Re: [PATCH v5 5/9] drm/bridge: anx7625: Add typec_mux_set callback function

[Prashant Malani]

On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 1:40 PM Stephen Boyd <swboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Quoting Prashant Malani (2022-06-28 12:48:11)
> > On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 12:25 PM Stephen Boyd <swboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Quoting Prashant Malani (2022-06-22 10:34:34)
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/anx7625.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/anx7625.c
> > > > index bd21f159b973..5992fc8beeeb 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/anx7625.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/anx7625.c
> [..]
> > > > +
> > > > +       if (ctx->num_typec_switches == 1)
> > >
> > > How do we handle the case where the usb-c-connector is directly
> > > connected to the RX1/TX1 and RX2/TX2 pins? This device would be an
> > > orientation (normal/reverse) and mode switch (usb/dp) in that scenario,
> > > but this code is written in a way that the orientation switch isn't
> > > going to flip the crosspoint switch for the different pin assignments.
> >
> > If all 4 SS lanes are connected to 1 usb-c-connector; there would be
> > just 1 "typec-switch" node.
> > In that case, the DT would only specify it as an "orientation-switch"
> > and register
> > an orientation-switch with the Type-C framework. The orientation switch would
> > pretty much do what the mode-switch callback does here (configuring
> > the crosspoint
> > switch).
> > One could also register a "mode-switch" there but it wouldn't do
> > anything (all 4 lanes are already
> > connected so there is nothing to re-route in the crosspoint switch).
> > Hence the above "if" check.
>
> Would we still want to route the DP traffic out if the pin assignment
> didn't have DP? Does the hardware support some mode where the DP traffic
> is shutdown? Or maybe the HPD pin needs to be quieted unless DP is
> assigned?

I reference this below, but in the 1 connector case, CC lines would also be
routed to the anx7625 from the usb-connector, so it will know when HPD
is asserted
or not.

>
> I suppose none of those things matter though as long as there is some
> typec switch registered here so that the driver can be informed of the
> pin assignment. Is it right that the "mode-switch" property is only
> required in DT if this device is going to control the mode of the
> connector, i.e. USB+DP, or just DP? Where this device can't do that
> because it doesn't support only DP.

If the anx7625 is used just to route all lanes from 1 usb-c-connector (i.e
the USB+DP case), a mode-switch wouldn't be of much use, since one
would also route the CC lines to the built-in PD controller; so it will
already have knowledge of what mode the switch is in.

The mode-switch is likely only relevant for this hardware configuration(
it's "DP only" in the sense that the USB pins to the SoC never go anywhere).
One only has 2 SS lanes each (from each usb-c-connector).

Since there is no CC-line, the anx7625 needs to know which one has DP
enabled on it.

>
> >
> > Unfortunately, I don't have hardware which connects all 4 SS lanes
> > from 1 Type-C port
> > to the anx7625, so I didn't add the orientation switch handling to the
> > driver (since I have no way of verifying it).
>
> Alright. Maybe add a TODO then so it's more obvious that orientation
> isn't handled.

Ack. Will add a comment in v6.

>
> >
> > Regarding DP alt-mode pin assignments : I think anx7625 will only support Pin D
> > (only 2 lane DP, no 4 lane DP).
> >
>
> Makes sense. Thanks!