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SubjectRe: [PATCH v9 2/9] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Purge blocking switch devlinks
On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 4:41 PM Pin-yen Lin <treapking@chromium.org> wrote:
>
> From: Prashant Malani <pmalani@chromium.org>
>
> When using OF graph, the fw_devlink code will create links between the
> individual port driver (cros-ec-typec here) and the parent device for
> a Type-C switch (like mode-switch). Since the mode-switch will in turn
> have the usb-c-connector (i.e the child of the port driver) as a
> supplier, fw_devlink will not be able to resolve the cyclic dependency
> correctly.
>
> As a result, the mode-switch driver probe() never runs, so mode-switches
> are never registered. Because of that, the port driver probe constantly
> fails with -EPROBE_DEFER, because the Type-C connector class requires all
> switch devices to be registered prior to port registration.
>
> To break this deadlock and allow the mode-switch registration to occur,
> purge all the usb-c-connector nodes' absent suppliers. This eliminates
> the connector as a supplier for a switch and allows it to be probed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Prashant Malani <pmalani@chromium.org>
> Signed-off-by: Pin-yen Lin <treapking@chromium.org>


Reviewed-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org>
Tested-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org>

on MT8192 based Hayato (ASUS Chromebook Flip CM3200).

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