linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] regulator: helper routine to extract regulator_init

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:53:36 +0530
From:	Rajendra Nayak <rnayak@...com>
To:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
CC:	broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com, grant.likely@...retlab.ca,
	patches@...aro.org, tony@...mide.com,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, lrg@...com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] regulator: helper routine to extract regulator_init_data

Hi Olof,

On Saturday 05 November 2011 01:59 AM, Olof Johansson wrote:
>> +- regulator-min-uV: smallest voltage consumers may set
>> >  +- regulator-max-uV: largest voltage consumers may set
>> >  +- regulator-uV-offset: Offset applied to voltages to compensate for voltage drops
>> >  +- regulator-min-uA: smallest current consumers may set
>> >  +- regulator-max-uA: largest current consumers may set
>> >  +- regulator-always-on: boolean, regulator should never be disabled
>> >  +- regulator-boot-on: bootloader/firmware enabled regulator
 >
> Once you have a compatible field that can determine what kind of device node,
> and binding, this is, you can drop the regulator- prefix and save some space in
> the device tree. Properties are rarely prefixed by their subsystem. Only
> exception would/could be the regulator-name property where it could make
> sense to keep the prefix.

given that we decided not to have a compatible field like "regulator"
for the top-level bindings and instead have a device specific one,
and based on the discussions with Grant here[1], I hope its OK to keep
these the way they are.

regards,
Rajendra

[1] 
http://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/devicetree-discuss/2011-September/008196.html
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/