[U-Boot] [RFC PATCH 0/7] RFC: dm: Add USB support

Marek Vasut marex at denx.de
Mon Feb 9 22:02:08 CET 2015


On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 11:41:33 PM, Simon Glass wrote:
> Hi Marek,

Hi!

> On 30 January 2015 at 15:16, Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de> wrote:
> > On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 08:04:50 PM, Simon Glass wrote:
> > > This series adds basic driver model support to USB. The intent is to
> > > permit the various subsystems (OHCI, EHCI, XHCI) to co-exist and allow
> > > any number of USB ports of different types. So far the absolute limit
> > > on the number of USB devices is only slightly relaxed.
> > > 
> > > Only USB controllers have a real driver model device. USB devices
> > > (including the hub in the controller) are not modelled as driver model
> > > devices. This is for two reasons:
> > > 
> > > - it is easier since we don't need to bind a whole lot of devices when
> > > 
> > >     scanning
> > > 
> > > - the two main USB devices (block devices and Ethernet) don't have
> > > driver
> > > 
> > >     mode support yet anyway, so it would be pointless. However the
> > >     recent network RFC has encouraged me to send this.
> > > 
> > > The basic approach is to set up the driver model structures in parallel
> > > to what already exists rather than to replace them. This allows both
> > > driver model and legacy to be used for USB, although not with the same
> > > board.
> > > 
> > > So far only XHCI is supported. As an example the Exynos XHCI driver is
> > > converted to driver model.
> > > 
> > > I would appreciate comments before going further.
> > > 
> > > Caveats:
> > > - sandbox code is incomplete and there are no tests
> > > - 'usb stop' does not remove existing devices (I have not yet settled
> > > on the best approach)
> > > - the usb.h changes need to be split correctly into the patches once
> > > they
> > > 
> > >   are final
> > > 
> > > This series is available at u-boot-dm/usb-working.
> > 
> > Hi!
> > 
> > I'll look at this by the end of next week, I will be free by then. It's
> > not possible for me to do it earlier, sorry. Does this still work for
> > you please?
> 
> Definitely, that sounds good. I was planning to leave it a week or two
> anyway, although I might fiddle more with the sandbox side in the
> meantime.

I skimmed through the series finally, it looks mostly good for but a few
minor coding style things. I would prefer if this went in for the next MW,
what do you think please ?

Best regards,
Marek Vasut


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