linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv6 1/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

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Message-ID: <b56c5dc4-4384-0159-8f47-55c10adc035c@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Tue, 30 Aug 2016 06:47:41 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
Cc:     Vincent Palatin <vpalatin@...omium.org>,
        Bin Gao <bin.gao@...ux.intel.com>,
        Felipe Balbi <felipe.balbi@...ux.intel.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv6 1/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

On 08/30/2016 06:11 AM, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 02:49:50PM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 01:16:46PM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
>>> Error reporting does not require a synchronous operation. Reporting
>>> it in the next read() or write() and making it pollable is perfectly
>>> viable. It just must not be silently dropped.
>>
>> OK, I think I got it. I need to document that. I'll also add
>> get_pr/dr/vconn hooks to the API for getting the status.
>
> Would the attached diff do the trick? It also includes the other
> suggestions from Guenter.
>

It is not at all what I meant or asked for :-(. I'll have a closer
look into the latest patch set later today.

Guenter