This new field in the port properties dictates whether the Platform Policy
Manager (PPM) allows the OS Policy Manager (OPM) to change the currently
active, negotiated alternate mode.
Signed-off-by: Andrei Kuchynski <akuchynski@chromium.org>
---
drivers/usb/typec/class.c | 9 ++++++---
drivers/usb/typec/class.h | 2 ++
include/linux/usb/typec.h | 2 ++
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
index 67a533e35150..9f86605ce125 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
@@ -457,11 +457,13 @@ static umode_t typec_altmode_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
struct attribute *attr, int n)
{
struct typec_altmode *adev = to_typec_altmode(kobj_to_dev(kobj));
+ struct typec_port *port = typec_altmode2port(adev);
if (attr == &dev_attr_active.attr)
- if (!is_typec_port(adev->dev.parent) &&
- (!adev->ops || !adev->ops->activate))
- return 0444;
+ if (!is_typec_port(adev->dev.parent)) {
+ if (!port->mode_control || !adev->ops || !adev->ops->activate)
+ return 0444;
+ }
return attr->mode;
}
@@ -2681,6 +2683,7 @@ struct typec_port *typec_register_port(struct device *parent,
}
port->pd = cap->pd;
+ port->mode_control = !cap->no_mode_control;
ret = device_add(&port->dev);
if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
index db2fe96c48ff..c53a04b9dc75 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ struct typec_port {
*/
struct device *usb2_dev;
struct device *usb3_dev;
+
+ bool mode_control;
};
#define to_typec_port(_dev_) container_of(_dev_, struct typec_port, dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/typec.h b/include/linux/usb/typec.h
index 252af3f77039..8f51665d44ec 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/typec.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/typec.h
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ enum usb_pd_svdm_ver {
* @prefer_role: Initial role preference (DRP ports).
* @accessory: Supported Accessory Modes
* @usb_capability: Supported USB Modes
+ * @no_mode_control: Ability to manage Alternate Modes
* @fwnode: Optional fwnode of the port
* @driver_data: Private pointer for driver specific info
* @pd: Optional USB Power Delivery Support
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ struct typec_capability {
enum typec_accessory accessory[TYPEC_MAX_ACCESSORY];
unsigned int orientation_aware:1;
u8 usb_capability;
+ bool no_mode_control;
struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
void *driver_data;
--
2.51.0.355.g5224444f11-goog
On Fri, Sep 05, 2025 at 02:22:02PM +0000, Andrei Kuchynski wrote:
> This new field in the port properties dictates whether the Platform Policy
> Manager (PPM) allows the OS Policy Manager (OPM) to change the currently
> active, negotiated alternate mode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrei Kuchynski <akuchynski@chromium.org>
> ---
> drivers/usb/typec/class.c | 9 ++++++---
> drivers/usb/typec/class.h | 2 ++
> include/linux/usb/typec.h | 2 ++
> 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
> index 67a533e35150..9f86605ce125 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
> @@ -457,11 +457,13 @@ static umode_t typec_altmode_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
> struct attribute *attr, int n)
> {
> struct typec_altmode *adev = to_typec_altmode(kobj_to_dev(kobj));
> + struct typec_port *port = typec_altmode2port(adev);
>
> if (attr == &dev_attr_active.attr)
> - if (!is_typec_port(adev->dev.parent) &&
> - (!adev->ops || !adev->ops->activate))
> - return 0444;
> + if (!is_typec_port(adev->dev.parent)) {
> + if (!port->mode_control || !adev->ops || !adev->ops->activate)
> + return 0444;
> + }
>
> return attr->mode;
> }
> @@ -2681,6 +2683,7 @@ struct typec_port *typec_register_port(struct device *parent,
> }
>
> port->pd = cap->pd;
> + port->mode_control = !cap->no_mode_control;
>
> ret = device_add(&port->dev);
> if (ret) {
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
> index db2fe96c48ff..c53a04b9dc75 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
> @@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ struct typec_port {
> */
> struct device *usb2_dev;
> struct device *usb3_dev;
> +
> + bool mode_control;
Shouldn't this go up higher in this structure, to avoid the hole you
created, and to take advantage of the existing hole? Perhaps after
orientation?
