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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM: dts: imx6qdl: specify vcc-supply for NOP USB
 PHYs
To:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>, Shawn Guo <shawnguo@kernel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>,
        Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@pengutronix.de>,
        Fabio Estevam <festevam@gmail.com>,
        NXP Linux Team <linux-imx@nxp.com>
Cc:     Frieder Schrempf <frieder.schrempf@kontron.de>,
        devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
References: <20201113152856.3758-1-a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
From:   Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
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Date:   Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:41:41 +0100
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Hello,

did this maybe slip through the cracks?

On 13.11.20 16:28, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> The SoC dtsi lists a NOP USB PHY for each of the two HSIC-only USB
> controllers. Their device tree node doesn't indicate a vcc-supply
> resulting in:
> 
>   usb_phy_generic usbphynop1: supply vcc not found, using dummy regulator
>   usb_phy_generic usbphynop2: supply vcc not found, using dummy regulator
> 
> warnings on boot up. The USB IP vcc-supply - separate from the vusb - is
> hardwired to LDO_2P5[1], which we already have a device tree node for.
> Reference it for the dummy "phy" as well.
> 
> This will lead to breakage (probe deferment) for kernels that:
>   - Use a HSIC USB controller
>   - Use this new device tree
>   - but have CONFIG_REGULATOR_ANATOP disabled
> 
> Because while the regulator is always-on, it can't be resolved when
> there is no driver for it.
> 
> As there are
> 
>   - no affected upstream device trees
>   - existing device trees are unaffected without recompilation
>   - disabling CONFIG_REGULATOR_ANATOP is explicitly a non-recommended
>     configuration per symbol help text
> 
> this potential breakage is deemed acceptable.
> 
> [1]: i.MX 6Dual/6Quad Reference Manual, Rev. C,
>      Figure 53-1. Power System Overview
> 
> Cc: Frieder Schrempf <frieder.schrempf@kontron.de>
> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
> ---
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi
> index 43edbf1156c7..22e4c142de13 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi
> @@ -131,11 +131,13 @@ pmu: pmu {
>  
>  	usbphynop1: usbphynop1 {
>  		compatible = "usb-nop-xceiv";
> +		vcc-supply = <&reg_vdd2p5>;
>  		#phy-cells = <0>;
>  	};
>  
>  	usbphynop2: usbphynop2 {
>  		compatible = "usb-nop-xceiv";
> +		vcc-supply = <&reg_vdd2p5>;
>  		#phy-cells = <0>;
>  	};
>  
> 

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