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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-11-01 23:06:20 +0100 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-11-01 23:06:20 +0100 |
commit | f3c3f0670501fee130f22193369249deea8cc630 (patch) | |
tree | 27ae58e4f338d571be93a7557ae7de48de10a947 /Documentation/power | |
parent | Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iee... (diff) | |
parent | regulator: Constify constraints name (diff) | |
download | linux-f3c3f0670501fee130f22193369249deea8cc630.tar.xz linux-f3c3f0670501fee130f22193369249deea8cc630.zip |
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://opensource.wolfsonmicro.com/regulator
* 'for-linus' of git://opensource.wolfsonmicro.com/regulator: (22 commits)
regulator: Constify constraints name
regulator: Fix possible nullpointer dereference in regulator_enable()
regulator: gpio-regulator add dependency on GENERIC_GPIO
regulator: Add module.h include to gpio-regulator
regulator: Add driver for gpio-controlled regulators
regulator: remove duplicate REG_CTRL2 defines in tps65023
regulator: Clarify documentation for regulator-regulator supplies
regulator: Fix some bitrot in the machine driver documentation
regulator: tps65023: Added support for the similiar TPS65020 chip
regulator: tps65023: Setting correct core regulator for tps65021
regulator: tps65023: Set missing bit for update core-voltage
regulator: tps65023: Fixes i2c configuration issues
regulator: Add debugfs file showing the supply map table
regulator: tps6586x: add SMx slew rate setting
regulator: tps65023: Fixes i2c configuration issues
regulator: tps6507x: Remove num_voltages array
regulator: max8952: removed unused mutex.
regulator: fix regulator/consumer.h kernel-doc warning
regulator: Ensure enough enable time for max8649
regulator: 88pm8607: Fix off-by-one value range checking in the case of no id is matched
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/power')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt | 19 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt b/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt index b42419b52e44..ce63af0a8e35 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt +++ b/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ initialisation code by creating a struct regulator_consumer_supply for each regulator. struct regulator_consumer_supply { - struct device *dev; /* consumer */ + const char *dev_name; /* consumer dev_name() */ const char *supply; /* consumer supply - e.g. "vcc" */ }; @@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ e.g. for the machine above static struct regulator_consumer_supply regulator1_consumers[] = { { - .dev = &platform_consumerB_device.dev, - .supply = "Vcc", + .dev_name = "dev_name(consumer B)", + .supply = "Vcc", },}; static struct regulator_consumer_supply regulator2_consumers[] = { { - .dev = &platform_consumerA_device.dev, + .dev = "dev_name(consumer A"), .supply = "Vcc", },}; @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ to their supply regulator :- static struct regulator_init_data regulator1_data = { .constraints = { + .name = "Regulator-1", .min_uV = 3300000, .max_uV = 3300000, .valid_modes_mask = REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL, @@ -51,13 +52,19 @@ static struct regulator_init_data regulator1_data = { .consumer_supplies = regulator1_consumers, }; +The name field should be set to something that is usefully descriptive +for the board for configuration of supplies for other regulators and +for use in logging and other diagnostic output. Normally the name +used for the supply rail in the schematic is a good choice. If no +name is provided then the subsystem will choose one. + Regulator-1 supplies power to Regulator-2. This relationship must be registered with the core so that Regulator-1 is also enabled when Consumer A enables its supply (Regulator-2). The supply regulator is set by the supply_regulator -field below:- +field below and co:- static struct regulator_init_data regulator2_data = { - .supply_regulator = "regulator_name", + .supply_regulator = "Regulator-1", .constraints = { .min_uV = 1800000, .max_uV = 2000000, |