Re: [PATCH 2/2] usb: dwc3: pci add property to allow user space role switch

From: Felipe Balbi
Date: Tue Aug 24 2021 - 12:18:14 EST



"Shah, Nehal-bakulchandra" <nehal-bakulchandra.shah@xxxxxxx> writes:

> Hi
> On 8/24/2021 1:49 PM, Felipe Balbi wrote:
>> Nehal Bakulchandra Shah <Nehal-Bakulchandra.shah@xxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> For AMD platform there is a requirement to enable user space role
>>> switch from host to device and device to host by means of running
>>> following commands.
>>>
>>> HOST: echo host > /sys/class/usb_role/dwc3.0.auto-role-switch/role
>>> DEVICE: echo device > /sys/class/usb_role/dwc3.0.auto-role-switch/role
>> A more important question that needs to be answered: why?
>>
> Our customer platform is not completely capable of OTG i.e with type C
> controller it does not have PD to support role switching. Hence, they
> have script which triggers the role switch based on ACPI/EC interrupt.

sounds like some generalized version of this text should be added to
commit log.

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balbi