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Date:   Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:55:10 +0530
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7] usb: common: usb-conn-gpio: Set last role to unknown
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To:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
CC:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
        AngeloGioacchino Del Regno 
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From:   Prashanth K <quic_prashk@quicinc.com>
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On 13-06-23 04:40 pm, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 08:11:14PM +0530, Prashanth K wrote:
>> Currently if we bootup a device without cable connected, then
>> usb-conn-gpio won't call set_role() since last_role is same as
>> current role. This happens because during probe last_role gets
>> initialised to zero.
>>
>> To avoid this, added a new constant in enum usb_role, last_role
>> is set to USB_ROLE_UNKNOWN before performing initial detection.
> 
> So why can't you fix this by just always setting the role
> unconditionally to USB_ROLE_NONE in your probe function before the
> initial detection?
> 
Hi Heikki, thats exactly what we are doing here.

+	/* Set last role to unknown before performing the initial detection */
+	info->last_role = USB_ROLE_UNKNOWN;
+
  	/* Perform initial detection */
  	usb_conn_queue_dwork(info, 0);

Thanks,
Prashanth K