The port_type attribute is special. It is meant to allow changing the capability of the port in runtime. It is purely Linux kernel specific feature, i.e. the feature is not described in any of the USB specifications. Because of the special nature of this attribute, handling it differently compared to the other writable attributes, and hiding it when the underlying port interface (or just the driver) does not support the feature. Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/typec/class.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c index 3abcfa09ecdf..5d2d97e9fa2e 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c @@ -1299,8 +1299,9 @@ static umode_t typec_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj, !port->ops || !port->ops->try_role) return 0444; } else if (attr == &dev_attr_port_type.attr) { - if (port->cap->type != TYPEC_PORT_DRP || - !port->ops || !port->ops->port_type_set) + if (!port->ops || !port->ops->port_type_set) + return 0; + if (port->cap->type != TYPEC_PORT_DRP) return 0444; } -- 2.24.1