Re: [PATCHv14 2/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

From: Oliver Neukum
Date: Tue Jan 10 2017 - 05:15:33 EST


On Fri, 2017-01-06 at 12:54 +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> On Thu, Jan 05, 2017 at 05:54:02PM +0200, Mika Westerberg wrote:

> > I wonder if "source sink" instead is better? Along the lines of
> > /sys/power/state.
> >
> > Then you can print "[source] sink" when source is selected and so on.
>
> That is more or less how I originally proposed how we list the roles
> in general. I introduced the separate "current_*_role" and
> "supported_*_roles" attribute files because somebody wanted them. I
> don't remember the reason why they were preferred to be in separate
> attribute files.

Neither do I.

>
> Oliver! Guenter! Do we really need to list the current and supported
> roles in separate attribute files? Can't we just have the "power_role"
> and "data_role" attribute files for the ports instead of the separate
> "supported_*_roles" and "current_*_role", and show the current role
> like Mika proposes? I definitely would prefer it that way because it
> is similar style used in other places like Mike pointed out.

Either way would serve.

> And since we are talking about the ABI, can we also change the listing
> of the accessory mode back to just "audio" and "debug" like I
> originally had it? I don't remember who and why wanted it to be
> changed to "Audio Adapter Accessory Mode" and "Debug Accessory Mode",
> but it differs from the style we list the other details.

Yes, but can we differentiate analog and digital audio?

Regards
Oliver