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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig | 26 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig index f7a7fc21b..e9e5ae521 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig @@ -268,3 +268,29 @@ config USB_CHAOSKEY To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called chaoskey. + +config UCSI + tristate "USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface driver" + depends on ACPI + help + UCSI driver is meant to be used as a convenience tool for desktop and + server systems that are not equipped to handle USB in device mode. It + will always select USB host role for the USB Type-C ports on systems + that provide UCSI interface. + + USB Type-C Connector System Software Interface (UCSI) is a + specification for an interface that allows the Operating System to + control the USB Type-C ports on a system. Things the need controlling + include the USB Data Role (host or device), and when USB Power + Delivery is supported, the Power Role (source or sink). With USB + Type-C connectors, when two dual role capable devices are attached + together, the data role is selected randomly. Therefore it is + important to give the OS a way to select the role. Otherwise the user + would have to unplug and replug in order in order to attempt to swap + the data and power roles. + + The UCSI specification can be downloaded from: + http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/io/universal-serial-bus/usb-type-c-ucsi-spec.html + + To compile the driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be + called ucsi. |