[PATCH 05/11] tps6586x: Add device-tree support

Thierry Reding thierry.reding at avionic-design.de
Thu Mar 8 10:45:03 EST 2012


* Mark Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 08, 2012 at 04:15:46PM +0100, Thierry Reding wrote:
> > * Mark Brown wrote:
> 
> > > ...they all seem to be explicitly named in the device tree so presumably
> > > there's enough information in there for the driver to pick any set of
> > > regulators in any order.  This would be much nicer to use.
> 
> > I don't like it much either. The only reason that requirement exists is
> > because it makes the assignment of the regulator ID (as defined in the
> > include/linux/mfd/tps6586x.h header) very trivial. Would it be better to
> > look up the ID based on the node name (sm0 --> TPS6586X_ID_SM_0, ...)?
> 
> > Then the only requirement would be that the names match.
> 
> Yes, that's going to be more code but much nicer for users.

Okay, I'll add that for the next round.

Thierry
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