linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] staging: typec: tcpm: Validate source and sink caps

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Message-ID: <20170910135516.GB10121@kroah.com>
Date:   Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:55:16 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     Badhri Jagan Sridharan <badhri@...gle.com>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] staging: typec: tcpm: Validate source and sink caps

On Sat, Sep 09, 2017 at 09:54:42AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 09/08/2017 12:13 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 10:29:52AM -0700, Badhri Jagan Sridharan wrote:
> > > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 2:45 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
> > > <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Sep 07, 2017 at 06:22:13PM -0700, Badhri Jagan Sridharan wrote:
> > > > > The source and sink caps should follow the following rules.
> > > > > This patch validates whether the src_caps/snk_caps adheres
> > > > > to it.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 6.4.1 Capabilities Message
> > > > > A Capabilities message (Source Capabilities message or Sink
> > > > > Capabilities message) shall have at least one Power
> > > > > Data Object for vSafe5V. The Capabilities message shall also
> > > > > contain the sending Port’s information followed by up to
> > > > > 6 additional Power Data Objects. Power Data Objects in a
> > > > > Capabilities message shall be sent in the following order:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 1. The vSafe5V Fixed Supply Object shall always be the first object.
> > > > > 2. The remaining Fixed Supply Objects, if present, shall be sent
> > > > >     in voltage order; lowest to highest.
> > > > > 3. The Battery Supply Objects, if present shall be sent in Minimum
> > > > >     Voltage order; lowest to highest.
> > > > > 4. The Variable Supply (non-battery) Objects, if present, shall be
> > > > >     sent in Minimum Voltage order; lowest to highest.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Errors in source/sink_caps of the local port will prevent
> > > > > the port registration. Whereas, errors in source caps of partner
> > > > > device would only log them.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Badhri Jagan Sridharan <Badhri@...gle.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >   drivers/staging/typec/pd.h   |   2 +
> > > > >   drivers/staging/typec/tcpm.c | 107 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> > > > >   drivers/staging/typec/tcpm.h |  16 +++----
> > > > >   3 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > Before you add more stuff to this driver, what is needed to get it out
> > > > of staging?  That would be more useful to do now, right?
> > > 
> > > Actually not adding more features here. There was a bug where
> > > the phone wasnt charging at the highest possible power output,
> > > came up with the these patches while debugging that issue.
> > 
> > Ok, but again, when is this going to get out of staging?
> > 
> I have a set of patches ready to do just that. It only moves tcpm - tcpci
> is still untested as far as I know, and fusb302 has unapproved devicetree
> properties.
> 
> Want me to send it out now or after -rc1 ?

Now is good, I have been queueing up staging patches in my
staging-testing tree, so as to not get hit with a ton of work to do once
-rc1 comes out.

thanks,

greg k-h