linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] regulator: act8945a: rely on hardware for operating mode

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Message-ID: <04b8fa24-e5a8-4871-a397-f1c0c886449a@sirena.org.uk>
Date:   Mon, 5 Jun 2023 13:16:33 +0100
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Raag Jadav <raagjadav@...il.com>
Cc:     Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] regulator: act8945a: rely on hardware for operating
 mode

On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 04:18:29PM +0530, Raag Jadav wrote:

> Convert ->get_mode() and ->set_mode() hooks to read/write operating mode
> from/to hardware instead of relying on driver memory.

Why is this change being made - what is the benefit here?

> While at it, map fixed-frequency PWM regulators to REGULATOR_MODE_FAST.

Don't combine multiple changes into a single patch, this just makes
everything harder to review.

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