linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V1] regulator: Enable supply regulator if child rail is enabled.

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Message-ID: <20120102113623.GC2899@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Date:	Mon, 2 Jan 2012 11:36:23 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
Cc:	lrg@...com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V1] regulator: Enable supply regulator if child rail is
 enabled.

On Mon, Jan 02, 2012 at 01:08:45PM +0530, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
> During regulator_register, the rail is set on the provided
> machine constraints and if it is enabled then it is also
> require to enable the supply regulator. This will make sure
> that:
>    1. Proper reference count for supply regulator to be maintain.
>    2. Supply regulator should be enable when given rail is enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>

Applied, thanks.

> When given rail is registered and if it has machine constratins to
> enable the rail then it is also require to enable the supply rail for
> a given rail. This will make sure that given rail is enabled and
> proper reference count is maintained for the supply rail to avoid
> disable of supply rail even child rail is enabled.

Why is this not in the changelog?
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