linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: tcpm: Extend the matching rules on PPS APDO selection

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Message-ID: <20181206175625.GA11808@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Thu, 6 Dec 2018 09:56:25 -0800
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Kyle Tso <kyletso@...gle.com>
Cc:     heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        badhri@...gle.com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: tcpm: Extend the matching rules on PPS APDO
 selection

On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 11:02:27AM +0800, Kyle Tso wrote:
> Current matching rules ensure that the voltage range of selected Source
> Capability is entirely within the range defined in one of the Sink
> Capabilities. This is reasonable but not practical because Sink may not
> support wide range of voltage when sinking power while Source could
> advertise its capabilities in raletively wider range. For example, a
> Source PDO advertising 3.3V-11V@3A (9V Prog of Fixed Nominal Voltage)
> will not be selected if the Sink requires 5V-12V@3A PPS power. However,
> the Sink could work well if the requested voltage range in RDOs is
> 5V-11V@3A.
> 

Maybe a graphical description would help ?

Currently accepted:
		|--------- source -----|
	|----------- sink ---------------|

Currently not accepted:

			|--------- source -----|
	|----------- sink ---------------|

	|--------- source -----|
		|----------- sink ---------------|

	|--------- source -----------------|
		|------ sink -------|

> To improve the usability, change the matching rules to what listed
> below:
> a. The Source PDO is selectable if any portion of the voltage range
>    overlaps one of the Sink PDO's voltage range.
> b. The maximum operational voltage will be the lower one between the
>    selected Source PDO and the matching Sink PDO.
> c. The maximum power will be the maximum operational voltage times the
>    maximum current defined in the selected Source PDO
> d. Select the Source PDO with the highest maximum power
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kyle Tso <kyletso@...gle.com>

Makes sense to me. I am a bit concerned that it might cause odd regressions,
though. Did you test it with a few adapters ?

With the expectation that you did,

Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>

> ---
>  drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> index 3620efee2688..3001df7bd602 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
> @@ -2213,7 +2213,8 @@ static unsigned int tcpm_pd_select_pps_apdo(struct tcpm_port *port)
>  	unsigned int i, j, max_mw = 0, max_mv = 0;
>  	unsigned int min_src_mv, max_src_mv, src_ma, src_mw;
>  	unsigned int min_snk_mv, max_snk_mv;
> -	u32 pdo;
> +	unsigned int max_op_mv;
> +	u32 pdo, src, snk;
>  	unsigned int src_pdo = 0, snk_pdo = 0;
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -2263,16 +2264,18 @@ static unsigned int tcpm_pd_select_pps_apdo(struct tcpm_port *port)
>  					continue;
>  				}
>  
> -				if (max_src_mv <= max_snk_mv &&
> -				    min_src_mv >= min_snk_mv) {
> +				if (min_src_mv <= max_snk_mv &&
> +				    max_src_mv >= min_snk_mv) {
> +					max_op_mv = min(max_src_mv, max_snk_mv);
> +					src_mw = (max_op_mv * src_ma) / 1000;
>  					/* Prefer higher voltages if available */
>  					if ((src_mw == max_mw &&
> -					     min_src_mv > max_mv) ||
> +					     max_op_mv > max_mv) ||
>  					    src_mw > max_mw) {
>  						src_pdo = i;
>  						snk_pdo = j;
>  						max_mw = src_mw;
> -						max_mv = max_src_mv;
> +						max_mv = max_op_mv;
>  					}
>  				}
>  			}
> @@ -2285,14 +2288,16 @@ static unsigned int tcpm_pd_select_pps_apdo(struct tcpm_port *port)
>  	}
>  
>  	if (src_pdo) {
> -		pdo = port->source_caps[src_pdo];
> -
> -		port->pps_data.min_volt = pdo_pps_apdo_min_voltage(pdo);
> -		port->pps_data.max_volt = pdo_pps_apdo_max_voltage(pdo);
> -		port->pps_data.max_curr =
> -			min_pps_apdo_current(pdo, port->snk_pdo[snk_pdo]);
> +		src = port->source_caps[src_pdo];
> +		snk = port->snk_pdo[snk_pdo];
> +
> +		port->pps_data.min_volt = max(pdo_pps_apdo_min_voltage(src),
> +					      pdo_pps_apdo_min_voltage(snk));
> +		port->pps_data.max_volt = min(pdo_pps_apdo_max_voltage(src),
> +					      pdo_pps_apdo_max_voltage(snk));
> +		port->pps_data.max_curr = min_pps_apdo_current(src, snk);
>  		port->pps_data.out_volt =
> -			min(pdo_pps_apdo_max_voltage(pdo), port->pps_data.out_volt);
> +			min(port->pps_data.max_volt, port->pps_data.out_volt);
>  		port->pps_data.op_curr =
>  			min(port->pps_data.max_curr, port->pps_data.op_curr);
>  	}
> -- 
> 2.20.0.rc2.403.gdbc3b29805-goog
>