linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/16] PM / OPP: Add 'supply-names' binding

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Date:	Thu, 8 Oct 2015 14:57:09 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:	Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>, nm@...com,
	sboyd@...eaurora.org, linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, rob.herring@...aro.org,
	lee.jones@...aro.org, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/16] PM / OPP: Add 'supply-names' binding

Rob,

On 15-09-15, 08:17, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 14-09-15, 15:22, Rob Herring wrote:
> > What if we have a 2nd device and supply rail? For example, what if the
> > L2$ has a separate rail from the cores but is linked to the OPPs.
> 
> Right, so that is the case with the Mediatek SoC as well, AFAIR. How
> do we plan to treat L2 devices? For example, in the mediatek cpufreq
> driver, they change L2's supplies together with CPUs.
> 
> One way to get that done, with such very closely bound devices is to
> add two regulators:
> 
> cpu-supply = ...;
> l2-supply = ...;
> 
> And then a property in OPP table:
> 
> supply-name = "cpu", "l2";
> 
> And maybe fix the order in which the supplies which be updated, based
> on the order in which entries are present in the above property.
> 
> Any other way you suggest for doing that ?
> 
> > Remind me of when do we have multiple regulators for a cpu?
> 
> I haven't seen that yet, but its more like what I explained above.
> i.e. one for the CPU and other one for the L2 cache.
> 
> But, these bindings do apply for other devices as well, where it
> should be very much possible.

Not sure if you still have any objections to this patch?

-- 
viresh
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