linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Provide fwnode for the USB connector

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Message-ID: <20190221135641.GG5054@kuha.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 21 Feb 2019 15:56:41 +0200
From:   Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: Provide fwnode for
 the USB connector

On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 03:46:46PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 2:00 PM Heikki Krogerus
> <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > In ACPI, and now also in DT, the USB connectors usually have
> > their own device nodes. In case of USB Type-C, those
> > connector (port) nodes are child nodes of the controller or
> > PHY device, in our case the fusb302. The software fwnodes
> > allow us to create a similar child node for fusb302 that
> > represents the connector also on Intel CHT.
> >
> > This makes it possible replace the fusb302 specific device
> > properties which were deprecated with the common USB
> > connector properties that tcpm.c is able to use directly.
> >
> 
> This doesn't apply to our for-next branch.

Please read the cover-letter ;-)


thanks,

-- 
heikki