Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: tbt: Correct swapped TBT adapter type values

On 8/24/26 13:11, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 06:20:03PM +0200, Sven Peter wrote:
>> Table F-10 of the USB Type-C Cable and Connector Specification R2.5 on
>> page 412 defines bit 16 of the TBT3 Device Discover Mode VDO as 0 = TBT3
>> Adapter and 1 = TBT2 Legacy Adapter. Linux has those two swapped since
>> their original introduction in commit ca469c292edc ("usb: typec: Add
>> definitions for Thunderbolt 3 Alternate Mode").
>>
>> ChromiumOS EC's include/usb_pd_tbt.h has them the correct way around
>> and references the USB Type-C ECN "Thunderbolt 3 Compatibility Updates"
>> as fixing an error where they were originally swapped which is presumably
>> where the wrong order originally came from.
>>
>> I've also confirmed the correct mapping with an Apple Thunderbolt 3
>> to Thunderbolt 2 adapter which does set bit 16 in that VDO.
>>
>> Swap the two values and update all users. Also rename the old defines
>> so that no user accidentally ends up with an inverted value.
>> No functional change.
>>
>> Link: https://usb.org/document-library/usb-type-cr-cable-and-connector-specification-release-25
>> Link: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/ec/+/db93814b6e73c8545d23714fe0674c10814d901a/include/usb_pd_tbt.h#90
>> Signed-off-by: Sven Peter <[email protected]>
> Shouldn't this be marked as a fix?

I left it out deliberately together with Cc: stable because there's no 
functional change but I can just add it if you want to. The original 
commit is already in the message.
>
> Reviewed-by: Heikki Krogerus <[email protected]>

Thanks!


Sven