Re: [PATCH 3/3] ARM: dts: colibri-imx7: add usb dual-role switch capability

[Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>]

Hello Philippe,

On 7/13/20 1:53 PM, Philippe Schenker wrote:
> On Mon, 2020-07-13 at 11:46 +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
>> Hello Philippe,
>>
>>> +	extcon_usbc_det: usbc_det {
>>> +		compatible = "linux,extcon-usb-gpio";
>>
>> According to 4602f3bff266 ("usb: common: add USB GPIO based connection
>> detection driver"):
>> "the old way using extcon to support USB Dual-Role switch is now
>> deprecated
>>  when use Type-B connector."
>>
>> Have you considered using a compatible = "gpio-usb-b-connector" child
>> node instead?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ahmad
> 
> Thanks for the Hint Ahmad,
> 
> I already tried and just now tried again but it doesn't work on our
> hardware. Are you sure this works with chipidea driver?

I haven't, just wanted to point its existence out in case you didn't know.
Seems we need to call of_platform_populate somewhere in the driver.
Unsure what other changes are necessary.

> Should this new usb-connector stuff work in general with every old
> driver?

If the driver support isn't there yet, I think use of extcon is fine as is.

Thanks
Ahmad

> 
> Philippe



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