| What: /sys/class/dual_role_usb/.../ |
| Date: June 2015 |
| Contact: Badhri Jagan Sridharan<badhri@google.com> |
| Description: |
| Provide a generic interface to monitor and change |
| the state of dual role usb ports. The name here |
| refers to the name mentioned in the |
| dual_role_phy_desc that is passed while registering |
| the dual_role_phy_intstance through |
| devm_dual_role_instance_register. |
| |
| What: /sys/class/dual_role_usb/.../supported_modes |
| Date: June 2015 |
| Contact: Badhri Jagan Sridharan<badhri@google.com> |
| Description: |
| This is a static node, once initialized this |
| is not expected to change during runtime. "dfp" |
| refers to "downstream facing port" i.e. port can |
| only act as host. "ufp" refers to "upstream |
| facing port" i.e. port can only act as device. |
| "dfp ufp" refers to "dual role port" i.e. the port |
| can either be a host port or a device port. |
| |
| What: /sys/class/dual_role_usb/.../mode |
| Date: June 2015 |
| Contact: Badhri Jagan Sridharan<badhri@google.com> |
| Description: |
| The mode node refers to the current mode in which the |
| port is operating. "dfp" for host ports. "ufp" for device |
| ports and "none" when cable is not connected. |
| |
| On devices where the USB mode is software-controllable, |
| userspace can change the mode by writing "dfp" or "ufp". |
| On devices where the USB mode is fixed in hardware, |
| this attribute is read-only. |
| |
| What: /sys/class/dual_role_usb/.../power_role |
| Date: June 2015 |
| Contact: Badhri Jagan Sridharan<badhri@google.com> |
| Description: |
| The power_role node mentions whether the port |
| is "sink"ing or "source"ing power. "none" if |
| they are not connected. |
| |
| On devices implementing USB Power Delivery, |
| userspace can control the power role by writing "sink" or |
| "source". On devices without USB-PD, this attribute is |
| read-only. |
| |
| What: /sys/class/dual_role_usb/.../data_role |
| Date: June 2015 |
| Contact: Badhri Jagan Sridharan<badhri@google.com> |
| Description: |
| The data_role node mentions whether the port |
| is acting as "host" or "device" for USB data connection. |
| "none" if there is no active data link. |
| |
| On devices implementing USB Power Delivery, userspace |
| can control the data role by writing "host" or "device". |
| On devices without USB-PD, this attribute is read-only |
| |
| What: /sys/class/dual_role_usb/.../powers_vconn |
| Date: June 2015 |
| Contact: Badhri Jagan Sridharan<badhri@google.com> |
| Description: |
| The powers_vconn node mentions whether the port |
| is supplying power for VCONN pin. |
| |
| On devices with software control of VCONN, |
| userspace can disable the power supply to VCONN by writing "n", |
| or enable the power supply by writing "y". |