linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] mfd: rt5120: Add Richtek PMIC support

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Message-ID: <CADiBU396poOuzdGABzTazouM5MX=auZ9OdyT_sqWrKnZk3tFRw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 1 Jul 2022 17:56:02 +0800
From:   ChiYuan Huang <u0084500@...il.com>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, dmitry.torokhov@...il.com,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        cy_huang <cy_huang@...htek.com>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] mfd: rt5120: Add Richtek PMIC support

Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> 於 2022年7月1日 週五 下午3:38寫道：
>
> On Fri, 01 Jul 2022, ChiYuan Huang wrote:
>
> > HI, Lee:
> >
> > ChiYuan Huang <u0084500@...il.com> 於 2022年6月27日 週一 晚上10:56寫道：
> > >
> > > Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> 於 2022年6月27日 週一 晚上10:22寫道：
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 22 Jun 2022, cy_huang wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > From: ChiYuan Huang <cy_huang@...htek.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > Add Richtek RT5120 PMIC I2C driver.
> > > >
> > > > Why a whole new driver?
> > > >
> > > > How different is this to rt5033?
> > > >
> > > > Looks like this could easily be woven into this existing support?
> > > >
> > > It's different with the function domain.
> > > RT5033 is most like as the SubPMIC that includes PMU (battery
> > > charger/gauge/led/few buck and ldo)
> > > RT5120 is a main PMIC with default-on power that follows the boot on sequence.
> > > RT5120 only integrates regulator and power key report module.
> > >
> > Since I have explained the chip difference, do you still think it's
> > better to merge this code into rt5033 mfd?
>
> I think it's okay to group devices which are similar but not exactly
> the same, if they can be.  The integration of this device into the
> other looks trivial to my naive eyes.
>
> A PMIC is a PMIC, main or sub.
>
M.. ok. I will try to group all chip changes like as devices
list/regmap_irq/regmap_config ..., etc.
Treat it as one set of chip config and use 'of_device_get_match_data'
to get the chip config data.

> > > > > Signed-off-by: ChiYuan Huang <cy_huang@...htek.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/mfd/Kconfig  |  12 +++++
> > > > >  drivers/mfd/Makefile |   1 +
> > > > >  drivers/mfd/rt5120.c | 125 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  3 files changed, 138 insertions(+)
> > > > >  create mode 100644 drivers/mfd/rt5120.c
>
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