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

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Message-ID: <20161121142306.GC18501@kuha.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:23:06 +0200
From:   Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     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 Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 03:11:03PM +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 11:35:28AM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> > > +static void typec_partner_release(struct device *dev)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct typec_port *port = to_typec_port(dev->parent);
> > > +
> > > +	typec_unregister_altmodes(dev);
> > > +	port->partner = NULL;
> > > +}
> > 
> > This doesn't feel right, why are you both exporting
> > typec_unregister_altmodes() and also calling it from release callbacks?
> > That implies there is two way to clean stuff up, so what is a driver
> > writer to use?  Please simplify and force it to be one way or the other.
> 
> OK.

Guenter did you need to also remove the alternate modes in drivers, or
can we just do it here?

Thanks,

-- 
heikki