Re: [PATCH] backlight: lcd: add driver for raster-type lcd's withgpio controlled panel reset

[Mark Brown]

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 04:21:57PM +0530, Thomas Abraham wrote:

> In the case of Exynos4 based Origen board, buck7 of max8997 supplies
> power to the lcd panel. buck7 is capable of supplying power at
> different voltage levels but for Origen board, it is required to
> supply only 3.3V. The constraints for buck7 can specify 'apply_uV' and
> this will ensure that buck7 is configured to supply 3.3V.

> But 'apply_uV' seems to be not ideal for regulators that supply power
> to lcd panels. It would be better to power lcd panels only when video
> data has to be displayed.

What makes you say this?  Enabling and disabling a regulator are
entirely orthogonal to setting the regulator voltage.
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