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Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2023 16:57:36 +0800
From: Pin-yen Lin <treapking@...omium.org>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/9] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Purge blocking
switch devlinks
Hi Andy,
Thanks for the review.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 11:34 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 05, 2023 at 09:24:50PM +0800, Pin-yen Lin wrote:
> > From: Prashant Malani <pmalani@...omium.org>
> >
> > When using OF graph, the fw_devlink code will create links between the
> > individual port driver (cros-ec-typec here) and the parent device for
> > a Type-C switch (like mode-switch). Since the mode-switch will in turn
> > have the usb-c-connector (i.e the child of the port driver) as a
> > supplier, fw_devlink will not be able to resolve the cyclic dependency
> > correctly.
> >
> > As a result, the mode-switch driver probe() never runs, so mode-switches
> > are never registered. Because of that, the port driver probe constantly
> > fails with -EPROBE_DEFER, because the Type-C connector class requires all
> > switch devices to be registered prior to port registration.
> >
> > To break this deadlock and allow the mode-switch registration to occur,
> > purge all the usb-c-connector nodes' absent suppliers. This eliminates
> > the connector as a supplier for a switch and allows it to be probed.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Prashant Malani <pmalani@...omium.org>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pin-yen Lin <treapking@...omium.org>
>
> Tag block mustn't have the blank line(s).
>
> ...
>
> > + /*
> > + * OF graph may have set up some device links with switches, since
> > + * connectors have their own compatible. Purge these to avoid a deadlock
> > + * in switch probe (the switch mistakenly assumes the connector is a
> > + * supplier).
> > + */
>
> Perhaps even
>
> /*
> * OF graph may have set up some device links with switches,
> * since connectors have their own compatible. Purge these
> * to avoid a deadlock in switch probe (the switch mistakenly
> * assumes the connector is a supplier).
> */
>
> ?
I can update this in v8, though I wonder why shorter comments are
preferred as they haven't exceeded the 80-character length
requirement.
>
> > + if (dev->of_node)
>
> I would use if (dev_of_node(dev)), but it's up to you and maintainers.
dev_of_node looks a bit better as it checks the enabled config for us.
I'll update this in v8.
>
> > + device_for_each_child_node(dev, fwnode)
> > + fw_devlink_purge_absent_suppliers(fwnode);
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
>
>
Best regards,
Pin-yen
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