Re: Two remain problems at chipidea driver

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On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:11:09AM +0200, Alexander Shishkin wrote:
> Peter Chen <peter.chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 09:53:55AM +0100, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote:
> >> On 03/14/2013 09:34 AM, Peter Chen wrote:
> >> > Hi Alex and all,
> >> > 
> >> > Currently, we have two problems to block chipidea driver coming
> >> > development.
> >> > 
> >> > As there are so many chipidea versions, we impossible to collect
> >> > all to make a decision, it is better to cover most of the cases,
> >> > and using device tree (or platform data) to cover exceptions
> >> > if they exist.
> >> > 
> >> > 1. USB Mode Problem
> >> > How can we decide USB mode (gadget, host and otg) at driver, and
> >> > how to read OTGSC register? Below is my pinion.
> >> > 
> >> > - We get gadget or host support from CAP_DCCPARAMS(DCCPARAMS_DC or DCCPARAMS_HC),
> >> 
> >> IIRC This is broken on mx25. The host only port gets into an error state
> >> if you read this register. :(
> >
> > If there is an exception, you can use DT to override it. Eg:
> >
> > if (ci->dccparams_is_error)
> > 	do not read DCCPARAMS; /* using DT dr_mode setting */
> 
> I know it's tempting to add more phandles to the device tree for every
> possible exception, but let's try to resist the temptation.

Yes, as less as DT entries. Your suggestion for dr_mode is ok, but we
may need additional DT entry to know if it is otg capable, as dr_mode
is the working mode.

> 
> Regards,
> --
> Alex
> 

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Best Regards,
Peter Chen

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