[PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: pfuze100: add optional disable switch-regulators binding

From: Marco Felsch
Date: Fri Jul 13 2018 - 08:50:22 EST


This binding is used to keep the backward compatibility with the current
dtb's [1]. The binding informs the driver that the unused switch regulators
can be disabled.
If it is not specified, the driver doesn't disable the switch regulators.

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10490381/

Signed-off-by: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
Changes in V2:
- add more information about the binding
- rename binding and add vendor prefix

.../devicetree/bindings/regulator/pfuze100.txt | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/pfuze100.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/pfuze100.txt
index 672c939045ff..2c46b8d368db 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/pfuze100.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/pfuze100.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ Required properties:
- compatible: "fsl,pfuze100", "fsl,pfuze200", "fsl,pfuze3000", "fsl,pfuze3001"
- reg: I2C slave address

+Optional properties:
+- fsl,pfuze-support-disable: Boolean, if present disable all unused switch
+ regulators to save power consumption. Attention, till 4.18 these regulators
+ were always on without specifying "regulator-always-on". So be sure to mark
+ import regulators as "regulator-always-on" (e.g. DDR ref, DDR supply). If
+ not present, the switched regualtors are always on and can't be disabled.
+ This binding is a workaround to keep backward compatibility with old dtb's
+ which rely on the fact that the switched regulators are always on and don't
+ mark them explicit as "regulator-always-on". On new dtbs this property should
+ always be present.
+
Required child node:
- regulators: This is the list of child nodes that specify the regulator
initialization data for defined regulators. Please refer to below doc
--
2.18.0