[PATCH v2 4/4] mfd: max77686: Split out regulator part from the DT binding

Javier Martinez Canillas javier at osg.samsung.com
Thu Jul 16 23:46:22 PDT 2015


Hello Krzysztof,

On 07/17/2015 08:42 AM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> 2015-07-17 15:29 GMT+09:00 Javier Martinez Canillas <javier at osg.samsung.com>:
>> The Maxim MAX77686 PMIC is a multi-function device with regulators,
>> clocks and a RTC. The DT bindings for the clocks are in a separate
>> file but the bindings for the regulators are inside the mfd part.
>>
>> To make it consistent with the clocks portion of the binding and
>> because is more natural to look for regulator bindings under the
>> bindings/regulator sub-directory, split the regulator portion of
>> the DT binding and add it as a separate file.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier at osg.samsung.com>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>> - Use a generic name for the max77686 node in the regulator example.
>>
>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/max77686.txt | 58 +-----------------
>>  .../devicetree/bindings/regulator/max77686.txt     | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  2 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/max77686.txt
> 
> Putting regulator bindings under regulator directory seems logical so
> I am fine with it.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski at samsung.com>
>

Thanks a lot for your review. For completeness, I talked with Lee Jones
over IRC yesterday asking him his opinion on whether MFD DT binding doc
should contain all the info or if it should be split across different
subsystems and he prefers the later. That's why I re-spun this series.
 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
> --

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America



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