Re: [patch 2.6.29-rc] regulator: add get_status()

From: Liam Girdwood
Date: Thu Jan 15 2009 - 07:04:45 EST


On Wed, 2009-01-14 at 23:03 -0800, David Brownell wrote:
> From: David Brownell <dbrownell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Based on previous LKML discussions:
>
> * Update docs for regulator sysfs class attributes to highlight
> the fact that all current attributes are intended to be control
> inputs, including notably "state" and "opmode" which previously
> implied otherwise.
>
> * Define a new regulator driver get_status() method, which is the
> first method reporting regulator outputs instead of inputs.
> It can report on/off and error status; or instead of simply
> "on", report the actual operating mode.
>
> For the moment, this is a sysfs-only interface, not accessible to
> regulator clients. Such clients can use the current notification
> interfaces to detect errors, if the regulator reports them.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Applied.

Thanks

Liam


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