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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] regulator: Clarify documentation for regulator-regulator supplies

Resend.

Did not yet make it into linux next.

On Sep 8, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Mark Brown wrote:

> The mechanism used for connecting regulators together when one regulator
> supplies another wasn't clear as the names being used weren't really tied
> together well.
>
> Reported-by: Philip Rakity <prakity@marvell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
> ---
> Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt | 11 +++++++++--
> 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt b/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt
> index 311c61f..ce63af0 100644
> --- a/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt
> @@ -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,
> --
> 1.7.5.4
>



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