On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 12:04:44PM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 11:10:20AM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/usb/typec_notify.h
> > > b/include/linux/usb/typec_notify.h
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..a3f1f3b3ae47
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/include/linux/usb/typec_notify.h
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > > +
> > > +#ifndef __USB_TYPEC_NOTIFY
> > > +#define __USB_TYPEC_NOTIFY
> > > +
> > > +#include <linux/notifier.h>
> > > +
> > > +enum usb_typec_event {
> > > + TYPEC_ALTMODE_REGISTERED
> > > +};
> >
> > Don't you need to know when the altmode is removed?
>
> I noticed that you don't because drm_dp_hpd_bridge_register() is
> always resource managed. But I think you could still send an event
> also when the altmode is removed already now. That way it does not
> need to be separately added if and when it is needed.
Hold on! Every bus has already a notifier chain. That's the one that
we should also use. Sorry for not noticing that earlier.
So let's just export the bus type in this patch - you can then use
bus_register_notifier() in your driver:
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c
index a884cec9ab7e..65ded9e3cdaa 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c
@@ -547,3 +547,4 @@ const struct bus_type typec_bus = {
.probe = typec_probe,
.remove = typec_remove,
};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(typec_bus);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.h b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.h
index 643b8c81786d..af9edb3db9d0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
#include <linux/usb/typec_altmode.h>
-struct bus_type;
struct typec_mux;
struct typec_retimer;
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ struct altmode {
#define to_altmode(d) container_of(d, struct altmode, adev)
-extern const struct bus_type typec_bus;
extern const struct device_type typec_altmode_dev_type;
#define is_typec_altmode(_dev_) (_dev_->type == &typec_altmode_dev_type)
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/typec.h b/include/linux/usb/typec.h
index 309251572e2e..c6fd46902fce 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/typec.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/typec.h
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ struct typec_port;
struct typec_altmode_ops;
struct typec_cable_ops;
+struct bus_type;
struct fwnode_handle;
struct device;
struct usb_power_delivery;
struct usb_power_delivery_desc;
+extern const struct bus_type typec_bus;
+
enum typec_port_type {
TYPEC_PORT_SRC,
TYPEC_PORT_SNK,
thanks,
--
heikki
