Re: [PATCH v8 13/14] usb: gadget: udc: adapt to OTG core

From: Peter Chen
Date: Sun May 22 2016 - 23:26:57 EST


On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 10:29:40AM +0800, Peter Chen wrote:
> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 10:32:44AM +0300, Roger Quadros wrote:
> > On 18/05/16 17:46, Jun Li wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I didn't want to have complex Kconfig so decided to have otg as
> > >>>> built-in only.
> > >>>> What do you want me to change in existing code? and why?
> > >>>
> > >>> Remove those stuff which only for pass diff driver config Like every
> > >>> controller driver need a duplicated
> > >>>
> > >>> static struct otg_hcd_ops ci_hcd_ops = {
> > >>> ...
> > >>> }
> > >>
> > >> This is an exception only. Every controller driver doesn't need to
> > >> implement hcd_ops. It is implemented in the hcd core.
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> And here is another example, for gadget connect, otg driver can
> > >>> directly call to usb_udc_vbus_handler() in drd state machine, but you
> > >>> create another interface:
> > >>>
> > >>> .connect_control = usb_gadget_connect_control,
> > >>>
> > >>> If the symbol is defined in one driver which is 'm', another driver
> > >>> reference it should be 'm' as well, then there is no this kind of
> > >>> problem as my understanding.
> > >>
> > >> That is fine as long as all are 'm'. but how do you solve the case when
> > >> Gadget is built in and host is 'm'? OTG has to be built-in and you will
> > >> need an hcd to gadget interface.
> > >
> > > Hcd to gadget interface? Or you want to say otg to host interface?
> >
> > Sorry, I meant to say host to otg interface.
> >
> > >
> > > I think hcd and gadget are independent each other, now
> > >
> > > Hcd --> otg; and gadget --> otg, (hcd and gadget use otg's symbol)
> >
> > It is actually a circular dependency for both.
> > hcd <--> otg and gadget <--> otg
> >
> > hcd -> otg for usb_otg_register/unregister_hcd
> > otg -> hcd for usb_add/remove_hcd, usb_bus_start_enum, usb_control_msg, usb_hub_find_child
> >
> > gadget -> otg for usb_otg_register/unregister_gadget
> > otg -> gadget for usb_gadget_start/stop, usb_udc_vbus_handler
> >
> > Now consider what will happen if I get rid of the otg_hcd and otg_gadget interfaces.
> > 'y' means built-in, 'm' means module.
> >
> > 1) hcd 'y', gadget 'y'
> > otg has to be 'y' for proper build.
> >
> > 2) hcd 'm', gadget 'm'
> > otg has to be 'm' for proper build.
> >
> > 3) hcd 'y', gadget 'm'
> > Build will fail always.
> > If otg is 'y', otg build will fail due to dependency on gadget.
> > If otg is 'm', hcd build will fail due to dependency on otg.
> >
> > 4) hcd 'm', gadget 'y'
> > Build will fail always.
> > If otg is 'y', otg build will fail due to dependency on hcd.
> > If otg is 'm', gadget build will fails due to dependency on otg.
> >
> > So I solve this problem by adding the otg_hcd_ops and otg_gadget_ops
> > to remove otg->hcd and otg->gadget dependency.
> >
> > Now we can address 3) and 4) like so
> >
> > 3) hcd 'y', gadget 'm'
> > otg has to be 'y' for proper build.
> >
> > 4) hcd 'm', gadget 'y'
> > otg has to be 'y' for proper build.
> >
>
> How about this:
> Moving usb_otg_register/unregister_hcd to host driver to remove
> dependency hcd->otg. And moving usb_otg_get_data to common.c.
>
> Delete the wait queue at usb-otg.c, and if calling usb_otg_get_data
> returns NULL, the host/device driver's probe return -EPROBE_DEFER.
> When the otg driver is probed successfully, the host/device will be
> re-probed again, and usb_otg_register_hcd will be called again.
>
> And let OTG depends on HCD && GADGET, and delete otg_hcd_ops and
> otg_gadget_ops. Below build dependency issues can be fixed.
> What do you think?
>
> > 1) hcd 'y', gadget 'y'
> > otg has to be 'y' for proper build.
> >
> > 2) hcd 'm', gadget 'm'
> > otg has to be 'm' for proper build.
> >
> > 3) hcd 'y', gadget 'm'
> > Build will fail always.
> > If otg is 'y', otg build will fail due to dependency on gadget.
> > If otg is 'm', hcd build will fail due to dependency on otg.
> >
> > 4) hcd 'm', gadget 'y'
> > Build will fail always.
> > If otg is 'y', otg build will fail due to dependency on hcd.
> > If otg is 'm', gadget build will fails due to dependency on otg.
> --
>

After thinking more, my suggestion can't work. How about moving
CONFIG_USB_OTG out of CONFIG_USB, in that case, CONFIG_USB_OTG
can only be built in.

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Best Regards,
Peter Chen