linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] regulator: Allow for asymmetric settling times

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Date:   Sun, 14 May 2017 19:16:52 +0900
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
Cc:     Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
        Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] regulator: Allow for asymmetric settling times

On Mon, May 01, 2017 at 11:37:15AM -0700, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:

>  	else if (rdev->constraints->settling_time)
>  		return rdev->constraints->settling_time;
> +	else if (rdev->constraints->settling_time_up &&
> +		 (new_uV > old_uV))
> +		return rdev->constraints->settling_time_up;
> +	else if (rdev->constraints->settling_time_down &&
> +		 (new_uV < old_uV))
> +		return rdev->constraints->settling_time_down;

It feels like we should warn if the user mixes specific up/down settling
times with the more general property, can you please send a followup
patch adding a warning for that?  It's not exactly obvious what the
precedence is and may do the wrong thing with an older kernel or
non-Linux OS.

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