Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] regulator: helper routine to extract regulator_init_data
From: Mark Brown <hidden>
Date: 2011-10-19 14:47:43
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From: Mark Brown <hidden>
Date: 2011-10-19 14:47:43
Also in:
linux-arm-kernel, linux-omap, lkml
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 01:33:55PM +0800, Shawn Guo wrote:
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 05:00:46PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
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It's not just Linux-specific stuff, some of this is even specific to what current Linux drivers can do - updating the kernel could mean a different set of constraints.
Well, from what I see, the 'struct regulation_constraints' is defined in machine.h and meant to be the regulator machine/board interface.
...which will depend on the system integrator's understanding of what their system is capable of right now.
With the example I'm looking at, mc13892, the regulation_constraints configuration is fully passed from machine/board file. If there is something specific to what drivers can do, it probably should be encoded in regulator driver rather than staying in regulation_constraints.
I don't think you're quite understanding the issue - it's an integration problem with three different variables. It's a combination of what the chips can do, what the drivers can do and if the board design affects any of this stuff. Only the board can come to a final decision.