linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv11 2/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

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Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:33:11 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Badhri Jagan Sridharan <badhri@...gle.com>,
        Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv11 2/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 12:50:35PM +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> The purpose of USB Type-C connector class is to provide
> unified interface for the user space to get the status and
> basic information about USB Type-C connectors on a system,
> control over data role swapping, and when the port supports
> USB Power Delivery, also control over power role swapping
> and Alternate Modes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>

I'd like to get some acks or reviewed-by from others, but one thing
jumped out at me, which implies you did not run checkpatch.pl on the
patch:

644
> --- a/drivers/usb/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/usb/Kconfig
> @@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ source "drivers/usb/phy/Kconfig"
>  
>  source "drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig"
>  
> +source "drivers/usb/typec/Kconfig"
> +
>  config USB_LED_TRIG
>  	bool "USB LED Triggers"
>  	depends on LEDS_CLASS && LEDS_TRIGGERS
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/Makefile b/drivers/usb/Makefile
> index 7791af6..c7f4098 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/usb/Makefile
> @@ -62,3 +62,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USB_GADGET)	+= gadget/
>  obj-$(CONFIG_USB_COMMON)	+= common/
>  
>  obj-$(CONFIG_USBIP_CORE)	+= usbip/
> +
> +obj-$(CONFIG_TYPEC)		+= typec/
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/typec/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..b229fb9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
> +
> +menu "USB PD and Type-C drivers"

What is "PD"?  (yes, I know, but very few people do...)  Spell it out.

> +
> +config TYPEC
> +	tristate

Hah, that says NOTHING about what this code is at all.

Please fix.

thanks,

greg k-h