Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: usb: generic-ehci: add a quirk property to avoid stuck

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Hi Shimoda-san,

On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 9:17 AM Yoshihiro Shimoda
<yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Yoshihiro Shimoda, Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 5:05 PM
> > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/generic-ehci.yaml
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/generic-ehci.yaml
> > > > @@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ properties:
> > > >      description:
> > > >        Set this flag to force EHCI reset after resume.
> > > >
> > > > +  needs-polling-to-avoid-stuck:
> > > > +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/flag
> > > > +    description:
> > > > +      Set this flag to avoid getting EHCI stuck.
> > > > +
> > > >    companion:
> > > >      $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
> > > >      description:
> > >
> > > If this issue is specific to the EHCI/OHCI implementation on R-Car Gen3,
> > > I don't think this is the best solution to handle it.
> > > It might be better to add family/SoC-specific compatible values for the
> > > EHCI/OHCI controllers in R-Car Gen3 SoCs, cfr. the (undocumented)
> > > "ibm,usb-ehci-440epx" and "allwinner,sun4i-a10-ehci" compatible values
> > > in the example in the DT bindings file (probably we should have done so
> > > from the start, like for all other devices).
> > > Then the driver can handle the issue based on the compatible value.
> >
> > I understood it. And I'm also think adding family/SoC-specific compatible
> > values are better.
>
> I'm trying to add some undocumented compatible values, but it seems hard
> to add because:
> - Some dts[i] files have undocumented compatible strings.
>  # We can find it by using the following command:
>  # $ grep "generic-ehci" `find -name "*.dts*"` | grep ","
>
> - I tried to use "oneOf:" and "contains:" combination, but it failed.
>
> - This generic-ehci.yaml uses "contains:" for the compatible now.
>   So, even if compatible property has undocumented compatible string,
>   make dtbs_check command succeeded (except node names).

Probably you'll have to write a separate DT binding doc file for R-Car Gen3,
referring to generic-ehci.yaml using $ref.

> - In my opinion, almost all user (excect R-Car SoCs) doesn't needs
>   specific compatible values, so that adding such compatible values
>   causes less usability in the future.
>
> So, I suspended adding specific compatible values and I'll use
> soc_device_match() for this workaround for now...

Which has the advantage that it will enable the quirk with old DTBs, too ;-)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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