linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] add coupled regulators for Exynos5422/5800

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Date:   Wed, 10 Jul 2019 19:01:02 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To:     Kamil Konieczny <k.konieczny@...tner.samsung.com>
Cc:     Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
        Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>,
        Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>,
        Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@...sung.com>,
        Nishanth Menon <nm@...com>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Viresh Kumar <vireshk@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] add coupled regulators for Exynos5422/5800

On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 at 15:51, Kamil Konieczny
<k.konieczny@...tner.samsung.com> wrote:
>
> On 10.07.2019 12:14, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 at 12:03, Kamil Konieczny
> > <k.konieczny@...tner.samsung.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 10.07.2019 11:00, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 at 16:12, <k.konieczny@...tner.samsung.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> From: Kamil Konieczny <k.konieczny@...tner.samsung.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> The main purpose of this patch series is to add coupled regulators for
> >>>> Exynos5422/5800 to keep constrain on voltage difference between vdd_arm
> >>>> and vdd_int to be at most 300mV. In exynos-bus instead of using
> >>>> regulator_set_voltage_tol() with default voltage tolerance it should be
> >>>> used regulator_set_voltage_triplet() with volatege range, and this is
> >>>> already present in opp/core.c code, so it can be reused. While at this,
> >>>> move setting regulators into opp/core.
> >>>>
> >>>> This patchset was tested on Odroid XU3.
> >>>>
> >>>> The last patch depends on two previous.
> >>>
> >>> So you break the ABI... I assume that patchset maintains
> >>> bisectability. However there is no explanation why ABI break is needed
> >>> so this does not look good...
> >>
> >> Patchset is bisectable, first one is simple and do not depends on others,
> >> second depends on first, last depends on first and second.
> >>
> >> What do you mean by breaking ABI ?
> >
> > I mean, that Linux kernel stops working with existing DTBs... or am I
> > mistaken and there is no problem? Maybe I confused the order...
>
> It is not ABI break, it should work with existing DTBs

Ah, thanks. My misunderstanding then. Looks good.

Best regards,
Krzysztof