Re: Re: [PATCH] extcon : callback function to read cable property

From: MyungJoo Ham
Date: Tue Nov 20 2012 - 06:05:36 EST


Anton Vorontsov wrote:
> The idea of using union seemed good to me, what happened to it?
>
> I mean, MyungJoo Ham wrote:
>
> | We may have:
> | enum extcon_cable_type {
> | EXTCON_CT_REGULATOR,
> | EXTCON_CT_PSY,
> | EXTCON_CT_CHARGER_CB,
> | ...
> | };
> | and have the following included at struct extcon_cable:
> | union {
> | struct regulator *reg;
> | struct power_supply *psy;
> | struct charger_cable *charger_cb;
> | ...
> | } cable data;
> | enum extcon_cable_type cable_type;
>
> This sounds good to me...
>
> > * extcon is not designed to support any cable state other than CONNECT/DISCONNECT
>
> Dunno for this one. Can we get these additional states via "properties" as
> described above?
>
> Thanks,
> Anton.
>
>


The "RFC" patch for this feature is now shown at:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mzx/extcon.git;a=commit;h=5655aeef83addaec77a3b9387a3dd18b6c146dd5
(Note that "for-add-feature" branch is sort of "RFC" branch)

I'm now considering relaying notifications of data updates possible via
the notifier block of register-interest. Any inputs are welcomed.


Anyway, for the USB issue of "suspend/resume at host-side and current-limit at
device-side", we will need to
1. update regulator subsystem to have notification for current change
(it does for enable/disable/voltage-changes)
2. let the charger use current-regulator
3. let the one who detects (usb driver?) changes at host-side change the
current limit of that current-regulator
4. let the event from current-regulator relayed via extcon.
We may use power-supply class as well for this issue. (may need to update
if power-supply class does not have notifications and suspend/resume states)


Cheers,
MyungJoo

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