Thread (11 messages) 11 messages, 4 authors, 2016-06-03

[PATCH v2 1/3] regulator: DT: Add DT property for operation mode configuration

From: mark.rutland@arm.com (Mark Rutland)
Date: 2016-05-23 10:47:21
Also in: linux-devicetree, linux-mediatek, lkml

On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 03:13:29PM +0800, Henry Chen wrote:
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Some regulators support their operating mode to be changed by consumers for
module specific purpose. Add a DT property to support this.

Signed-off-by: Henry Chen <redacted>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt |  5 +++++
 include/dt-bindings/regulator/regulator.h                 | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 include/dt-bindings/regulator/regulator.h
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
index ecfc593..e505d0b 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ Optional properties:
 	0: Disable active discharge.
 	1: Enable active discharge.
 	Absence of this property will leave configuration to default.
+- regulator-supported-modes: Regulators can run in a variety of different
+  operating modes depending on output load. This allows further system power
+  savings by selecting the best (and most efficient) regulator mode for a
+  desired load. The definition for each of these operation is defined at
+  include/dt-bindings/regulator/regulator.h
This doesen't tell me for the property is formatted.

Is it a list? A mask?
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 Deprecated properties:
 - regulator-compatible: If a regulator chip contains multiple
diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/regulator/regulator.h b/include/dt-bindings/regulator/regulator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ed1dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/dt-bindings/regulator/regulator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * This header provides constants for binding regulator.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DT_BINDINGS_REGULATOR_REGULATOR_H
+#define _DT_BINDINGS_REGULATOR_REGULATOR_H
+
+/* Regulator operating modes */
+#define REGULATOR_OPERATION_MODE_FAST			0x0
+#define REGULATOR_OPERATION_MODE_NORMAL			0x1
+#define REGULATOR_OPERATION_MODE_IDLE			0x2
+#define REGULATOR_OPERATION_MODE_STANDBY		0x3
These sound like they're tied to linux internal details (e.g. the
implementation of idle and/or suspend).

What do each of these actually mean?

Mark.
+
+#endif
-- 
1.8.1.1.dirty
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