linux-kernel - Re: [UPDATED v3][PATCH 5/7] regulator: sysfs ABI

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Date:	Fri, 7 Mar 2008 08:12:12 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Liam Girdwood <lg@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Subject: Re: [UPDATED v3][PATCH 5/7] regulator: sysfs ABI

On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 06:12:05PM +0000, Liam Girdwood wrote:
> This patch adds a description of the regulator class sysfs ABI to the
> testing directory.

Thanks for doing this, I appreciate it.

> +What:		/sys/class/regulator/.../parent
> +Date:		March 2008
> +KernelVersion:	2.6.25
> +Contact:	Liam Girdwood <lg@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
> +Description:
> +		Some regulator directories will contain a link called parent.
> +		This points to the parent or supply regulator if one exists.

I don't think this is needed, why not just parent the device properly in
the device tree itself?

thanks,

greg k-h
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