Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 9 Nov 2011 14:15:43 +0800 | Subject | Re: [PATCHv6 01/19] usb: otg: Rename otg_transceiver to usb_phy | From | Peter Chen <> |
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> > > > Includes fixes to IMX code from Sascha Hauer. > > > > > > I tend to defer with your opinion of renaming otg_transceiver to > > > usb_phy. According to me otg_transceiver should program hardware > > > mechanisms associated to VBUS, ID lines, etc.. and phy is responsible > > > for transmitting data over differential data lines (with its own > > > programming of phy_init, phy_shutdown, setting phy clocks etc..). So > > > in my opinion otg_transceiver and usb_phy should be two different and > > > separate entities. > > > > > I am a little puzzled, are there two separate analog usb parts at OMap > > 's usb part? What the transceiver do? And what the phy do? > > Kinda... there's one which is mostly digital inside the SoC handling > data lines and also comunicating VBUS/ID levels to the link but the > actual VBUS/ID comparators are outside of the SoC, inside the PMIC. > > It's a bit of a pain, but I understand why they did it that way. It's > mostly for power management, although the same is likely to be > achievable by keeping everything in the PMIC. > So, in that way, the users must choose specific PMICs which have USB interface if they want to use OMAP
> -- > balbi
-- BR, Peter Chen
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