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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] mfd: add Cypress FM33256B Processor Companion driver
On 26/04/2016 at 16:31:46 +0200, Jeppe Ledet-Pedersen wrote :
> > Good catch, I didn't look at this patch but it includes a lot of code
> > that should be going to the RTC driver.
> > If trickle charging is not enabled, I guess the RTC will not charge its
> > backup battery.
>
> Thank you for the comments.
>
> Alexandre is correct. If the "cypress,charge-enabled" property is
> present, the internal 80 uA trickle charger is enabled to charge a
> backup capacitor on the VBAK pin.
>
> Do you want more code than the trickle charger setup moved to the RTC
> driver?
>

I guess the 32k oscillator could go in the rtc driver too.

> >>> +- cypress,charge-fast: enable fast (1 mA) charging
> >>
> >> What does fast mean?
> >>
>
> Fast charging means charging with 1 mA instead of 80 uA. The wording is
> from the datasheet, but I agree it should be renamed to something that
> better explains what the difference is.
>
> >> I think it is time for a common binding here. There's all sorts of
> >> variations on setting the charge current in bindings. Add something like
> >> "charge-current-microamp" in power_supply.txt and use it here. Then
> >> 1000uA implies "fast charge".
> >
> > Well, this is not a power supply, it is an RTC.
> >
> > I think both properties should got to the RTC subdevice and be parsed in
> > the RTC driver.
>
> The backup capacitor is primarily used to supply current to the RTC, but
> a couple of other registers are also battery-backed (watchdog reset
> cause, event counter), so I put the charger setup in the main MFD file.
>
> If you prefer, I can move them both to the RTC driver?

I would prefer unless you think that many people are not using the RTC
while still using the watchdog (I'd say that is not the case).

>
> > Note that for trickle charging, we currently have the following
> > properties:
> > - trickle-resistor-ohms
> > - trickle-diode-disable
> > - abracon,tc-diode
> > - abracon,tc-resistor
> >
> > abracon,tc-resistor can be replaced by trickle-resistor-ohms, I'll make
> > a patch but abracon,tc-diode allows to select a diode type (and in
> > particular a voltage drop).
> >
> > I think we could add a trickle-current-microamp like you suggested and
> > trickle-diode-disable can be reused.
>
> So replace "cypress,charge-enabled/charge-fast" with
> "trickle-current-microamp" and a check for 0/80/1000 uA?
>

Yeah, seems fine.

--
Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com

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