Re: [PATCHv4] usb: typec: Add a sysfs node to manage port type

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 01:42:57PM -0700, Badhri Jagan Sridharan wrote:
> User space applications in some cases have the need to enforce a
> specific port type(DFP/UFP/DRP). This change allows userspace to
> attempt setting the desired port type. Low level drivers can
> however reject the request if the specific port type is not supported.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Badhri Jagan Sridharan <Badhri@google.com>
> ---
> Changelog since v1:
> - introduced a new variable port_type in struct typec_port to track
>   the current port type instead of changing type member in
>   typec_capability to address Heikki Krogerus comments.
> - changed the output format and strings that would be displayed as
>   suggested by Heikki Krogerus.
> 
> Changelog since v2:
> - introduced a new mutex lock to protect port_type for addressing
>   the race conditions identified by Geunter Roeck
> - added typec_port_types_drp for printing port_type when cap->type
>   is TYPE_PORT_DRP as suggested by Geunter Roeck
> - Power role swap and data role swaps would be rejected unless
>   port port_type == TYPE_PORT_DRP
> - port_type_store would return immediately if the current port_type
>   is same as the new port_type as suggested by Geunter Roeck
> 
> Changelog since v3:
> - Moved as much as code outside port_type_lock as suggested by
>   Geunter Roeck
> - Removed Change-Id line from commit message identified by
>   Greg Kroah-Hartman

Ok, this is how you write a changelog for a patch, very nice job!

greg k-h