linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] regulator: palmas: enable all modes for SMPS10

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Date:	Tue, 4 Jun 2013 14:38:08 +0530
From:	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
CC:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
	"lgirdwood@...il.com" <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	"sameo@...ux.intel.com" <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"gg@...mlogic.co.uk" <gg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
	"ian@...mlogic.co.uk" <ian@...mlogic.co.uk>,
	"balbi@...com" <balbi@...com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] regulator: palmas: enable all modes for SMPS10

Hi,

On Sunday 02 June 2013 02:35 AM, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 02, 2013 at 12:33:10AM +0530, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
>> On Sunday 02 June 2013 12:15 AM, Mark Brown wrote:
>
>>> No, that makes no sense at all to me.  Why do you think this maps onto
>>> the set mode API?  Modes are all about accuracy of regulation.
>
>> I mapped this to the regulation under different load, Fast mode is
>> in heavy load and so boost enable, normal/idle mode for normal load
>> and so bypass.
>
> This is still not making any sense.  The quality of regulation and
> output voltage are essentially orthogonal, and obviously there's a
> specific API for bypass which is something different again to both
> mode and output voltage selection.

Do you recommend adding API's (similar to bypass) for BOOST and SWITCH?

Thanks
Kishon
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