linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] dt-bindings: hwmon/pmbus: Add mps,mpq7932 power-management IC

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Message-ID: <ddcda7c9-6aa8-2660-d6fb-8dc117f330c4@linumiz.com>
Date:   Thu, 1 Dec 2022 17:52:32 +0100
From:   Saravanan Sekar <saravanan@...umiz.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, marten.lindahl@...s.com,
        jdelvare@...e.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] dt-bindings: hwmon/pmbus: Add mps,mpq7932
 power-management IC

On 01/12/22 17:43, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 01/12/2022 17:38, Saravanan Sekar wrote:
>>>>> Plus additional comment for the driver (and related to bindings) was
>>>>> that this is not hwmon but a regulator driver. Why putting regulator
>>>>> driver in hwmon?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Turns out this is primarily a hardware monitoring driver, like the drivers
>>>> for all other PMBus chips. Regulator support is actually optional; the driver
>>>> works perfectly well with CONFIG_REGULATOR=n (except that it needs some
>>>> #ifdefs to address that situation).
>>>
>>> OK, this would explain location  of the driver. However the bindings are
>>> saying:
>>> "Monolithic Power System MPQ7932 PMIC"
>>> and PMIC is not mainly a hwmon device, even if it has such capabilities.
>>> It might be missing description and proper title... or might be misplaced.
>>>
>>
>> Indeed it is PMIC chip. I think this is not the first and not sure title
>> has to be changed for hwmon subsystem.
>>
>> bindings/hwmon/pmbus/ti,lm25066.yaml
>> title: National Semiconductor/Texas Instruments LM250x6/LM506x
>> power-management ICs
> 
> Then I propose to put it in regulator directory.
>

Just for clarification, should bindings put in regulator directory?

Thanks,
Saravanan