linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm: omap5: dts: split SMPS10 dt node

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Date:	Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:45:05 +0530
From:	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
To:	Benoit Cousson <bcousson@...libre.com>,
	"J, KEERTHY" <j-keerthy@...com>
CC:	<tony@...mide.com>, <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	<pawel.moll@....com>, <mark.rutland@....com>,
	<swarren@...dotorg.org>, <ian.campbell@...rix.com>,
	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <balbi@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm: omap5: dts: split SMPS10 dt node

Hi Benoit,

On Tuesday 13 August 2013 08:18 PM, Benoit Cousson wrote:
> On 13/08/2013 16:45, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tuesday 13 August 2013 06:51 PM, Benoit Cousson wrote:
>>> Hi Kishon,
>>>
>>> On 12/08/2013 11:37, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
>>>> SMPS10 has two outputs OUT1 and OUT2. Hence SMPS10 is modeled as
>>>> two regulators. The dt node is split to reflect it.
>>>
>>> Mmm, I'm curious. How is it supposed to work?
>>>
>>> Do you have dedicated control on each output?
>>
>> Yes. It can be controlled by setting different values to the same bit fields.
>> You can refer [1] where we actually implement SMPS10 as two different
>> regulators.
>>
>> [1] -> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1542521
> 
> Great, thanks.
> 
> Can we merge that one safely if the driver changed are not done yet?

I think it shouldn't cause any issues. However Mark has already merged the
driver changes.

Thanks
Kishon
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