Re: [PATCH 1/5] bindings: regulator: added support for suspend states

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Dec 21 2017 - 18:26:36 EST


On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 02:25:02PM +0800, Chunyan Zhang wrote:
> Documented a few new added properties which are used for supporting
> regulator suspend states.

Your commit message should answer why you need this. What problem do you
have that this solves?

>
> Signed-off-by: Chunyan Zhang <zhang.chunyan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt | 11 +++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
> index 378f6dc..618a322 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/regulator.txt
> @@ -42,8 +42,15 @@ Optional properties:
> - regulator-state-[mem/disk] node has following common properties:
> - regulator-on-in-suspend: regulator should be on in suspend state.
> - regulator-off-in-suspend: regulator should be off in suspend state.
> - - regulator-suspend-microvolt: regulator should be set to this voltage
> - in suspend.
> + - regulator-suspend-min-microvolt: minimum voltage may be set in
> + suspend state.
> + - regulator-suspend-max-microvolt: maximum voltage may be set in
> + suspend state.
> + - regulator-suspend-microvolt: the default voltage which regulator
> + should be set in suspend, this can be adjusted among
> + <regulator-suspend-min-microvolt, regulator-suspend-max-microvolt>

Perhaps this should stay a single property with: <target> <min> <max>

Though why would you ever not try to set to the minimum voltage within
the range of <min> to <max>?

> + - regulator-changeable-in-suspend: whether the default voltage and
> + the regulator on/off in suspend can be changed in runtime.
> - regulator-mode: operating mode in the given suspend state.
> The set of possible operating modes depends on the capabilities of
> every hardware so the valid modes are documented on each regulator
> --
> 2.7.4
>