linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] rtc: rv3028: Improve trickle charger logic

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Message-ID: <20230622073458dcd9f636@mail.local>
Date:   Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:34:58 +0200
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     Andrej Picej <andrej.picej@...ik.com>
Cc:     a.zummo@...ertech.it, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, upstream@...tec.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] rtc: rv3028: Improve trickle charger logic

On 22/06/2023 09:16:09+0200, Andrej Picej wrote:
> Property "trickle-resistor-ohms" allows us to set trickle charger
> resistor. However there is no possibility to disable it afterwards.
> 
> From now on, disable trickle charger circuit in case device-tree
> property "trickle-resistor-ohms" is set to -1.
> 
> Additionally, lets make sure we only update internal EEPROM in case of a
> change. This prevents wear due to excessive EEPROM writes on each probe.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrej Picej <andrej.picej@...ik.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - disable trickle charger if device tree property trickle-resistor-ohms
>   is set to -1.

What about using aux-voltage-chargeable which is the generic property
for this?

> ---
>  drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3028.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3028.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3028.c
> index ec5d7a614e2d..da2ae81fe7c8 100644
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3028.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3028.c
> @@ -859,7 +859,8 @@ static int rv3028_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
>  {
>  	struct rv3028_data *rv3028;
>  	int ret, status;
> -	u32 ohms;
> +	s32 ohms;
> +	int val_old, val;
>  	struct nvmem_config nvmem_cfg = {
>  		.name = "rv3028_nvram",
>  		.word_size = 1,
> @@ -937,22 +938,42 @@ static int rv3028_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
>  	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
>  
> -	/* setup trickle charger */
> -	if (!device_property_read_u32(&client->dev, "trickle-resistor-ohms",
> -				      &ohms)) {
> -		int i;
> +	ret = regmap_read(rv3028->regmap, RV3028_BACKUP, &val_old);
> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	/* mask out only trickle charger bits */
> +	val_old = val_old & (RV3028_BACKUP_TCE | RV3028_BACKUP_TCR_MASK);
>  
> -		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rv3028_trickle_resistors); i++)
> -			if (ohms == rv3028_trickle_resistors[i])
> -				break;
> +	/* setup trickle charger */
> +	if (!of_property_read_s32(client->dev.of_node, "trickle-resistor-ohms",
> +				  &ohms)) {
> +		/* disable trickle charger if trickle-resistor-ohms = <(-1)>; */
> +		if (ohms == -1) {
> +			val = val_old & ~RV3028_BACKUP_TCE;
> +		} else {
> +			int i;
> +
> +			for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rv3028_trickle_resistors); i++)
> +				if (ohms == rv3028_trickle_resistors[i])
> +					break;
> +
> +			if (i < ARRAY_SIZE(rv3028_trickle_resistors)) {
> +				/* enable trickle charger and its resistor */
> +				val = RV3028_BACKUP_TCE | i;
> +			} else {
> +				dev_warn(&client->dev, "invalid trickle resistor value\n");
> +				/* don't update the trickle charger regs */
> +				val = val_old;
> +			}
> +		}
>  
> -		if (i < ARRAY_SIZE(rv3028_trickle_resistors)) {
> +		/* only update EEPROM if changes are necessary */
> +		if (val_old != val) {
>  			ret = rv3028_update_cfg(rv3028, RV3028_BACKUP, RV3028_BACKUP_TCE |
> -						 RV3028_BACKUP_TCR_MASK, RV3028_BACKUP_TCE | i);
> +						RV3028_BACKUP_TCR_MASK, val);
>  			if (ret)
>  				return ret;
> -		} else {
> -			dev_warn(&client->dev, "invalid trickle resistor value\n");
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

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