Re: [RFC PATCH 0/7] usb: gadget: add reset API at usb_gadget_driver

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On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 03:29:20PM -0500, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 04:20:25PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> > On Wed, 27 Aug 2014, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> > 
> > > > Hi Alan & Felipe,
> > > > 
> > > > During the changing UDC drivers process, I find we can't simply move
> > > > usb_gadget_disconnect to usb_gadget_driver.disconnect, some UDC
> > > > drivers (like dwc3) will be no chance to set software pullup bit
> > > > (dp control always means software dp pullup bit if no specific at below)
> > > > again between disconnection and re-connection.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > that's why we never had a ->reset() callback so far. From a gadget
> > > driver perspective, it's the same as disconnect followed by a connect.
> > > 
> > > > At the second patchset, we introduce the flag pullup_on_vbus, connect API
> > > > at usb_gadget_driver, change the disconnect implementation at
> > > > each gadget driver, and add control dp through function driver.
> > > 
> > > IIRC, only mass storage gadget was showing a need for a ->reset()
> > > callback, why would you need to modify every gadget driver ?
> > 
> > The mass-storage gadget is a function driver, not a gadget driver.  
> > Even g_mass_storage.c is simply a single-function wrapper; it still
> > relies on the composite layer.
> > 
> > There are only four gadget drivers in the tree: composite, configfs,
> > gadgetfs, and dbgp.
> 
> right, but those are the only ones which should be modified. For all
> gadget drivers which are composed of function drivers (even single
> function drivers) they should rely on the function knowing what to do,
> otherwise we might still mistakenly connect to the host when some
> userspace daemon isn't ready yet.
> 

Yes, like Alan said, we only need to modify above four gadget drivers
for changing dp pullup strategies, other legacy drivers will rely
on their function drivers.

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Best Regards,
Peter Chen
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