Re: [PATCH v5 3/4] usb: host: xhci-plat: Create platform device for onboard hubs in probe()

From: Matthias Kaehlcke
Date: Wed Feb 10 2021 - 17:21:06 EST


Hi Krzysztof,

On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 10:06:45PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 09:10:38AM -0800, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> > Check during probe() if a hub supported by the onboard_usb_hub
> > driver is connected to the controller. If such a hub is found
> > create the corresponding platform device. This requires the
> > device tree to have a node for the hub with its vendor and
> > product id (which is not common for USB devices). Further the
> > platform device is only created when CONFIG_USB_ONBOARD_HUB=y/m.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > Changes in v5:
> > - patch added to the series
> >
> > drivers/usb/host/xhci-plat.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> > include/linux/usb/hcd.h | 2 ++
> > 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-plat.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-plat.c
> > index 4d34f6005381..e785fa109eea 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-plat.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-plat.c
> > @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
> > #include <linux/of.h>
> > #include <linux/of_device.h>
> > #include <linux/platform_device.h>
> > +#include <linux/usb/onboard_hub.h>
> > #include <linux/usb/phy.h>
> > #include <linux/slab.h>
> > #include <linux/acpi.h>
> > @@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ static int xhci_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > int ret;
> > int irq;
> > struct xhci_plat_priv *priv = NULL;
> > + struct device_node *np;
> >
> >
> > if (usb_disabled())
> > @@ -356,6 +358,17 @@ static int xhci_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > */
> > pm_runtime_forbid(&pdev->dev);
> >
> > + np = usb_of_get_device_node(hcd->self.root_hub, hcd->self.busnum);
> > + if (np && of_is_onboard_usb_hub(np)) {
>
> This looks hackish... what if later we have something else than hub?
> Another if()?
>
> What if hub could be connected to something else than XHCI controller?

In earlier versions this was standalone driver, which was more flexible and
didn't require cooperation from the XHCI driver:

https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1313001/

Rob Herring raised objections about the DT bindings, since the USB hub would be
represented twice in the DT, once in the USB hierachry (with an explicit node or
implicitly) plus a node for the platform device for the new driver:

https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1305395/
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1313000/

Alan Stern suggested to create the platform device in the XHCI platform driver:

https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1313000/#1510227

I wasn't super happy about involving xhci-plat, but at least the code is minimal
and all the device specific stuff is handled by the onboard_usb_hub driver.

If you have better suggestions that might satisfy all parties please let us
know :)

Matthias