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SubjectRe: [PATCH v11 0/5] USB: misc: Add onboard_usb_hub driver
On Fri, Jun 04, 2021 at 02:40:56PM -0700, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> This series adds:
> - the onboard_usb_hub_driver
> - glue in the xhci-plat driver to create and destroy the
> onboard_usb_hub platform devices if needed
> - a device tree binding for the Realtek RTS5411 USB hub controller
> - device tree changes that add RTS5411 entries for the QCA SC7180
> based boards trogdor and lazor
> - a couple of stubs for platform device functions to avoid
> unresolved symbols with certain kernel configs
>
> The main issue the driver addresses is that a USB hub needs to be
> powered before it can be discovered. For discrete onboard hubs (an
> example for such a hub is the Realtek RTS5411) this is often solved
> by supplying the hub with an 'always-on' regulator, which is kind
> of a hack. Some onboard hubs may require further initialization
> steps, like changing the state of a GPIO or enabling a clock, which
> requires even more hacks. This driver creates a platform device
> representing the hub which performs the necessary initialization.
> Currently it only supports switching on a single regulator, support
> for multiple regulators or other actions can be added as needed.
> Different initialization sequences can be supported based on the
> compatible string.
>
> Besides performing the initialization the driver can be configured
> to power the hub off during system suspend. This can help to extend
> battery life on battery powered devices which have no requirements
> to keep the hub powered during suspend. The driver can also be
> configured to leave the hub powered when a wakeup capable USB device
> is connected when suspending, and power it off otherwise.
>
> Changes in v11:
> - support multiple onboard hubs connected to the same parent
> - don't include ‘onboard_hub.h’ from the onboard hub driver

There's still build warnings found by 0-day :(

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