linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add ltc3562 voltage regulator driver

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Date:	Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:31:42 +0100
From:	Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans@...ic.nl>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
CC:	<lgirdwood@...il.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add ltc3562 voltage regulator driver

On 10/30/2014 11:58 AM, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 11:53:37AM +0100, Mike Looijmans wrote:
>> On 10/30/2014 11:29 AM, Mike Looijmans wrote:
>
>>> So I should add "regulator-default-voltage" to the generic code? That would
>>> indeed be better than trying to do it into this driver.
>
>>> But would that need a separate patch for regulator core to add the property?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Hmm, I looked into doing that, but that isn't trivial, and too many devices
>> will suffer.
>
> Why would this have a negative effect on other devices?  Unless somehow
> the other devices add the property they should not be affected by it; if
> users do add the property presumably that's because it's doing something
> useful.

The "default" would end up in the constraints, thus adding extra fields to 
that struct.

So far, all other drivers have accomplished this by setting min=max, and some 
experimenting proved that my driver is no exception to that. It even reduced 
the amount of code.

Mike.



Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards,

Mike Looijmans
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