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    SubjectRe: [UPDATED v3][PATCH 5/7] regulator: sysfs ABI
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    On Fri, 2008-03-07 at 21:52 -0800, Greg KH wrote:
    > On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 05:17:43PM -0800, David Brownell wrote:
    > > On Friday 07 March 2008, Mark Brown wrote:
    > > > On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 08:12:12AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
    > > > > On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 06:12:05PM +0000, Liam Girdwood wrote:
    > > >
    > > > > > + Some regulator directories will contain a link called parent.
    > > > > > + This points to the parent or supply regulator if one exists.
    > > >
    > > > > I don't think this is needed, why not just parent the device properly in
    > > > > the device tree itself?
    > > >
    > > > The device tree would tend to show parent for the the control interfaces
    > > > for the regulators (typically I2C or SPI) but there is likely to be
    > > > little or no relationship between that and the power distribution in the
    > > > system.
    > >
    > > I find "parent" a bit awkward, and Greg won't be the only one to
    > > be asking that question. Maybe it'd be better named "supply"?
    >
    > Yes, "parent" means something in the driver model (the parent of the
    > device in the tree). I agree with the different wording like "supply"
    > if that makes sense. Or something else other than "parent".
    >

    "supply" sounds good to me.

    Liam



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