RE: [RFC][PATCH v2 00/13] USB: OTG/DRD Core functionality

From: Peter Chen
Date: Tue Apr 21 2015 - 02:05:05 EST



>
> On 20/04/15 06:05, Peter Chen wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 01:41:47PM +0300, Roger Quadros wrote:
> >> This is an attempt to centralize OTG/Dual-role functionality in the kernel.
> >> As of now I've got Dual-role functionality working pretty reliably on
> >> dra7-evm. xhci side of things for OTG/DRD use are fixed in
> >> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1923161
> >
> > Hi Roger,
> >
> > Currently, there are two main problems for DRD/OTG framework.
> >
> > - For multi-platform supports, we may define CONFIG_USB_OTG, but the
> > gadget should not add its otg descriptor to its configuration
> > descriptors if it does not support one of otg features (SRP/HNP/ADP).
> > Macpaul Lin's patch set [1] is the right way to do it.
>
> Agreed. That check (whether OTG descriptor can be added and which version
> of it) has to be done at runtime and it must be added only if hardware supports
> OTG _and_ kernel OTG support is enabled.
>

Ok, let's put this patch set in mainline first, since your patch set may need some
information from it.

> > - We are lack of framework to handle OTG (DRD) switch, it is great you
> > are designing it. The main problem for this framework is how to handle
> > DRD/OTG FSM unify. My thought is we add two paths for them separate.
> > For easy, I suggest if the platform supports one of otg features, then
> > it goes to fully otg fsm, else it goes to simply otg fsm (like your
> > drd fsm). If you agree with it too, you may not need to add another
> "dr_mode"
> > value.
>
> It would be nice that way but unfortunately it does't work in all cases.
> e.g. What if the SoC itself supports all OTG features but the board is not
> designed for OTG. Or the product designer simply is not interested in full OTG
> support but just dual-role. So we need some flexibility for the device
> tree/platform-data to specify that. This is where a new "dr_mode" == "dual-
> role" is needed.
>

Since "dr_mode" has been widely used now, if we add a new property for it, we
need to change all drivers.

Your OTG/DRD framework needs to (partial) use otg fsm, and we will not teach old
driver to use it since there are some driver related stuffs.

SRP/HNP/ADP support can be board level capabilities, and we may consider the
otg device which does not support otg fsm (hardware finishes fsm). So I suggest
we have below properties at dts:

- otg-support /* fully otg support */
- otg-fsm-support /* fully otg fsm support */
- otg-ver /* eh & otg supplement version */
- adp-support /* board adp support */
- srp-support /* board srp support */
- hnp-support /* board hnp support */

Currently, if CONFIG_USB_OTG and CONFIG_USB_OTG_FSM are enabled, we will
have otg fsm code (usb-otg-fsm.c).

if (otg-support & otg-fsm-support)
this device has fully otg support, and will follow full otg fsm transitions.
else
this device is drd, and will follow simple otg fsm transtions.

Peter

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