[PATCH v11 2/8] power: add power sequence library

Peter Chen hzpeterchen at gmail.com
Sat Jan 21 18:14:58 PST 2017


On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:21:27AM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:52 AM, Peter Chen <hzpeterchen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 03:02:41PM +0800, Peter Chen wrote:
> >> On Sat, Jan 07, 2017 at 10:54:56AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Jan 05, 2017 at 02:01:53PM +0800, Peter Chen wrote:
> >> > > We have an well-known problem that the device needs to do some power
> >> > > sequence before it can be recognized by related host, the typical
> >> > > example like hard-wired mmc devices and usb devices.
> >> > >
> >> > > This power sequence is hard to be described at device tree and handled by
> >> > > related host driver, so we have created a common power sequence
> >> > > library to cover this requirement. The core code has supplied
> >> > > some common helpers for host driver, and individual power sequence
> >> > > libraries handle kinds of power sequence for devices. The pwrseq
> >> > > librares always need to allocate extra instance for compatible
> >> > > string match.
> >> > >
> >> > > pwrseq_generic is intended for general purpose of power sequence, which
> >> > > handles gpios and clocks currently, and can cover other controls in
> >> > > future. The host driver just needs to call of_pwrseq_on/of_pwrseq_off
> >> > > if only one power sequence is needed, else call of_pwrseq_on_list
> >> > > /of_pwrseq_off_list instead (eg, USB hub driver).
> >> > >
> >> > > For new power sequence library, it can add its compatible string
> >> > > to pwrseq_of_match_table, then the pwrseq core will match it with
> >> > > DT's, and choose this library at runtime.
> >> > >
> >> > > Signed-off-by: Peter Chen <peter.chen at nxp.com>
> >> > > Tested-by: Maciej S. Szmigiero <mail at maciej.szmigiero.name>
> >> > > Tested-by Joshua Clayton <stillcompiling at gmail.com>
> >> > > Reviewed-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <mka at chromium.org>
> >> > > Tested-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <mka at chromium.org>
> >> >
> >> > Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk at kernel.org>
> >> > Tested on Odroid U3 (reset sequence for LAN9730):
> >> > Tested-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk at kernel.org>
> >> >
> >>
> >> A nice ping...
> >>
> >
> > Rafael, would you please review it? This series was discussed about
> > half a year, and many people need it, I hope it can be in v4.11-rc1,
> > thanks.
> 
> I'm travelling now
> (http://marc.info/?l=linux-pm&m=148410629024194&w=2) and (as stated in
> this message) I'll get to the patches when I'm back home.
> 
> There is a good chance for your code to go into 4.11-rc1 if the review
> comments so far have been addressed.
> 

Thanks, Rafael. I think I have addressed all your comments.

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Best Regards,
Peter Chen



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