Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: tcpm: Extend the matching rules on PPS APDO selection

[Kyle Tso]

On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 7:36 PM Heikki Krogerus
<heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 10:48:05AM +0800, Kyle Tso wrote:
> > Current matching rules ensure that the voltage range of selected Source
> > Capability is entirely within the range defined in one of the Sink
> > Capabilities. This is reasonable but not practical because Sink may not
> > support wide range of voltage when sinking power while Source could
> > advertise its capabilities in raletively wider range. For example, a
> > Source PDO advertising 3.3V-11V@3A (9V Prog of Fixed Nominal Voltage)
> > will not be selected if the Sink requires 5V-12V@3A PPS power. However,
> > the Sink could work well if the requested voltage range in RDOs is
> > 5V-11V@3A.
> >
> > Currently accepted:
> >               |--------- source -----|
> >       |----------- sink ---------------|
> >
> > Currently not accepted:
> >                       |--------- source -----|
> >       |----------- sink ---------------|
> >
> >       |--------- source -----|
> >               |----------- sink ---------------|
> >
> >       |--------- source -----------------|
> >               |------ sink -------|
> >
> > To improve the usability, change the matching rules to what listed
> > below:
> > a. The Source PDO is selectable if any portion of the voltage range
> >    overlaps one of the Sink PDO's voltage range.
> > b. The maximum operational voltage will be the lower one between the
> >    selected Source PDO and the matching Sink PDO.
> > c. The maximum power will be the maximum operational voltage times the
> >    maximum current defined in the selected Source PDO
> > d. Select the Source PDO with the highest maximum power
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kyle Tso <kyletso@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Reviewed-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> In case you'll do one more version, I have a minor comment about the
> style below, but no need to resend only because of that.
>
> > ---
> > Changelog since v1:
> > - updated the commit message as suggested by Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++------------
> >  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> > index 3620efee2688..3001df7bd602 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> > @@ -2213,7 +2213,8 @@ static unsigned int tcpm_pd_select_pps_apdo(struct tcpm_port *port)
> >       unsigned int i, j, max_mw = 0, max_mv = 0;
> >       unsigned int min_src_mv, max_src_mv, src_ma, src_mw;
> >       unsigned int min_snk_mv, max_snk_mv;
> > -     u32 pdo;
> > +     unsigned int max_op_mv;
> > +     u32 pdo, src, snk;
> >       unsigned int src_pdo = 0, snk_pdo = 0;
> >
> >       /*
> > @@ -2263,16 +2264,18 @@ static unsigned int tcpm_pd_select_pps_apdo(struct tcpm_port *port)
> >                                       continue;
> >                               }
> >
> > -                             if (max_src_mv <= max_snk_mv &&
> > -                                 min_src_mv >= min_snk_mv) {
> > +                             if (min_src_mv <= max_snk_mv &&
> > +                                 max_src_mv >= min_snk_mv) {
> > +                                     max_op_mv = min(max_src_mv, max_snk_mv);
> > +                                     src_mw = (max_op_mv * src_ma) / 1000;
> >                                       /* Prefer higher voltages if available */
> >                                       if ((src_mw == max_mw &&
> > -                                          min_src_mv > max_mv) ||
> > +                                          max_op_mv > max_mv) ||
> >                                           src_mw > max_mw) {
> >                                               src_pdo = i;
> >                                               snk_pdo = j;
> >                                               max_mw = src_mw;
> > -                                             max_mv = max_src_mv;
> > +                                             max_mv = max_op_mv;
> >                                       }
> >                               }
> >                       }
> > @@ -2285,14 +2288,16 @@ static unsigned int tcpm_pd_select_pps_apdo(struct tcpm_port *port)
> >       }
> >
> >       if (src_pdo) {
> > -             pdo = port->source_caps[src_pdo];
> > -
> > -             port->pps_data.min_volt = pdo_pps_apdo_min_voltage(pdo);
> > -             port->pps_data.max_volt = pdo_pps_apdo_max_voltage(pdo);
> > -             port->pps_data.max_curr =
> > -                     min_pps_apdo_current(pdo, port->snk_pdo[snk_pdo]);
> > +             src = port->source_caps[src_pdo];
> > +             snk = port->snk_pdo[snk_pdo];
> > +
> > +             port->pps_data.min_volt = max(pdo_pps_apdo_min_voltage(src),
> > +                                           pdo_pps_apdo_min_voltage(snk));
> > +             port->pps_data.max_volt = min(pdo_pps_apdo_max_voltage(src),
> > +                                           pdo_pps_apdo_max_voltage(snk));
> > +             port->pps_data.max_curr = min_pps_apdo_current(src, snk);
> >               port->pps_data.out_volt =
> > -                     min(pdo_pps_apdo_max_voltage(pdo), port->pps_data.out_volt);
> > +                     min(port->pps_data.max_volt, port->pps_data.out_volt);
>
> While here, you could have aligned that like the above lines:
>
>         port->pps_data.out_volt = min(pdo_pps_apdo_max_voltage(pdo),
>                                       port->pps_data.out_volt);
>

Thanks Heikki Krogerus,
I will fix this (and the lines below as well) in the next (should be V3) patch.

> >               port->pps_data.op_curr =
> >                       min(port->pps_data.max_curr, port->pps_data.op_curr);
> >       }
> > --
> > 2.20.0.405.gbc1bbc6f85-goog
>
> thanks,
>
> --
> heikki