linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] ARM: dts: Add initial regulator mode on exynos Peach boards

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Message-ID: <20141013111444.GV27755@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:14:44 +0200
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier.martinez@...labora.co.uk>
Cc:	Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
	Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	Chris Zhong <zyw@...k-chips.com>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Abhilash Kesavan <kesavan.abhilash@...il.com>,
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] ARM: dts: Add initial regulator mode on exynos Peach
 boards

On Thu, Oct 09, 2014 at 11:40:17PM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> On 10/09/2014 07:48 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 09, 2014 at 04:27:37PM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:

> >> only two modes: ON and OFF (and some of them have a third Low Power mode).

> > ...but let's be clear, only "on" (normal) and low power are modes here.
> > Like I keep saying please think things through - if modes also include
> > enable control why would they be treated separately in the API?

> Right, I got confused again by the terminology in the Maxim data-sheet that
> list output OFF as an opmode but I understand that OFF is not a mode and
> that the regulator API treats it separately.

OK, please do try to be careful with things like this - when there's
problems around confusion about concepts it's very important to make
sure that communication is clear.

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