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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-11-02 02:06:20 +0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-11-02 02:06:20 +0400
commitf3c3f0670501fee130f22193369249deea8cc630 (patch)
tree27ae58e4f338d571be93a7557ae7de48de10a947 /Documentation/power
parentc18ae42aa5b3473c00f51b6937d0c00bdb6ce2d2 (diff)
parent0151546fb34e92494acd65ed84a603c2a4a90168 (diff)
downloadlinux-f3c3f0670501fee130f22193369249deea8cc630.tar.xz
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://opensource.wolfsonmicro.com/regulator
* 'for-linus' of git://opensource.wolfsonmicro.com/regulator: (22 commits) regulator: Constify constraints name regulator: Fix possible nullpointer dereference in regulator_enable() regulator: gpio-regulator add dependency on GENERIC_GPIO regulator: Add module.h include to gpio-regulator regulator: Add driver for gpio-controlled regulators regulator: remove duplicate REG_CTRL2 defines in tps65023 regulator: Clarify documentation for regulator-regulator supplies regulator: Fix some bitrot in the machine driver documentation regulator: tps65023: Added support for the similiar TPS65020 chip regulator: tps65023: Setting correct core regulator for tps65021 regulator: tps65023: Set missing bit for update core-voltage regulator: tps65023: Fixes i2c configuration issues regulator: Add debugfs file showing the supply map table regulator: tps6586x: add SMx slew rate setting regulator: tps65023: Fixes i2c configuration issues regulator: tps6507x: Remove num_voltages array regulator: max8952: removed unused mutex. regulator: fix regulator/consumer.h kernel-doc warning regulator: Ensure enough enable time for max8649 regulator: 88pm8607: Fix off-by-one value range checking in the case of no id is matched ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/power')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt19
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt b/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt
index b42419b52e44..ce63af0a8e35 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ initialisation code by creating a struct regulator_consumer_supply for
each regulator.
struct regulator_consumer_supply {
- struct device *dev; /* consumer */
+ const char *dev_name; /* consumer dev_name() */
const char *supply; /* consumer supply - e.g. "vcc" */
};
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ e.g. for the machine above
static struct regulator_consumer_supply regulator1_consumers[] = {
{
- .dev = &platform_consumerB_device.dev,
- .supply = "Vcc",
+ .dev_name = "dev_name(consumer B)",
+ .supply = "Vcc",
},};
static struct regulator_consumer_supply regulator2_consumers[] = {
{
- .dev = &platform_consumerA_device.dev,
+ .dev = "dev_name(consumer A"),
.supply = "Vcc",
},};
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ to their supply regulator :-
static struct regulator_init_data regulator1_data = {
.constraints = {
+ .name = "Regulator-1",
.min_uV = 3300000,
.max_uV = 3300000,
.valid_modes_mask = REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL,
@@ -51,13 +52,19 @@ static struct regulator_init_data regulator1_data = {
.consumer_supplies = regulator1_consumers,
};
+The name field should be set to something that is usefully descriptive
+for the board for configuration of supplies for other regulators and
+for use in logging and other diagnostic output. Normally the name
+used for the supply rail in the schematic is a good choice. If no
+name is provided then the subsystem will choose one.
+
Regulator-1 supplies power to Regulator-2. This relationship must be registered
with the core so that Regulator-1 is also enabled when Consumer A enables its
supply (Regulator-2). The supply regulator is set by the supply_regulator
-field below:-
+field below and co:-
static struct regulator_init_data regulator2_data = {
- .supply_regulator = "regulator_name",
+ .supply_regulator = "Regulator-1",
.constraints = {
.min_uV = 1800000,
.max_uV = 2000000,