[PATCH v3 3/3] usb: typec: mux: ps883x: disable USB4 on incomplete USB4 platforms

From: Jens Glathe via B4 Relay

Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 15:37:49 EST


From: Jens Glathe <jens.glathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Qualcomm X1E80100 / X1P42100 platforms using the Parade PS883x
retimer, hotplugging USB4-capable docks such as the Lenovo 40B0 can
result in working USB but no DisplayPort output.

When the dock negotiates USB4, the retimer receives TYPEC_MODE_USB4
and forwards it via typec_mux_set(). The qmp-combo PHY then selects
USB3-only because no classic DP altmode SVID is present in the state,
leaving the DP transmitter and AUX channel disabled.

Reject USB4 with -EOPNOTSUPP on platforms whose USB4 / DP-tunneling
stack is not ready yet. The Type-C stack then falls back to USB3 + DP
Alt Mode. DP altmode configuration continues to use the existing
ps883x_set() path.

Use a machine-compatible table rather than a DT property so the quirk
stays inside the kernel and can be removed later without creating ABI.

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260312101431.2375709-1-krishna.kurapati@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assisted-by: Grok(xAI):4.6
Tested-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dave@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jens Glathe <jens.glathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/typec/mux/ps883x.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/mux/ps883x.c b/drivers/usb/typec/mux/ps883x.c
index 15aee1d613b1a..2ec57cfe748a9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/mux/ps883x.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/mux/ps883x.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
#include <linux/regmap.h>
#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
#include <linux/usb/pd.h>
@@ -42,6 +43,22 @@
#define CONN_STATUS_2_TBT_UNIDIR_LSRX_ACT_LT BIT(4)
#define CONN_STATUS_2_USB4_CONNECTED BIT(7)

+/*
+ * Platforms where the USB4 / DP-tunneling stack is not ready yet. Rejecting
+ * USB4 here lets the Type-C stack fall back to USB3 + DP Alt Mode instead of
+ * negotiating USB4 and then failing to drive DisplayPort.
+ *
+ * This is a temporary, kernel-contained quirk (not DT ABI). Drop the entries
+ * once the corresponding USB4 support is complete.
+ */
+static const char * const ps883x_disable_usb4_compats[] = {
+ "qcom,x1e80100",
+ "qcom,x1p42100",
+ "qcom,hamoa",
+ "qcom,purwa",
+ NULL,
+};
+
struct ps883x_retimer {
struct i2c_client *client;
struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio;
@@ -63,8 +80,21 @@ struct ps883x_retimer {

enum typec_orientation orientation;
bool in_reset;
+ bool disable_usb4;
};

+static bool ps883x_should_disable_usb4(void)
+{
+ const char * const *compat;
+
+ for (compat = ps883x_disable_usb4_compats; *compat; compat++) {
+ if (of_machine_is_compatible(*compat))
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+
static int ps883x_enable_vregs(struct ps883x_retimer *retimer)
{
struct device *dev = &retimer->client->dev;
@@ -260,6 +290,9 @@ static int ps883x_set(struct ps883x_retimer *retimer, struct typec_retimer_state
cfg0 |= CONN_STATUS_0_USB_3_1_CONNECTED;
break;
case TYPEC_MODE_USB4:
+ if (retimer->disable_usb4)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
eudo_data = state->data;

cfg2 |= CONN_STATUS_2_USB4_CONNECTED;
@@ -389,6 +422,10 @@ static int ps883x_retimer_probe(struct i2c_client *client)

retimer->client = client;

+ retimer->disable_usb4 = ps883x_should_disable_usb4();
+ if (retimer->disable_usb4)
+ dev_info(dev, "USB4 disabled until platform USB4 support is complete\n");
+
mutex_init(&retimer->lock);

retimer->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &ps883x_retimer_regmap);

--
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