linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2/2] USB: phy: fsl-usb: remove character device usage

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Message-ID: <AM7PR04MB71575977E680A7F6405D8B3F8B6D0@AM7PR04MB7157.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Thu, 2 Jul 2020 09:07:43 +0000
From:   Peter Chen <peter.chen@....com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "balbi@...nel.org" <balbi@...nel.org>,
        Ran Wang <ran.wang_1@....com>, Leo Li <leoyang.li@....com>
CC:     "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] USB: phy: fsl-usb: remove character device usage

 
> 
> No idea why this driver is using a char device node, statically allocated, with no
> dynamic allocation or hook up with devtmpfs, along with a reserverd major number,
> for "special" operations, not all of which ever were implemented.
> 
> So just rip it out, as no one must be using it because no modern system will ever
> actually create the /dev/ node it needs.
> 

Add related people from NXP.

Peter

> Cc: Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.c | 69 -----------------------------------
>  drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.h | 14 -------
>  2 files changed, 83 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.c index
> 93d2257aeec8..0c6d9f9f2994 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.c
> @@ -957,67 +957,6 @@ int usb_otg_start(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	return 0;
>  }
> 
> -/* Char driver interface to control some OTG input */
> -
> -/*
> - * Handle some ioctl command, such as get otg
> - * status and set host suspend
> - */
> -static long fsl_otg_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
> -			  unsigned long arg)
> -{
> -	u32 retval = 0;
> -
> -	switch (cmd) {
> -	case GET_OTG_STATUS:
> -		retval = fsl_otg_dev->host_working;
> -		break;
> -
> -	case SET_A_SUSPEND_REQ:
> -		fsl_otg_dev->fsm.a_suspend_req_inf = arg;
> -		break;
> -
> -	case SET_A_BUS_DROP:
> -		fsl_otg_dev->fsm.a_bus_drop = arg;
> -		break;
> -
> -	case SET_A_BUS_REQ:
> -		fsl_otg_dev->fsm.a_bus_req = arg;
> -		break;
> -
> -	case SET_B_BUS_REQ:
> -		fsl_otg_dev->fsm.b_bus_req = arg;
> -		break;
> -
> -	default:
> -		break;
> -	}
> -
> -	otg_statemachine(&fsl_otg_dev->fsm);
> -
> -	return retval;
> -}
> -
> -static int fsl_otg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) -{
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -
> -static int fsl_otg_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) -{
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -
> -static const struct file_operations otg_fops = {
> -	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
> -	.llseek = NULL,
> -	.read = NULL,
> -	.write = NULL,
> -	.unlocked_ioctl = fsl_otg_ioctl,
> -	.open = fsl_otg_open,
> -	.release = fsl_otg_release,
> -};
> -
>  static int fsl_otg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)  {
>  	int ret;
> @@ -1039,12 +978,6 @@ static int fsl_otg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  		return ret;
>  	}
> 
> -	ret = register_chrdev(FSL_OTG_MAJOR, FSL_OTG_NAME, &otg_fops);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to register FSL OTG device\n");
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> -
>  	return ret;
>  }
> 
> @@ -1061,8 +994,6 @@ static int fsl_otg_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	kfree(fsl_otg_dev->phy.otg);
>  	kfree(fsl_otg_dev);
> 
> -	unregister_chrdev(FSL_OTG_MAJOR, FSL_OTG_NAME);
> -
>  	if (pdata->exit)
>  		pdata->exit(pdev);
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.h b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.h index
> fbcc28ad9964..d70341ae5a92 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.h
> +++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-fsl-usb.h
> @@ -371,21 +371,7 @@ struct fsl_otg_config {
>  	u8 otg_port;
>  };
> 
> -/* For SRP and HNP handle */
> -#define FSL_OTG_MAJOR		240
>  #define FSL_OTG_NAME		"fsl-usb2-otg"
> -/* Command to OTG driver ioctl */
> -#define OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC		FSL_OTG_MAJOR
> -/* if otg work as host, it should return 1, otherwise return 0 */
> -#define GET_OTG_STATUS		_IOR(OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC, 1, int)
> -#define SET_A_SUSPEND_REQ	_IOW(OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC, 2, int)
> -#define SET_A_BUS_DROP		_IOW(OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC, 3, int)
> -#define SET_A_BUS_REQ		_IOW(OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC, 4, int)
> -#define SET_B_BUS_REQ		_IOW(OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC, 5, int)
> -#define GET_A_SUSPEND_REQ	_IOR(OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC, 6, int)
> -#define GET_A_BUS_DROP		_IOR(OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC, 7, int)
> -#define GET_A_BUS_REQ		_IOR(OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC, 8, int)
> -#define GET_B_BUS_REQ		_IOR(OTG_IOCTL_MAGIC, 9, int)
> 
>  void fsl_otg_add_timer(struct otg_fsm *fsm, void *timer);  void
> fsl_otg_del_timer(struct otg_fsm *fsm, void *timer);
> --
> 2.27.0