linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] phy: usb: Fix incorrect clearing of tca_drv

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Message-ID: <20201028161112.GR3550@vkoul-mobl>
Date:   Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:41:12 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     Al Cooper <alcooperx@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] phy: usb: Fix incorrect clearing of tca_drv_sel bit in
 SETUP reg for 7211

On 02-10-20, 15:01, Al Cooper wrote:
> The 7211a0 has a tca_drv_sel bit in the USB SETUP register that
> should never be enabled. This feature is only used if there is a
> USB Type-C PHY, and the 7211 does not have one. If the bit is
> enabled, the VBUS signal will never be asserted. In the 7211a0,
> the bit was incorrectly defaulted to on so the driver had to clear
> the bit. In the 7211c0 the state was inverted so the driver should
> no longer clear the bit. This hasn't been a problem because all
> current 7211 boards don't use the VBUS signal, but there are some
> future customer boards that may use it.

Applied, thanks

-- 
~Vinod