linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] regulator: add bcm59056 pmu DT binding

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Message-ID: <20140204232117.GD22609@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 4 Feb 2014 23:21:17 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Matt Porter <mporter@...aro.org>
Cc:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
	Tim Kryger <tim.kryger@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	Christian Daudt <bcm@...thebug.org>,
	Devicetree List <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] regulator: add bcm59056 pmu DT binding

On Tue, Feb 04, 2014 at 04:16:38PM -0500, Matt Porter wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 04, 2014 at 05:23:09PM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:

> > Is this really only a regulator - does the chip have no other functions?

> It's your average multi-function device with other functions as you are
> suspecting.  Buried in the the MFD driver comments is me admitting that
> I need to split this into two bindings. The base device, "bcm59056" and
> then "bcm59056-reg". So point noted, I'll updated with the appropriate
> binding for each.

It doesn't need to be two bindings - just move it to the MFD section and
document it there.  The existing binding is totally fine from a
regulator standpoint and should continue to be so as other functions are
added.

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