[PATCH 3/3 v2] ARM: dts: sama5d3xcm: add the regulator device node

Yang, Wenyou Wenyou.Yang at atmel.com
Tue Dec 17 22:15:10 EST 2013


Hi Mark,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Brown [mailto:broonie at kernel.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:38 PM
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3 v2] ARM: dts: sama5d3xcm: add the regulator
> device node
> 
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 01:36:37PM +0800, Wenyou Yang wrote:
> 
> > +						vcc_1v8_reg: DCDC_REG1 {
> > +							regulator-name = "DCDC_REG1";
> 
> The whole point of naming the regulators is to help users read kernel
> diagnostic output so the should normally be named after the supply in
> the schematic.  If you're using the name of the supply on the PMIC you
> can just omit it since that's the default anyway and it's not adding
> extra information.  Use something like VCC_1V8.
Thanks a lot.
Change regulator-name with VCC_1V8, VCC_1V2 ... which named after the supply in the schematic.


Best Regards,
Wenyou Yang



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