linux-kernel - regulator: Policy for setting current limits

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Date:	Mon, 6 Aug 2012 01:27:56 +0200
From:	Heiko Stübner <heiko@...ech.de>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Cc:	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
Subject: regulator: Policy for setting current limits

Hi,

I hit a problem when setting a current limit and am not sure whose fault it is 
(i.e. which component to change). Therefore I'd appreciate a pointer in the 
right direction.

After the recent changes the gpio-regulator always selects the minimal value 
to set. The gpio-vbus driver sets it's current limits as 0 - x mA (x = 100, 
500). Therefore if 500mA are the upper limit but the regulator also supports 
lower values, these lower values always get selected (100mA in my case).
In contrast pda_power sets the target current as both lower and upper limit.

So the question is, what is the correct way to handle this:

(a) let the gpio-regulator select the max current (in contrast to the minimum 
voltage)
(b) change gpio-vbus to also use the target current as min and max value
(c) something else

Thanks
Heiko
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