linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] usb: type-c: UCSI ACPI driver

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Date:	Tue, 9 Feb 2016 10:22:46 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] usb: type-c: UCSI ACPI driver

On Tue, Feb 09, 2016 at 07:01:23PM +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Driver for ACPI enumerated UCSI devices.

What does this mean?

What does the driver do?  Why would we care?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/type-c/Kconfig     |  10 ++++
>  drivers/usb/type-c/Makefile    |   1 +
>  drivers/usb/type-c/ucsi_acpi.c | 133 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 144 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/usb/type-c/ucsi_acpi.c
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/type-c/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/type-c/Kconfig
> index 02abd74..72b002e 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/type-c/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/usb/type-c/Kconfig
> @@ -12,4 +12,14 @@ config TYPEC_UCSI
>  	  registers and data structures used to interface with the USB Type-C
>  	  connectors on a system.
>  
> +if TYPEC_UCSI
> +
> +config TYPEC_UCSI_ACPI
> +	tristate "UCSI ACPI Driver"
> +	depends on ACPI
> +	help
> +	  Driver for ACPI enumerated UCSI devices.

Worst help text ever :(

thanks,

greg k-h