Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: Group all TCPCI/TCPM code together

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On Fri, Sep 07, 2018 at 05:06:12PM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 07, 2018 at 06:35:12AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > On 09/07/2018 05:56 AM, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> > > Moving all the drivers that depend on the Port Controller
> > > Manager under a new a new directory drivers/usb/typec/tcpci/
> > > and making Guenter Roeck as the designated reviewer of that
> > > code.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > Hi guys,
> > > 
> > > This should be fairly trivial change. There is no functional effect.
> > > Even menuconfig looks the same. The only interesting thing is that I'm
> > > proposing that Guenter is marked as the reviewer/maintainer of all
> > > TCPCI/TCPM drivers.
> > > 
> > > So Guenter, I guess the only question is that are you okay with this?
> > > 
> > 
> > NP. I am not sure about the directory name, though. fusb and wcove don't
> > really support tcpci; only rt1711h does. The common denominator is really
> > the port manager (tcpm), not the port controller interface (tcpci).
> > 
> > As such, "typec port controller drivers" (without "interface") may be
> > a bit more appropriate.
> 
> Makes sense.
> 
> > Not sure about the directory name, though. Maybe a simple "port" or
> > "controller" would do ? Or anything else that doesn't look like the
> > abbreviation for one of the supported protocols.
> 
> "port" maybe, but not controller. tps6598x.c is also a controller
> driver, but it does not belong to that directory.
> 
> How about "phy"?
> 
Maybe just use 'port'. Seems to me that 'phy' would not really be a good
match for the port manager (tcpm). 'phy' would still be better than tcpci,
though, so I am ok with it if others think it should be used.

Guenter

> Does anybody have a proposal/vote what we should use?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> heikki



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