[PATCH v4 2/2] usb: dwc3: Add Google Tensor SoC DWC3 glue driver

[Thinh Nguyen]

On Thu, Nov 06, 2025, Roy Luo wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM Thinh Nguyen <Thinh.Nguyen at synopsys.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 04, 2025, Roy Luo wrote:
> > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM Thinh Nguyen <Thinh.Nguyen at synopsys.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Oct 31, 2025, Roy Luo wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM Thinh Nguyen <Thinh.Nguyen at synopsys.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In dwc3_google_suspend(), looks like is_hibernation is set after you
> > > > enable pme irq, probably very unlikely, but can the interrupt be
> > > > asserted then? If so, will there be another interrupt asserted?
> > > > Otherwise the current logic may think it was spurious interrupt a miss
> > > > an event.
> > >
> > > The pme interrupt can only be asserted after controller is in
> > > hibernation, that is, after the usb psw dom is turned off and
> > > the dwc3_google_usb_psw_pd_notifier() callback is
> > > completed. So no, the interrupt won't fire before is_hibernation
> > > is set.
> >
> > Thanks for the confirmation.
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm still trying to wrap my head around how usb_top_pd, usb_psw_pd, and
> > > > > > the google->dev are working together in the glue here, particularly why
> > > > > > usb_top_pd is needed. It seems usb_top_pd shouldn't be handled by this
> > > > > > glued? Do you do anything except setting wakeup-capable?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > BR,
> > > > > > Thinh
> > > > >
> > > > > To provide more context, the underlying usb power domain has 3 power
> > > > > states: Full Power, Power Gated, Off. The usb_top_pd and usb_psw_pd
> > > > > are the logical power domains to represent the 3 power states.
> > > > > - Full Power:     usb_psw_pd ON,   usb_top_p ON.
> > > > > - Power Gated: usb_psw_pd OFF, usb_top_p ON.
> > > > > - Off:                 usb_psw_pd OFF, usb_top_p OFF.
> > > > >
> > > > > To enter hibernation, the usb power domain must enter Power Gated
> > > > > state. To achieve this, this glue driver holds a handle to usb_top_pd
> > > > > and would cast a vote to keep it ON when attempting to enter
> > > > > hibernation. In addition, the usb_psw_pd runtime PM is directly tied
> > > > > to google->dev so that usb_psw_pd would be OFF when google->dev
> > > > > suspends. Together, the usb power domain would reach Power Gated
> > > > > state when device suspends.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope this information helps.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes. This is very helpful.
> > > >
> > > > So, while the glue driver is bound, usb_top_pd is always ON? Even when
> > > > xhci driver is not bound or when in device mode?
> > >
> > > Since usb_top_pd is the parent power domain of usb_psw_pd, and
> > > usb_psw_pd RPM is directly tied to glue device, usb_top_pd would
> > > be ON when glue device is active (because usb_psw_pd is ON)
> > > and would be OFF when glue device suspends in non-hibernation
> > > scenarios (because usb_psw_pd is OFF). In hibernation scenario,
> > > a vote is casted for usb_top_pd to keep it on even when the
> > > glue device is suspended and usb_psw_pd is OFF.
> > >
> > > To your question, usb_top_pd is not always ON because it would be
> > > turned off when the glue device suspends in non-hibernation scenario.
> > > When in device mode and provided dwc3 dev is active, usb_top_pd
> > > would be ON because its child usb_psw_pd is ON.
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification and bearing with my questions.
> >
> > If there's no device connected, do you role-switch back to default mode?
> > Often I see that the role-switch is defaulted to peripheral and switch
> > to default mode if there's no connection.
> 
> Yes, the default mode would be peripheral and it would switch
> to peripheral mode if there's no connection.
> 
> >
> > I want to check the case where the device may wakeup by connection but
> > cannot because it is not in host mode. Do you have a separate
> > TCPC/connector that can wakeup the system on attachment?
> 
> Yes, there's a separate TCPC/connector to trigger a role
> switch when there's an incoming connection.
> 

This addressed my concerns. My other comments are minor nits.

You can include this on your next submission:

Acked-by: Thinh Nguyen <Thinh.Nguyen at synopsys.com>

Thanks,
Thinh