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2012-09-10regulator: core: Support bypass modeMark Brown1-0/+21
Many regulators support a bypass mode where they simply switch their input supply to the output. This is mainly used in low power retention states where power consumption is extremely low so higher voltage or less clean supplies can be used. Support this by providing ops for the drivers and a consumer API which allows the device to be put into bypass mode if all consumers enable it and the machine enables permission for this. This is not supported as a mode since the existing modes are rarely used due to fuzzy definition and mostly redundant with modern hardware which is able to respond promptly to load changes. Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> Reviewed-by: Graeme Gregory <gg@slimlogic.co.uk>
2009-03-31regulator: add get_status()David Brownell1-9/+48
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@users.sourceforge.net> Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
2009-01-08regulator: sysfs attribute reduction (v2)David Brownell1-76/+60
Clean up the sysfs interface to regulators by only exposing the attributes that can be properly displayed. For example: when a particular regulator method is needed to display the value, only create that attribute when that method exists. This cleaned-up interface is much more comprehensible. Most regulators only support a subset of the possible methods, so often more than half the attributes would be meaningless. Many "not defined" values are no longer necessary. (But handling of out-of-range values still looks a bit iffy.) Documentation is updated to reflect that few of the attributes are *always* present, and to briefly explain why a regulator may not have a given attribute. This adds object code, about a dozen bytes more than was removed by the preceding patch, but saves a bunch of per-regulator data associated with the now-removed attributes. So there's a net reduction in memory footprint. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net> Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
2008-10-14regulator: Export regulator name via sysfsMark Brown1-0/+13
Provide a new file 'name' in the regulator sysfs class with a human readable name for the regulator for use in applications. Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
2008-10-14regulator: update email address for Liam GirdwoodLiam Girdwood1-21/+21
Additionally added another web resource for voltage regulators. Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
2008-07-30regulator: documentation - ABILiam Girdwood1-0/+315
This adds documentation describing the sysfs ABI used by the regulator framework. Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>