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Date:	Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:27:07 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Regulator constraints and userspace consumer

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 08:54:47PM +0200, Marcus Folkesson wrote:

>   What is the most accurate way to set the voltage for these
> limitations when the system starts up? There is apparently no check if
> the default configuration is within limits as the regulator stays on
> 1125mV.
>   When I'm looking in the userspace consumer (/sys/class/regulator/),
> the "max_microvolts" and "min_microvolts" is set to 1000000 but the
> "microvolts" is set to 1125000.

Set apply_uV in hte constraints.  The regulator framework won't touch
the hardware unless explicitly told to.

> * I want to change the output voltage from userspace on demand. What
> is the most proper way to do this? If I have understand correctly, the
> userspace consumer just exports interface for switching on/off the
> regulator, is that correct?

Why do you wish to do this?  In general this is not a good sign.  There
is the virtual consumer but that is explicitly intended for test, it's
not really supposed to be used in production.
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