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David Brownell 853116a105 regulator: add get_status()
Based on previous LKML discussions:

 * Update docs for regulator sysfs class attributes to highlight
   the fact that all current attributes are intended to be control
   inputs, including notably "state" and "opmode" which previously
   implied otherwise.

 * Define a new regulator driver get_status() method, which is the
   first method reporting regulator outputs instead of inputs.
   It can report on/off and error status; or instead of simply
   "on", report the actual operating mode.

For the moment, this is a sysfs-only interface, not accessible to
regulator clients.  Such clients can use the current notification
interfaces to detect errors, if the regulator reports them.

Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
2009-03-31 09:56:20 +01:00
David Brownell 7ad68e2f97 regulator: sysfs attribute reduction (v2)
Clean up the sysfs interface to regulators by only exposing the
attributes that can be properly displayed.  For example: when a
particular regulator method is needed to display the value, only
create that attribute when that method exists.

This cleaned-up interface is much more comprehensible.  Most
regulators only support a subset of the possible methods, so
often more than half the attributes would be meaningless.  Many
"not defined" values are no longer necessary.  (But handling
of out-of-range values still looks a bit iffy.)

Documentation is updated to reflect that few of the attributes
are *always* present, and to briefly explain why a regulator may
not have a given attribute.

This adds object code, about a dozen bytes more than was removed
by the preceding patch, but saves a bunch of per-regulator data
associated with the now-removed attributes.  So there's a net
reduction in memory footprint.

Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
2009-01-08 20:10:30 +00:00
Mark Brown bc558a60b5 regulator: Export regulator name via sysfs
Provide a new file 'name' in the regulator sysfs class with a human
readable name for the regulator for use in applications.

Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
2008-10-13 21:51:53 +01:00
Liam Girdwood 8a62ab4c4e regulator: update email address for Liam Girdwood
Additionally added another web resource for voltage regulators.

Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
2008-10-13 21:51:52 +01:00
Liam Girdwood e941d0ce53 regulator: documentation - ABI
This adds documentation describing the sysfs ABI used by the regulator
framework.

Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
2008-07-30 10:10:22 +01:00