Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] regulator: Add support for MAX77686.

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On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:10 AM,  <jonghwa3.lee@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2012년 05월 23일 13:16, Yadwinder Singh Brar wrote:
>
>>>> +     max77686_update_reg(i2c, MAX77686_REG_BUCK2CTRL1,
>>>> +             max77686->ramp_delay << 6, RAMP_MASK);
>>>> +     max77686_update_reg(i2c, MAX77686_REG_BUCK3CTRL1,
>>>> +             max77686->ramp_delay << 6, RAMP_MASK);
>>>> +     max77686_update_reg(i2c, MAX77686_REG_BUCK4CTRL1,
>>>> +             max77686->ramp_delay << 6, RAMP_MASK);
>>>> +
>>>
>>>
>>> Why do you use i2c client still? If you registered regmap you can use
>>> its API. I recommend you to use regmap_update_bits() directly.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yes, we are using regmap_update_bits().  max77686_update_reg() is just
>> a wrapper over it.
>>
>
>
> Yes, i know what you mean. However it doesn't need max77686_update_reg()
> any more since it uses regmap API. Why don't you just pass iodev->regmap
> to regmap_update_bits(). It is clear that there is no reason for using
> i2c client as a medium. Please check regulator and mfd driver of my
> previous patch.
>

I agree with you we can use directly  regmap API. But I preferred
max77686_update_reg() because its a common practice to use
common read/write API which we define in mfd driver to access
that particular mfd device from other drivers.

Regards,
Yadwinder.
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