RE: USB type-C altmode support for UCSI

From: Mario.Limonciello
Date: Tue Sep 11 2018 - 09:02:28 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mika Westerberg [mailto:mika.westerberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:33 AM
> To: Limonciello, Mario
> Cc: whitequark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: USB type-C altmode support for UCSI
>
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 09:25:48PM +0000, Mario.Limonciello@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Also they had said it would be interesting to know if anything newer suffers
> > this same fault (such as XPS 9370 or Precision 5530).
>
> I tried 9370 and it detects the adapter correctly. IIRC I did the same
> for 5530 and it worked as well.

Thanks for confirming that. Hopefully the same change can be ported to PD controller
firmware then on other models, I'll inquire.