2 Staging/Android Switch Class Porting Guide
3 (linux/drivers/staging/android/switch)
4 (c) Copyright 2012 Samsung Electronics
7 MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@samsung.com>
9 /*****************************************************************
11 * PORTING SWITCH CLASS DEVICE DRIVERS *
12 *****************************************************************/
14 ****** STEP 1. Basic Functionality
15 No extcon extended feature, but switch features only.
17 - struct switch_dev (fed to switch_dev_register/unregister)
20 @index: drop (not used in switch device driver side anyway)
22 If you have used @state with magic numbers, keep it
24 @print_name: no change but type change (switch_dev->extcon_dev)
25 @print_state: no change but type change (switch_dev->extcon_dev)
27 - switch_dev_register(sdev, dev)
28 => extcon_dev_register(edev, dev)
29 : no change but type change (sdev->edev)
30 - switch_dev_unregister(sdev)
31 => extcon_dev_unregister(edev)
32 : no change but type change (sdev->edev)
33 - switch_get_state(sdev)
34 => extcon_get_state(edev)
35 : no change but type change (sdev->edev) and (return: int->u32)
36 - switch_set_state(sdev, state)
37 => extcon_set_state(edev, state)
38 : no change but type change (sdev->edev) and (state: int->u32)
40 With this changes, the ex-switch extcon class device works as it once
41 worked as switch class device. However, it will now have additional
42 interfaces (both ABI and in-kernel API) and different ABI locations.
43 However, if CONFIG_ANDROID is enabled without CONFIG_ANDROID_SWITCH,
44 /sys/class/switch/* will be symbolically linked to /sys/class/extcon/
45 so that they are still compatible with legacy userspace processes.
47 ****** STEP 2. Multistate (no more magic numbers in state value)
48 Extcon's extended features for switch device drivers with
49 complex features usually required magic numbers in state
50 value of switch_dev. With extcon, such magic numbers that
51 support multiple cables (
53 1. Define cable names at edev->supported_cable.
54 2. (Recommended) remove print_state callback.
55 3. Use extcon_get_cable_state_(edev, index) or
56 extcon_get_cable_state(edev, cable_name) instead of
57 extcon_get_state(edev) if you intend to get a state of a specific
58 cable. Same for set_state. This way, you can remove the usage of
59 magic numbers in state value.
60 4. Use extcon_update_state() if you are updating specific bits of
63 Example: a switch device driver w/ magic numbers for two cables.
64 "0x00": no cables connected.
65 "0x01": cable 1 connected
66 "0x02": cable 2 connected
67 "0x03": cable 1 and 2 connected
68 1. edev->supported_cable = {"1", "2", NULL};
69 2. edev->print_state = NULL;
70 3. extcon_get_cable_state_(edev, 0) shows cable 1's state.
71 extcon_get_cable_state(edev, "1") shows cable 1's state.
72 extcon_set_cable_state_(edev, 1) sets cable 2's state.
73 extcon_set_cable_state(edev, "2") sets cable 2's state
74 4. extcon_update_state(edev, 0x01, 0) sets the least bit's 0.
76 ****** STEP 3. Notify other device drivers
78 You can notify others of the cable attach/detach events with
81 At the side of other device drivers (the extcon device itself
82 does not need to get notified of its own events), there are two
83 methods to register notifier_block for cable events:
84 (a) for a specific cable or (b) for every cable.
86 (a) extcon_register_interest(obj, extcon_name, cable_name, nb)
87 Example: want to get news of "MAX8997_MUIC"'s "USB" cable
89 obj = kzalloc(sizeof(struct extcon_specific_cable_nb),
91 nb->notifier_call = the_callback_to_handle_usb;
93 extcon_register_intereset(obj, "MAX8997_MUIC", "USB", nb);
95 (b) extcon_register_notifier(edev, nb)
96 Call nb for any changes in edev.
98 Please note that in order to properly behave with method (a),
99 the extcon device driver should support multistate feature (STEP 2).
101 ****** STEP 4. Inter-cable relation (mutually exclusive)
103 You can provide inter-cable mutually exclusiveness information
104 for an extcon device. When cables A and B are declared to be mutually
105 exclusive, the two cables cannot be in ATTACHED state simulteneously.
108 /*****************************************************************
110 * PORTING USERSPACE w/ SWITCH CLASS DEVICE SUPPORT *
111 *****************************************************************/
115 If "CONFIG_ANDROID" is enabled and "CONFIG_ANDROID_SWITCH" is
116 disabled, /sys/class/switch/* are created as symbolic links to
117 /sys/class/extcon/*. Because CONFIG_ANDROID_SWITCH creates
118 /sys/class/switch directory, we disable symboling linking if
119 CONFIG_ANDROID_SWITCH is enabled.
121 The two files of switch class, name and state, are provided with
122 extcon, too. When the multistate support (STEP 2 of CHAPTER 1.) is
123 not enabled or print_state callback is supplied, the output of
124 state ABI is same with switch class.