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Message-ID: <aVvhvuq6Ls1v3B_E@kuha>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 18:10:01 +0200
From: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
To: amitsd@...gle.com
Cc: Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	André Draszik <andre.draszik@...aro.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Badhri Jagan Sridharan <badhri@...gle.com>,
	Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@...aro.org>,
	Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...aro.org>,
	Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	RD Babiera <rdbabiera@...gle.com>, Kyle Tso <kyletso@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/5] usb: typec: tcpm/tcpci_maxim: deprecate WAR for
 setting charger mode

Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 12:04:25AM +0000, Amit Sunil Dhamne via B4 Relay kirjoitti:
> From: Amit Sunil Dhamne <amitsd@...gle.com>
> 
> TCPCI maxim driver directly writes to the charger's register space to
> set charger mode depending on the power role. As MAX77759 chg driver
> exists, this WAR is not required.
> 
> Instead, use a regulator interface to source vbus when typec is in
> source power mode. In other power modes, this regulator will be turned
> off if active.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Amit Sunil Dhamne <amitsd@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>

> ---
>  drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim.h      |  1 +
>  drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++------------
>  2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim.h b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim.h
> index b33540a42a95..b314606eb0f6 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim.h
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim.h
> @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct max_tcpci_chip {
>  	struct tcpm_port *port;
>  	enum contamiant_state contaminant_state;
>  	bool veto_vconn_swap;
> +	struct regulator *vbus_reg;
>  };
>  
>  static inline int max_tcpci_read16(struct max_tcpci_chip *chip, unsigned int reg, u16 *val)
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c
> index 19f638650796..e9e2405c5ca0 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c
> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>  #include <linux/kernel.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <linux/regmap.h>
> +#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
>  #include <linux/usb/pd.h>
>  #include <linux/usb/tcpci.h>
>  #include <linux/usb/tcpm.h>
> @@ -35,12 +36,6 @@
>   */
>  #define TCPC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_LEN				32
>  
> -#define MAX_BUCK_BOOST_SID				0x69
> -#define MAX_BUCK_BOOST_OP				0xb9
> -#define MAX_BUCK_BOOST_OFF				0
> -#define MAX_BUCK_BOOST_SOURCE				0xa
> -#define MAX_BUCK_BOOST_SINK				0x5
> -
>  static const struct regmap_range max_tcpci_tcpci_range[] = {
>  	regmap_reg_range(0x00, 0x95)
>  };
> @@ -202,32 +197,49 @@ static void process_rx(struct max_tcpci_chip *chip, u16 status)
>  	tcpm_pd_receive(chip->port, &msg, rx_type);
>  }
>  
> +static int get_vbus_regulator_handle(struct max_tcpci_chip *chip)
> +{
> +	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(chip->vbus_reg)) {
> +		chip->vbus_reg = devm_regulator_get_exclusive(chip->dev,
> +							      "vbus");
> +		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(chip->vbus_reg)) {
> +			dev_err(chip->dev,
> +				"Failed to get vbus regulator handle");
> +			return -ENODEV;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>  static int max_tcpci_set_vbus(struct tcpci *tcpci, struct tcpci_data *tdata, bool source, bool sink)
>  {
>  	struct max_tcpci_chip *chip = tdata_to_max_tcpci(tdata);
> -	u8 buffer_source[2] = {MAX_BUCK_BOOST_OP, MAX_BUCK_BOOST_SOURCE};
> -	u8 buffer_sink[2] = {MAX_BUCK_BOOST_OP, MAX_BUCK_BOOST_SINK};
> -	u8 buffer_none[2] = {MAX_BUCK_BOOST_OP, MAX_BUCK_BOOST_OFF};
> -	struct i2c_client *i2c = chip->client;
>  	int ret;
>  
> -	struct i2c_msg msgs[] = {
> -		{
> -			.addr = MAX_BUCK_BOOST_SID,
> -			.flags = i2c->flags & I2C_M_TEN,
> -			.len = 2,
> -			.buf = source ? buffer_source : sink ? buffer_sink : buffer_none,
> -		},
> -	};
> -
>  	if (source && sink) {
>  		dev_err(chip->dev, "Both source and sink set\n");
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> -	ret = i2c_transfer(i2c->adapter, msgs, 1);
> +	ret = get_vbus_regulator_handle(chip);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Regulator is not necessary for sink only applications. Return
> +		 * success in cases where sink mode is being modified.
> +		 */
> +		return source ? ret : 1;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (source) {
> +		if (!regulator_is_enabled(chip->vbus_reg))
> +			ret = regulator_enable(chip->vbus_reg);
> +	} else {
> +		if (regulator_is_enabled(chip->vbus_reg))
> +			ret = regulator_disable(chip->vbus_reg);
> +	}
>  
> -	return  ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
> +	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
>  }
>  
>  static void process_power_status(struct max_tcpci_chip *chip)
> 
> -- 
> 2.52.0.351.gbe84eed79e-goog
> 

-- 
heikki