrical/analog aspects (slightly
> different frequencies, timings, etc.). This results in a need to make
> the PHY aware of the actual mode needed (at least in the Qualcomm
> implementation, but I believe that'll be a general need).
>
> Newer versions of TBT are basically supersets of USB4 with higher
> host-side requirements, so these are not defined. This can always be
> changed as necessary.
>
> Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/phy/phy-tbt.h | 14 ++++++++++++++

can the file be phy-thunderbolt.h please.

> include/linux/phy/phy.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/phy/phy-tbt.h b/include/linux/phy/phy-tbt.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..5f48059814e1
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/phy/phy-tbt.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +/*
> + * Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef __PHY_TBT_H_
> +#define __PHY_TBT_H_
> +
> +enum tbt_phy_submode {
> + PHY_SUBMODE_TBT3,
> + PHY_SUBMODE_USB4,
> +};

tbt here is just fine

> +
> +#endif
> diff --git a/include/linux/phy/phy.h b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
> index ea47975e288a..26a91c070f8c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/phy/phy.h
> +++ b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
> @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
> #include <linux/phy/phy-hdmi.h>
> #include <linux/phy/phy-lvds.h>
> #include <linux/phy/phy-mipi-dphy.h>
> +#include <linux/phy/phy-tbt.h>
>
> struct phy;
>
> @@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ enum phy_mode {
> PHY_MODE_LVDS,
> PHY_MODE_DP,
> PHY_MODE_HDMI,
> + PHY_MODE_TBT,
> };
>
> enum phy_media {
>
> --
> 2.55.0

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~Vinod