[PATCH v2 01/12] usb: otg: add notify_connect_change callback

[Marek Vasut]

Dear Greg KH,

> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 07:36:40PM +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > Dear Greg KH,
> > 
> > > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 05:23:46PM +0800, Richard Zhao wrote:
> > > > This let usb phy driver has a chance to change hw settings when
> > > > connect status change.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Richard Zhao <richard.zhao at freescale.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > 
> > > >  include/linux/usb/otg.h |   13 +++++++++++++
> > > >  1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/include/linux/usb/otg.h b/include/linux/usb/otg.h
> > > > index 38ab3f4..385641d 100644
> > > > --- a/include/linux/usb/otg.h
> > > > +++ b/include/linux/usb/otg.h
> > > > @@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ struct usb_phy {
> > > > 
> > > >  	int	(*set_suspend)(struct usb_phy *x,
> > > >  	
> > > >  				int suspend);
> > > > 
> > > > +	/* notify phy connect status change */
> > > > +	int	(*notify_connect_change)(struct usb_phy *x,
> > > > +					 int port,
> > > > +					 int connected);
> > > > 
> > > >  };
> > > 
> > > No, please make this two different callbacks.  As you see in your code
> > > 
> > > when you implemented this, you really have:
> > > 	if (connected) {
> > > 	
> > > 		do this...
> > > 	
> > > 	} else {
> > > 	
> > > 		do that...
> > > 	
> > > 	}
> > > 
> > > So you there is no consolidation in the driver, so just make it 2
> > > callbacks, especially as someone wanted to make connected -1 just for a
> > > tristate, which would be impossible to document properly...
> > 
> > Or he could make connected an enum maybe ?
> 
> No, again, that will make nothing easier on the driver end at all.
> 
> What's the problem with different functions that people keep resisting?

The structure grows a few bytes ... so the kernel eats a bit more ram.

> 
> greg k-h

Best regards,
Marek Vasut