Re: [PATCH v5 4/6] usb: roles: add API to get usb_role_switch by node
From: Heikki Krogerus
Date: Fri May 24 2019 - 08:47:53 EST
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 02:57:33PM +0000, Biju Das wrote:
> Hi Heikki,
>
> Thanks for the patch
>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/6] usb: roles: add API to get usb_role_switch by
> > node
> >
> > On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 10:55:17AM +0000, Biju Das wrote:
> > > Hi Chunfeng Yun,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the feedback.
> > >
> > > > Subject: RE: [PATCH v5 4/6] usb: roles: add API to get
> > > > usb_role_switch by node
> > > >
> > > > Hi Biju,
> > > > On Wed, 2019-05-22 at 08:05 +0000, Biju Das wrote:
> > > > > Hi Heikki,
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the feedback.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/6] usb: roles: add API to get
> > > > > > usb_role_switch by node
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 09:45:46AM +0000, Biju Das wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Heikki,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for the feedback.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/6] usb: roles: add API to get
> > > > > > > > usb_role_switch by node
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 08:06:41AM +0000, Biju Das wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi Heikki,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/6] usb: roles: add API to get
> > > > > > > > > > usb_role_switch by node
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 10:39:11AM +0800, Chunfeng Yun
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2019-05-17 at 16:05 +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 01:37:36PM +0300, Heikki
> > > > > > > > > > > > Krogerus
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 04:47:21PM +0800, Chunfeng
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Yun
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Add fwnode_usb_role_switch_get() to make easier
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > to get usb_role_switch by fwnode which register it.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's useful when there is not device_connection
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > registered between two drivers and only knows
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the fwnode which register usb_role_switch.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Chunfeng Yun
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > <chunfeng.yun@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tested-by: Biju Das <biju.das@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Acked-by: Heikki Krogerus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hold on. I just noticed Rob's comment on patch 2/6,
> > > > > > > > > > > > where he points out that you don't need to use
> > > > > > > > > > > > device graph since the controller is the parent of
> > > > > > > > > > > > the connector. Doesn't that mean you don't really need
> > this API?
> > > > > > > > > > > No, I still need it.
> > > > > > > > > > > The change is about the way how to get fwnode; when
> > > > > > > > > > > use device graph, get fwnode by
> > > > > > > > > > > of_graph_get_remote_node(); but now will get fwnode by
> > > > > > > > > > > of_get_parent();
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > OK, I get that, but I'm still not convinced about if
> > > > > > > > > > something like this function is needed at all. I also
> > > > > > > > > > have concerns regarding how you are using the function.
> > > > > > > > > > I'll explain in comment to the patch 5/6 in this
> > > > > > > > series...
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > FYI, Currently I am also using this api in my patch series.
> > > > > > > > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10944637/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Yes, and I have the same question for you I jusb asked in
> > > > > > > > comment I added to the patch 5/6 of this series. Why isn't
> > > > > > > > usb_role_switch_get()
> > > > > > enough?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Currently no issue. It will work with this api as well, since
> > > > > > > the port node is
> > > > > > part of controller node.
> > > > > > > For eg:-
> > > > > > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10944627/
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > However if any one adds port node inside the connector node,
> > > > > > > then this
> > > > > > api may won't work as expected.
> > > > > > > Currently I get below error
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [ 2.299703] OF: graph: no port node found in
> > > > > > /soc/i2c@e6500000/hd3ss3220@47
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We need to understand why is that happening?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Form the stack trace the parent node is
> > > > > "parent_node=hd3ss3220@47" ,
> > > > instead of the "connector" node.
> > > > > That is the reason for the above error.
> > > > >
> > > > > [ 2.442429] of_graph_get_next_endpoint.part.0+0x28/0x168
> > > > > [ 2.447889] of_fwnode_graph_get_next_endpoint+0x5c/0xb0
> > > > > [ 2.453267] fwnode_graph_get_next_endpoint+0x20/0x30
> > > > > [ 2.458374] device_connection_find_match+0x74/0x1a0
> > > > > [ 2.463399] usb_role_switch_get+0x20/0x28
> > > > > [ 2.467542] hd3ss3220_probe+0xc4/0x218
> > > > >
> > > > > The use case is
> > > > >
> > > > > &i2c0 {
> > > > > hd3ss3220@47 {
> > > > > compatible = "ti,hd3ss3220";
> > > > >
> > > > > usb_con: connector {
> > > > > compatible = "usb-c-connector";
> > > > > port {
> > > > > hd3ss3220_ep: endpoint {
> > > > > remote-endpoint =
> > > > <&usb3_role_switch>;
> > > > > };
> > > > > };
> > > > > };
> > > > > };
> > > > > };
> > > > >
> > > > > &usb3_peri0 {
> > > > > companion = <&xhci0>;
> > > > > usb-role-switch;
> > > > >
> > > > > port {
> > > > > usb3_role_switch: endpoint {
> > > > > remote-endpoint = <&hd3ss3220_ep>;
> > > > > };
> > > > > };
> > > > > };
> > > > >
> > > > > Q1) How do we modify the usb_role_switch_get() function to search
> > > > > Child(connector) and child's endpoint?
> > > > How about firstly finding connector node in
> > > > fwnode_graph_devcon_match(), then search each endpoint?
> > >
> > > I have done a quick prototyping with the changes you suggested and it
> > works.
> > >
> > > - struct fwnode_handle *ep;
> > > + struct fwnode_handle *ep,*child,*tmp = fwnode;
> > >
> > > - fwnode_graph_for_each_endpoint(fwnode, ep) {
> > > + child = fwnode_get_named_child_node(fwnode, "connector");
> > > + if (child)
> > > + tmp = child;
> > > +
> > > + fwnode_graph_for_each_endpoint(tmp, ep) {
> > >
> > > Form the stack trace the parent node is "parent_node= connector" .
> > >
> > > [ 2.440922] of_graph_get_next_endpoint.part.0+0x28/0x168
> > > [ 2.446381] of_fwnode_graph_get_next_endpoint+0x5c/0xb0
> > > [ 2.451758] fwnode_graph_get_next_endpoint+0x20/0x30
> > > [ 2.456866] device_connection_find_match+0x84/0x1c0
> > > [ 2.461888] usb_role_switch_get+0x20/0x28
> > >
> > > Heikki,
> > > Are you ok with the above changes?
> >
> > Doesn't that mean that if we made fwnode_usb_role_switch_get() the way I
> > proposed, there is no problem? You just find the "connector" child node in
> > your driver, and pass that to fwnode_usb_role_switch_get():
>
> Yes, That is correct.
>
> > struct fwnode_handle *connector;
> > ...
> > connector = device_get_named_child_node(&client->dev, "connector");
> > if (IS_ERR(connector))
> > <do something>
> >
> > hd3ss3220->role_sw = fwnode_usb_role_switch_get(connector);
> > ...
> >
> > The difference is that instead of just converting a device node of an usb role
> > switch to the usb role switch, it works just like usb_role_switch_get(), just
> > taking fwnode instead of device entry as parameter.
> >
> > I prepared the patches implementing fwnode_usb_role_switch_get() the
> > way I though it needs to work for my own tests. Please find the patches
> > attached.
>
> I have tested this patches and conform it works.
> Do you plan to post this patches to ML?
Could make them part of this series?
thanks,
--
heikki