linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] leds: lp50xx: remove unused regulator

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Date:   Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:23:36 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
Cc:     Sven Schuchmann <schuchmann@...leissheimer.de>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] leds: lp50xx: remove unused regulator

On Wed 2021-02-03 07:49:35, Dan Murphy wrote:
> Pavel
> 
> On 2/3/21 3:02 AM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > On Wed 2021-02-03 08:34:08, Sven Schuchmann wrote:
> > > The regulator for vled-supply is unused in the driver.
> > > It is just assigned from DT and disabled in lp50xx_remove.
> > > So the code can be removed from the driver.
> > Dan, what is going on here? Do we need to also enable the regulator,
> > or is the removal correct thing to do?
> > 
> I think it would be better to do an enable as opposed to removing the code.
> 
> This would be needed especially in applications that have to meet strict
> power management requirements.
> 
> Users may want to disable or enable the regulator during suspend/resume.
> Otherwise it would be considered always-on and the regulator does not need
> to be populated.

Do you have set up where this is needed and you can test this? Will
you submit the fixes?

Best regards,

									Pavel
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http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek

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