linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH 1/3] power: charger-manager: Replace deprecatd API of extcon

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Message-id: <57156E36.5090800@samsung.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:31:02 +0900
From:	Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
To:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>
Cc:	dbaryshkov@...il.com, dwmw2@...radead.org,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH 1/3] power: charger-manager: Replace deprecatd API
 of extcon

Hi Rob,

On 2016년 04월 19일 02:24, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 04:13:18PM +0200, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 09:43:34AM +0900, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
>>> This patch removes the deprecated notifier API of extcon framework and then use
>>> the new extcon API[2] with the unique id[1] to indicate the each external
>>> connector. Alter deprecated API as following:
>>> - extcon_register_interest() -> extcon_register_notifier()
>>> - extcon_unregister_interest() -> extcon_unregister_notifier()
>>>
>>> And, extcon alters the name of USB charger connector in patch[3] as following:
>>> - EXTCON_CHG_USB_SDP /* Standard Downstream Port */
>>> - EXTCON_CHG_USB_DCP /* Dedicated Charging Port */
>>> - EXTCON_CHG_USB_CDP /* Charging Downstream Port */
>>> - EXTCON_CHG_USB_ACA /* Accessory Charger Adapter */
>>>
>>> So, the name of external charger connector are changed as following:
>>> - "USB" -> "SDP"
>>> - "TA" -> "DCP"
>>>
>>> [1] Commit 2a9de9c0f08d61
>>> - ("extcon: Use the unique id for external connector instead of string)
>>> [2] Commit 046050f6e623e4
>>> - ("extcon: Update the prototype of extcon_register_notifier() with enum extcon
>>> [3] Commit 11eecf910bd81d
>>> - ("extcon: Modify the id and name of external connector")
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
>>> ---
>>>  .../bindings/power_supply/charger-manager.txt      |  4 +--
>>>  drivers/power/charger-manager.c                    | 31 ++++++++++++++--------
>>>  include/linux/power/charger-manager.h              |  4 +--
>>>  3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/charger-manager.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/charger-manager.txt
>>> index ec4fe9de3137..73193e380dc2 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/charger-manager.txt
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/charger-manager.txt
>>> @@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ Example :
>>>  		regulator@0 {
>>>  			cm-regulator-name = "chg-reg";
>>>  			cable@0 {
>>> -				cm-cable-name = "USB";
>>> +				cm-cable-id = 5; /* EXTCON_CHG_USB_SDP */
>>>  				cm-cable-extcon = "extcon-dev.0";
>>>  				cm-cable-min = <475000>;
>>>  				cm-cable-max = <500000>;
>>>  			};
>>>  			cable@1 {
>>> -				cm-cable-name = "TA";
>>> +				cm-cable-id = 6; /* EXTCON_CHG_USB_DCP */
>>>  				cm-cable-extcon = "extcon-dev.0";
>>>  				cm-cable-min = <650000>;
>>>  				cm-cable-max = <675000>;
>>
>> This breaks DT ABI. Looks like charger-manager is not used in
>> mainline, but I guess ther should be an explicit Acked-By from
>> a DT binding maintainer. Also I think the defines should be in
>> some header includable from DTS, so that something like this
>> can be done:
> 
> I already commented that the binding to start with looks like crap 
> (For starters, "extcon-dev.0" is a Linux device name?) and this does not 
> appear to be an improvement.

I already replied for your comment on other mail[1].
[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/3/31/199

This patch never update the charger-manager.
Just remove the deprecated EXTCON API to prevent build error.

Thanks,
Chanwoo Choi