Re: [PATCH v2] regulator: dt-bindings: dlg,slg51000: Convert to DT schema

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 26/07/2023 13:55, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 09:32:17AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 25/07/2023 12:43, Mark Brown wrote:
> 
>>> This is just adding an OS specific note in the description, it's not
>>> actually marking the properties as required.
> 
>> They cannot be required, because it depends whether the regulator is
>> used or not. IOW, they are not required for unused regulators, which is
>> not possible to encode in the schema.
> 
> Oh, you mean if the regulator is in use in the system rather than if
> it's enabled!

Enabled as "always-on" or "boot-on" could be encoded in the schema with
multiple if::then:. But it is not enough, because regulators can be
enabled on demand by drivers. So that's what I meant by "used".


>  I suspect that there's a requirement that either at least
> one of the supplies be provided so that the chip I/O works, or there's
> some other currently undocumented supply that is required for that
> reason.

I can add requirement of at least one supply. I don't think it changes
much, but sure.

> 
> BTW there's also a formatting error:
> 
> +  vin3-supply:
> +    description:
> +      Input supply for ldo3, required if regulatoris enabled
> 
> missing space before is.

I'll fix with above at least one supply required.

Best regards,
Krzysztof