linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] USB/PHY patches for 4.13-rc1

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Message-ID: <df3533e1-47a8-d6f3-293b-bd0245eaaf25@oracle.com>
Date:   Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:19:07 -0500
From:   Babu Moger <babu.moger@...cle.com>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>
Cc:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] USB/PHY patches for 4.13-rc1



On 7/4/2017 4:09 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Greg,
>
> On Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 10:04 AM, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jul 04, 2017 at 09:15:55AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 4:58 PM, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>>>> USB/PHY patches for 4.13-rc1
>>>> Heikki Krogerus (3):
>>>>        usb: typec: Add support for UCSI interface
>>> Commit c1b0bc2dabfa884d ("usb: typec: Add support for UCSI interface"):
>>>
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/Kconfig
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
>>>> +config TYPEC_UCSI
>>>> +       tristate "USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface driver"
>>>> +       depends on !CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
>>> To work as expected, and prevent this driver from being enabled on big endian
>>> systems, this depends on "[PATCH v3 0/3] Define CPU_BIG_ENDIAN or warn for
>>> inconsistencies".
>>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/6/12/1068
>> Is this a problem?
> I have no idea what happens if you enable the driver on big endian.
>
>> I thought that series was slated to be merged soon,
>> is that not going to happen?
> Me too. But it's not in next-20170704.
>
> Babu, what's the plan?

Yes. I  think these series are safe to be merged.

Max, Do you have any concerns about xtensa?

>
> Thanks!
>
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
>                          Geert
>
> --
> Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@...ux-m68k.org
>
> In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
> when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
>                                  -- Linus Torvalds