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SubjectRe: [PATCH] regulator: core: add regulator_get_linear_step()
Hi Mark,

On Fri, 7 Jun 2013, Mark Brown wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 09:38:10AM +0000, Paul Walmsley wrote:
>
> > +static int get_cvb_voltage(struct platform_device *pdev, int c0, int c1,
> > + int c2)
> > +{
> > + struct tegra_dfll *td = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
> > + /* apply only speedo scale: output mv = cvb_mv * v_scale */
> > + int mv;
> > +
> > + /* combined: apply voltage scale and round to cvb alignment step */
> > + mv = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(c2 * td->speedo_value, td->cvb_speedo_scale);
> > + mv = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST((mv + c1) * td->speedo_value,
> > + td->cvb_speedo_scale) + c0;
> > +
> > + /* XXX Bring back cvb_alignment_uv; put it in the board dfll DT */
> > + return DIV_ROUND_UP(mv * 1000,
> > + td->cvb_voltage_scale * td->vdd_step) *
> > + td->vdd_step / 1000;
> > +}
>
> Hrm, right. So I guess for this the question is why you need the steps
> at all - can't the driver just ask for the voltage it wants with
> whatever tolerance is appropriate (or just specify the maximum tolerable
> voltage if that's better)? I'm not sure what cvb_voltage_scale is.
>
> I guess the problem here is that you have to hit some fairly tight
> tolerances on the voltage?

The IP block has an I2C controller embedded in it that autonomously sends
set-voltage commands (across a range of voltages) to the PMIC. To enable
that, the driver must first initialize the IP block with a
voltage-to-selector table.


- Paul


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