linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv12 2/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

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Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2016 14:59:58 +0200
From:   Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>,
        Badhri Jagan Sridharan <badhri@...gle.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv12 2/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

Hi Guenter,

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:11:43PM -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Personally I don't really care about a module parameter; as mentioned above,
> I would expect the preference, if it needs to be selectable, to be configured
> with devicetree or ACPI properties (or by a platform driver which sets a device
> property).

Unfortunately we can not assume the firmware to be always correct.
Companies love to recycle the firmware. We are going to see products
from a company X that should prefer source role, a desktop for
example, but still give the OS a device property that says otherwise.
The reason for that is most likely because the previous product from
that company was some kind of mobile device.

So IMHO we need some way for the OS to override this thing eventually.
If not module parameters, then something else. The other option is
board specific quirks, and I would really prefer to avoid those if we
can.

Thanks,

-- 
heikki