RE: [PATCH v4 1/2] regulator: act8945a: add regulator driver for ACT8945A

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Javier Martinez Canillas [mailto:javier@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 2016年2月1日 21:15
> To: Yang, Wenyou <Wenyou.Yang@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>; Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@xxxxxxxxx>;
> Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>; Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@xxxxxxx>; Ian
> Campbell <ijc+devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Kumar Gala <galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Lee Jones
> <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>; Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@xxxxxxxxx>; Ferre, Nicolas
> <Nicolas.FERRE@xxxxxxxxx>; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] regulator: act8945a: add regulator driver for
> ACT8945A
> 
> Hello Wenyou,
> 
> [snip]
> 
> >> >
> >> > If then device is not being loaded from the DT (and it shouldn't
> >> > be, the device looks like it should be instantiated directly by the
> >> > MFD as it can't exist separately to that MFD) an OF table will do nothing.
> >>
> >> Then he should remove the .of_compatible from the MFD cell definition.
> >
> > I tried it,
> >
> > But if removed this .of_compatible, and reserved the OF table.
> 
> What we said is that you should remove both the mfd cell .of_compatible field and
> the OF table. Of course removing one but leaving the other is not correct.
> 
> > the &pdev->dev->of_node is NULL, the driver fails to get the
> > configuration value from DT,
> >
> 
> I see, you mean that you are not able to lookup the "active-semi,vsel-high"
> property.
> 
> > It seems the OF table still doesn't work. Where is wrong?
> >
> 
> I think the problem is with your DT binding. You have a PMIC dev node with
> compatible "active-semi,act8945a" that has a child node with compatible "active-
> semi,act8945a-regulator" which in turn has the "regulators" node.
> 
> I believe what Mark says is that there shouldn't be a compatible and node for the
> regulators IC since is part of the PMIC. IOW, you can't have it as a standalone
> node in the DTS.
> 
> > Could you help give some suggestion?
> >
> 
> I would just remove the "active-semi,act8945a-regulator" node and make "active-
> semi,vsel-high" a property of the "active-semi,act8945a" node.
> That way you can remove the mfd cell .of_compatible and OF table in the
> regulator driver and read the "active-semi,vsel-high" using the platform device's
> parent of_node.
> 
> But it's better if you wait for Mark's opinions before re-spining your patches.

Hi Mark, what is your opinions?

> 
> Best regards,
> Javier


Best Regards,
Wenyou Yang
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