Re: MUSB-HDRC Gadget driving VBUS inappropriately

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Hi,

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 01:53:07AM -0800, Ian Coolidge wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We're using Linux 3.3 on DM3730 with TPS6595xx PMIC for an embedded
> product.
> For a particular board, we have musb-hdrc (RTL 1.4) configured in peripheral mode.
> We use the Ethernet gadget configured for cdc_eem to use Ethernet
> emulation over USB for this link, and the robustness of the link is
> mission-critical. To assure this, we have performed some massive
> reboot testing to ensure that this usb link reliably comes up.
> 
> After working through an issue which required pulling in the following
> patch,
> -----
> commit b1b552a69b8805e7e338074a9e8b670b4a795218
> Author: Michael Grzeschik <m.grzeschik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   Wed Aug 8 11:48:10 2012 +0200
> 
>     usb: gadget: u_ether: fix kworker 100% CPU issue with still used interfaces in eth_stop
> -----
> 
> we find that with about a 2% chance, the gadget comes up in some kind
> of firmware failed state, driving VBUS.
> In this condition, we found that MUSB_DEVCTL_SESSION bit was set.
> I understand this to be indicative of MUSB thinking it is in host
> mode, which agrees with the driven VBUS.
> Further, in this state, I found that usually, there was one interrupt
> from twl4030_usb, but NO interrupts from musb-hdrc.
> 
> So, as a hack, I cleared MUSB_DEVCTL_SESSION in omap2430.c in the
> notifier block from the VBUS interrupt.
> This appears to reduce the frequency of the problem -- I now always at
> least one instance of the musb-hdrc interrupt.
> However, sometimes, it looks like the MUSB PHY dies shortly
> thereafter.
> So, I don't think this hack is fully effective.
> 
> I reviewed commits that post-date 3.3 in omap2430.c, musb_core.c,
> twl4030-usb.c, musb_gadget.c, and I couldn't find anything interesting
> -- it looks like mostly reorganization has taken place.
> 
> We have also engaged TI to try to get some silicon errata from Mentor
> Graphics, and maybe a register manual for the MUSB HDRC IP, but this
> is slow going, and that has little guarantee of paying off anyways.
> 
> Are there any ideas, or patches that anyone might suggest?

I don't think it's a silicon errata. Looks like a driver bug to me. But
since you're using such an old kernel, your TI support channel is the
only way forward, unless you can test with a more recent kernel like
v3.7.

From what you describe, however, it sounds like it's a problem with some
->set_vbus() call.

-- 
balbi

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