linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v1 03/12] drm/connector: extend PATH property to covert Type-C case

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Date:   Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:15:31 +0000
From:   Simon Ser <contact@...rsion.fr>
To:     Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>
Cc:     David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>, Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Andrzej Hajda <andrzej.hajda@...el.com>,
        Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
        Robert Foss <rfoss@...nel.org>,
        Laurent Pinchart <Laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Jonas Karlman <jonas@...boo.se>,
        Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...il.com>,
        Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com>,
        Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Janne Grunau <j@...nau.net>, Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        freedreno@...ts.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 03/12] drm/connector: extend PATH property to covert Type-C case

On Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 at 23:41, Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org> wrote:

> To facilitate this, reuse the 'PATH' property, which was used to
> describe the DP port in the DP MST configuration. Use either
> 'typec:portN' to point out to the Type-C port class device, or just
> 'typec:' if the corresponding port can not be identified.

Typo: should be "typec" without the colon I think?

What are the situations where the port cannot be identified? It seems
weird to use the PATH property in that case.