linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] regulator: cpcap: Fix standby mode

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Date:   Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:45:10 +0200
From:   Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] regulator: cpcap: Fix standby mode

Hi,

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 01:23:45PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 07, 2017 at 10:08:12PM +0200, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> 
> > While working on the audio-codec I noticed, that the
> > low power mode of the regulators are not properly
> > supported. This fixes the issue for vaudio.
> 
> In what way is it not properly supported and how does this change ensure
> that it is properly supported?
> 
> > +static unsigned int cpcap_map_mode(unsigned int mode)
> > +{
> > +	switch (mode) {
> > +	case CPCAP_BIT_AUDIO_LOW_PWR:
> > +		return REGULATOR_MODE_STANDBY;
> > +	default:
> > +		return REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL;
> > +	}
> > +}
> 
> This function is being added but is never referenced AFAICT, it should
> either be removed or used.

You probably skipped over the patch to fast, it is referenced in the
patch section before the one adding the function:

+               .of_map_mode = cpcap_map_mode,                          \

> If it is being used it should be changed so that it doesn't accept
> the default case but instead accepts only specific values so that
> the mapping of modes to regulator modes stays 1:1, unknown modes
> should error out.

Fair point.

-- Sebastian

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