RE: [PATCH v1] ARM: dts: imx6sl-evk: keep sw4 always on

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Anson Huang
Best Regards!


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> From: Fabio Estevam [mailto:festevam@xxxxxxxxx]
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] ARM: dts: imx6sl-evk: keep sw4 always on
> 
> On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 10:09 PM, Anson Huang <anson.huang@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > On some new i.MX platforms, PFuze switches are used for supplying
> > GPU/VPU or other non-critical modules only, these switches need to be
> > turned off by runtime PM to avoid very high power leakage, like on
> mScale850D.
> 
> Ok, in this case I suggest adding a new property so that the switches can be
> turned off only when the new property is present.
> 
> When this new property is absent, then we keep the current behavior and avoid
> dtb breakage.
> 
> Since MX8M support is not in place yet, this is not urgent, so I will send a revert
> and then you can re-work the patch so that it does not affect the old dtbs.
> 
> Do you agree with such approach?

Sure, I agree for now. As I did NOT want to have any breakage. Thanks.
 
Anson.


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