thanks,
greg k-h
On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Sep 05, 2025 at 02:22:02PM +0000, Andrei Kuchynski wrote:
> > This new field in the port properties dictates whether the Platform Policy
> > Manager (PPM) allows the OS Policy Manager (OPM) to change the currently
> > active, negotiated alternate mode.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andrei Kuchynski <akuchynski@chromium.org>
> > ---
> > drivers/usb/typec/class.c | 9 ++++++---
> > drivers/usb/typec/class.h | 2 ++
> > include/linux/usb/typec.h | 2 ++
> > 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
> > index 67a533e35150..9f86605ce125 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
> > @@ -457,11 +457,13 @@ static umode_t typec_altmode_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
> > struct attribute *attr, int n)
> > {
> > struct typec_altmode *adev = to_typec_altmode(kobj_to_dev(kobj));
> > + struct typec_port *port = typec_altmode2port(adev);
> >
> > if (attr == &dev_attr_active.attr)
> > - if (!is_typec_port(adev->dev.parent) &&
> > - (!adev->ops || !adev->ops->activate))
> > - return 0444;
> > + if (!is_typec_port(adev->dev.parent)) {
> > + if (!port->mode_control || !adev->ops || !adev->ops->activate)
> > + return 0444;
> > + }
> >
> > return attr->mode;
> > }
> > @@ -2681,6 +2683,7 @@ struct typec_port *typec_register_port(struct device *parent,
> > }
> >
> > port->pd = cap->pd;
> > + port->mode_control = !cap->no_mode_control;
> >
> > ret = device_add(&port->dev);
> > if (ret) {
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
> > index db2fe96c48ff..c53a04b9dc75 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
> > @@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ struct typec_port {
> > */
> > struct device *usb2_dev;
> > struct device *usb3_dev;
> > +
> > + bool mode_control;
>
> Shouldn't this go up higher in this structure, to avoid the hole you
> created, and to take advantage of the existing hole? Perhaps after
> orientation?
>
I will replace the variable.
Thanks,
Andrei
On Fri, Sep 05, 2025 at 02:22:02PM +0000, Andrei Kuchynski wrote:
> This new field in the port properties dictates whether the Platform Policy
> Manager (PPM) allows the OS Policy Manager (OPM) to change the currently
> active, negotiated alternate mode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrei Kuchynski <akuchynski@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/usb/typec/class.c | 9 ++++++---
> drivers/usb/typec/class.h | 2 ++
> include/linux/usb/typec.h | 2 ++
> 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
> index 67a533e35150..9f86605ce125 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
> @@ -457,11 +457,13 @@ static umode_t typec_altmode_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
> struct attribute *attr, int n)
> {
> struct typec_altmode *adev = to_typec_altmode(kobj_to_dev(kobj));
> + struct typec_port *port = typec_altmode2port(adev);
>
> if (attr == &dev_attr_active.attr)
> - if (!is_typec_port(adev->dev.parent) &&
> - (!adev->ops || !adev->ops->activate))
> - return 0444;
> + if (!is_typec_port(adev->dev.parent)) {
> + if (!port->mode_control || !adev->ops || !adev->ops->activate)
> + return 0444;
> + }
>
> return attr->mode;
> }
> @@ -2681,6 +2683,7 @@ struct typec_port *typec_register_port(struct device *parent,
> }
>
> port->pd = cap->pd;
> + port->mode_control = !cap->no_mode_control;
>
> ret = device_add(&port->dev);
> if (ret) {
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
> index db2fe96c48ff..c53a04b9dc75 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
> @@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ struct typec_port {
> */
> struct device *usb2_dev;
> struct device *usb3_dev;
> +
> + bool mode_control;
> };
>
> #define to_typec_port(_dev_) container_of(_dev_, struct typec_port, dev)
> diff --git a/include/linux/usb/typec.h b/include/linux/usb/typec.h
> index 252af3f77039..8f51665d44ec 100644
> --- a/include/linux/usb/typec.h
> +++ b/include/linux/usb/typec.h
> @@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ enum usb_pd_svdm_ver {
> * @prefer_role: Initial role preference (DRP ports).
> * @accessory: Supported Accessory Modes
> * @usb_capability: Supported USB Modes
> + * @no_mode_control: Ability to manage Alternate Modes
> * @fwnode: Optional fwnode of the port
> * @driver_data: Private pointer for driver specific info
> * @pd: Optional USB Power Delivery Support
> @@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ struct typec_capability {
> enum typec_accessory accessory[TYPEC_MAX_ACCESSORY];
> unsigned int orientation_aware:1;
> u8 usb_capability;
> + bool no_mode_control;
>
> struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
> void *driver_data;
> --
> 2.51.0.355.g5224444f11-goog
--
heikki
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