linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 8/9] regulator/rpi-panel-attiny: Don't read the LCD power status

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Date:   Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:30:39 +0000
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Detlev Casanova <detlev.casanova@...labora.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 8/9] regulator/rpi-panel-attiny: Don't read the LCD
 power status

On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 10:20:55AM -0500, Detlev Casanova wrote:
> From: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>
> 
> The I2C to the Atmel is very fussy, and locks up easily on
> Pi0-3 particularly on reads.
> 
> The LCD power status is controlled solely by this driver, so
> rather than reading it back from the Atmel, use the cached
> status last set.

If that's the case since you're using regmap would it not make sense to
enable caching in order to minimise reads in general.

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