linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: power: Add regulator-pd yaml file

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Date:   Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:10:57 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Shenwei Wang <shenwei.wang@....com>,
        Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        "imx@...ts.linux.dev" <imx@...ts.linux.dev>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: power: Add regulator-pd yaml file

On 28/08/2023 16:04, Shenwei Wang wrote:

>>> Are you suggesting to move the regulator-pd to the imx directory and
>>> add a company prefix to the compatible string?
>>
>> There is no such part of iMX processor as such regulator-power-domain, so I
>> don't recommend that approach. DTS nodes represent hardware, not your SW
>> layers.
>>
> 
> That's not always the case, as we do sometimes need a virtual device. 
> As an example, the "regulator-fixed" acts as a software abstraction layer to create virtual regulator 
> devices by interfacing with the underlying GPIO drivers.

Not true. This is a real regulator device. Real hardware on the board.
You can even see and touch it.

> Similarly, "regulator-pd" provides a software abstraction layer for virtual PD devices built on 
> top of existing regulator drivers.

This is not related to regulator-fixed at all.

> When looking at the conceptual purpose, regulator-fixed and regulator-pd are comparable in 
> that they both offer software abstraction layers for virtual devices."

No. regulator-fixed is a real device. Yours is not.


Best regards,
Krzysztof