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authorLiam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>2008-04-30 20:23:59 +0400
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regulator: documentation - ABI
This adds documentation describing the sysfs ABI used by the regulator framework. Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
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+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../state
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ state. This holds the regulator output state.
+
+ This will be one of the following strings:
+
+ 'enabled'
+ 'disabled'
+ 'unknown'
+
+ 'enabled' means the regulator output is ON and is supplying
+ power to the system.
+
+ 'disabled' means the regulator output is OFF and is not
+ supplying power to the system..
+
+ 'unknown' means software cannot determine the state.
+
+ NOTE: this field can be used in conjunction with microvolts
+ and microamps to determine regulator output levels.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../type
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ type. This holds the regulator type.
+
+ This will be one of the following strings:
+
+ 'voltage'
+ 'current'
+ 'unknown'
+
+ 'voltage' means the regulator output voltage can be controlled
+ by software.
+
+ 'current' means the regulator output current limit can be
+ controlled by software.
+
+ 'unknown' means software cannot control either voltage or
+ current limit.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../microvolts
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ microvolts. This holds the regulator output voltage setting
+ measured in microvolts (i.e. E-6 Volts).
+
+ NOTE: This value should not be used to determine the regulator
+ output voltage level as this value is the same regardless of
+ whether the regulator is enabled or disabled.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../microamps
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ microamps. This holds the regulator output current limit
+ setting measured in microamps (i.e. E-6 Amps).
+
+ NOTE: This value should not be used to determine the regulator
+ output current level as this value is the same regardless of
+ whether the regulator is enabled or disabled.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../opmode
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ opmode. This holds the regulator operating mode setting.
+
+ The opmode value can be one of the following strings:
+
+ 'fast'
+ 'normal'
+ 'idle'
+ 'standby'
+ 'unknown'
+
+ The modes are described in include/linux/regulator/regulator.h
+
+ NOTE: This value should not be used to determine the regulator
+ output operating mode as this value is the same regardless of
+ whether the regulator is enabled or disabled.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../min_microvolts
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ min_microvolts. This holds the minimum safe working regulator
+ output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if
+ the power domain has no min microvolts constraint defined by
+ platform code.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../max_microvolts
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ max_microvolts. This holds the maximum safe working regulator
+ output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if
+ the power domain has no max microvolts constraint defined by
+ platform code.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../min_microamps
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ min_microamps. This holds the minimum safe working regulator
+ output current limit setting for this domain measured in
+ microamps.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if
+ the power domain has no min microamps constraint defined by
+ platform code.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../max_microamps
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ max_microamps. This holds the maximum safe working regulator
+ output current limit setting for this domain measured in
+ microamps.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if
+ the power domain has no max microamps constraint defined by
+ platform code.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../num_users
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ num_users. This holds the number of consumer devices that
+ have called regulator_enable() on this regulator.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../requested_microamps
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ requested_microamps. This holds the total requested load
+ current in microamps for this regulator from all its consumer
+ devices.
+
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../parent
+Date: April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Some regulator directories will contain a link called parent.
+ This points to the parent or supply regulator if one exists.
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_microvolts
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ suspend_mem_microvolts. This holds the regulator output
+ voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts when
+ the system is suspended to memory.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if
+ the power domain has no suspend to memory voltage defined by
+ platform code.
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_microvolts
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ suspend_disk_microvolts. This holds the regulator output
+ voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts when
+ the system is suspended to disk.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if
+ the power domain has no suspend to disk voltage defined by
+ platform code.
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_microvolts
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ suspend_standby_microvolts. This holds the regulator output
+ voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts when
+ the system is suspended to standby.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if
+ the power domain has no suspend to standby voltage defined by
+ platform code.
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_mode
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ suspend_mem_mode. This holds the regulator operating mode
+ setting for this domain when the system is suspended to
+ memory.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if
+ the power domain has no suspend to memory mode defined by
+ platform code.
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_mode
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ suspend_disk_mode. This holds the regulator operating mode
+ setting for this domain when the system is suspended to disk.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if
+ the power domain has no suspend to disk mode defined by
+ platform code.
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_mode
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ suspend_standby_mode. This holds the regulator operating mode
+ setting for this domain when the system is suspended to
+ standby.
+
+ NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if
+ the power domain has no suspend to standby mode defined by
+ platform code.
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_state
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ suspend_mem_state. This holds the regulator operating state
+ when suspended to memory.
+
+ This will be one of the following strings:
+
+ 'enabled'
+ 'disabled'
+ 'not defined'
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_state
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ suspend_disk_state. This holds the regulator operating state
+ when suspended to disk.
+
+ This will be one of the following strings:
+
+ 'enabled'
+ 'disabled'
+ 'not defined'
+
+What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_state
+Date: May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+ Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+ suspend_standby_state. This holds the regulator operating
+ state when suspended to standby.
+
+ This will be one of the following strings:
+
+ 'enabled'
+ 'disabled'
+ 'not defined'