[PATCH v2 3/3] dt-bindings: thermal: update sustainable-power with abstract scale
From: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
Date: 2020-10-02 11:45:11
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Subsystem:
open firmware and flattened device tree bindings, the rest, thermal · Maintainers:
Rob Herring, Krzysztof Kozlowski, Conor Dooley, Linus Torvalds, Rafael J. Wysocki, Daniel Lezcano
Update the documentation for the binding 'sustainable-power' and allow to provide values in an abstract scale. It is required when the cooling devices use an abstract scale for their power values. Signed-off-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com> --- .../devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml
index 3ec9cc87ec50..4d8f2e37d1e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml@@ -99,10 +99,15 @@ patternProperties: sustainable-power: $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32 description: - An estimate of the sustainable power (in mW) that this thermal zone - can dissipate at the desired control temperature. For reference, the - sustainable power of a 4-inch phone is typically 2000mW, while on a - 10-inch tablet is around 4500mW. + An estimate of the sustainable power (in mW or in an abstract scale) + that this thermal zone can dissipate at the desired control + temperature. For reference, the sustainable power of a 4-inch phone + is typically 2000mW, while on a 10-inch tablet is around 4500mW. + + It is possible to express the sustainable power in an abstract + scale. This is the case when the related cooling devices use also + abstract scale to express their power usage. The scale must be + consistent. trips: type: object
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