Re: [PATCH v11 0/5] USB: misc: Add onboard_usb_hub driver
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: 2021-06-05 07:01:59
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linux-arm-msm, linux-usb, lkml
On Fri, Jun 04, 2021 at 02:40:56PM -0700, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
This series adds: - the onboard_usb_hub_driver - glue in the xhci-plat driver to create and destroy the onboard_usb_hub platform devices if needed - a device tree binding for the Realtek RTS5411 USB hub controller - device tree changes that add RTS5411 entries for the QCA SC7180 based boards trogdor and lazor - a couple of stubs for platform device functions to avoid unresolved symbols with certain kernel configs The main issue the driver addresses is that a USB hub needs to be powered before it can be discovered. For discrete onboard hubs (an example for such a hub is the Realtek RTS5411) this is often solved by supplying the hub with an 'always-on' regulator, which is kind of a hack. Some onboard hubs may require further initialization steps, like changing the state of a GPIO or enabling a clock, which requires even more hacks. This driver creates a platform device representing the hub which performs the necessary initialization. Currently it only supports switching on a single regulator, support for multiple regulators or other actions can be added as needed. Different initialization sequences can be supported based on the compatible string. Besides performing the initialization the driver can be configured to power the hub off during system suspend. This can help to extend battery life on battery powered devices which have no requirements to keep the hub powered during suspend. The driver can also be configured to leave the hub powered when a wakeup capable USB device is connected when suspending, and power it off otherwise. Changes in v11: - support multiple onboard hubs connected to the same parent - don't include ‘onboard_hub.h’ from the onboard hub driver
There's still build warnings found by 0-day :(