Re: [PATCH v3] usb: hub: Add quirk to decrease IN-ep poll interval for Microchip USB491x hub

From: Alan Stern
Date: Fri Dec 01 2023 - 11:13:59 EST


On Fri, Dec 01, 2023 at 03:47:05PM +0100, Hardik Gajjar wrote:
> There is a potential delay in notifying Linux USB drivers of downstream
> USB bus activity when connecting a high-speed or superSpeed device via the
> Microchip USB491x hub. This delay is due to the fixed bInterval value of
> 12 in the silicon of the Microchip USB491x hub.
>
> Microchip requested to ignore the device descriptor and decrease that
> value to 9 as it was too late to modify that in silicon.
>
> This patch speeds up the USB enummeration process that helps to pass
> Apple Carplay certifications and improve the User experience when utilizing
> the USB device via Microchip Multihost USB491x Hub.
>
> A new hub quirk HUB_QUIRK_REDUCE_FRAME_INTR_BINTERVAL speeds up
> the notification process for Microchip USB491x hub by limiting
> the maximum bInterval value to 9.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hardik Gajjar <hgajjar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> changes since version 1:
> - Move implementation from config.c and quirk.c to hub.c as this is hub
> specific changes.
> - Improve commit message.
> - Link to v1 - https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231123081948.58776-1-hgajjar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> changes since version 2:
> - Call usb_set_interface after updating the bInterval to Tell the HCD about modification
> - Link to v2 - https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231130084855.119937-1-hgajjar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> ---
> drivers/usb/core/hub.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> index b4584a0cd484..b5ac29c5f016 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> @@ -47,12 +47,18 @@
> #define USB_VENDOR_TEXAS_INSTRUMENTS 0x0451
> #define USB_PRODUCT_TUSB8041_USB3 0x8140
> #define USB_PRODUCT_TUSB8041_USB2 0x8142
> +#define USB_VENDOR_MICROCHIP 0x0424
> +#define USB_PRODUCT_USB4913 0x4913
> +#define USB_PRODUCT_USB4914 0x4914
> +#define USB_PRODUCT_USB4915 0x4915
> #define HUB_QUIRK_CHECK_PORT_AUTOSUSPEND 0x01
> #define HUB_QUIRK_DISABLE_AUTOSUSPEND 0x02
> +#define HUB_QUIRK_REDUCE_FRAME_INTR_BINTERVAL 0x08

Why use 0x08 instead of 0x04?

Alan Stern