Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: tcpm: Raise vdm_sm_running flag only when VDM SM is running

[Heikki Krogerus]

On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 06:32:55PM +0800, Kyle Tso wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 5:39 PM Heikki Krogerus
> <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 03:54:49PM +0800, Kyle Tso wrote:
> > > If the port is going to send Discover_Identity Message, vdm_sm_running
> > > flag was intentionally set before entering Ready States in order to
> > > avoid the conflict because the port and the port partner might start
> > > AMS at almost the same time after entering Ready States.
> > >
> > > However, the original design has a problem. When the port is doing
> > > DR_SWAP from Device to Host, it raises the flag. Later in the
> > > tcpm_send_discover_work, the flag blocks the procedure of sending the
> > > Discover_Identity and it might never be cleared until disconnection.
> >
> > This is a bit off-topic, but I just asked this in another thread: Why
> > do we have to do discovery with data role swap?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> 
> This can be separated into two cases:
> 
> 1. in PD2: If the port is originally UFP, it cannot send
> Discover_Identity Message according to the Spec. And then DR_SWAP
> happens. The port becomes DFP, and now it can do that.
> 
> 2. in PD3: DFP and UFP are allowed to send Discover_Identity Message
> and the responses may differ based on which roles they are active on.
> 
> Quote from the PD3 Spec:
> ```
> The Discover Identity Command Shall be used to determine the identity
> and/or capabilities of the Port Partner. The following products Shall
> return a Discover Identity Command ACK in response to a Discover
> Identity Command request sent to SOP:
> 
> • A PD-Capable UFP that supports Modal Operation.
> • A PD-Capable product that has multiple DFPs.
> • A PD-Capable [USB4] product.
> ```

Got it. Thanks for the explanation.

> > > Since there exists another flag send_discover representing that the port
> > > is going to send Discover_Identity or not, it is enough to use that flag
> > > to prevent the conflict. Also change the timing of the set/clear of
> > > vdm_sm_running to indicate whether the VDM SM is actually running or
> > > not.
> > >
> > > Fixes: c34e85fa69b9 ("usb: typec: tcpm: Send DISCOVER_IDENTITY from dedicated work")
> > > Cc: Badhri Jagan Sridharan <badhri@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Kyle Tso <kyletso@xxxxxxxxxx>

FWIW:

Acked-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


thanks,

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heikki