Re: [PATCH] regulator: Allow for asymmetric settling times

From: Mark Brown
Date: Sun Apr 30 2017 - 08:30:28 EST


On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 01:32:09PM +0530, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
> On Saturday 29 April 2017 05:36 AM, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:

> > -- regulator-settling-time-us: Settling time, in microseconds, for voltage
> > - change if regulator have the constant time for any level voltage change.
> > - This is useful when regulator have exponential voltage change.
> > +- regulator-settling-time-up-us: Settling time, in microseconds, for voltage
> > + increase if the regulator needs a constant time to settle after voltage
> > + increases of any level. This is useful for regulators with exponential
> > + voltage changes.
> > +- regulator-settling-time-down-us: Settling time, in microseconds, for voltage
> > + decrease if the regulator needs a constant time to settle after voltage
> > + decreases of any level. This is useful for regulators with exponential
> > + voltage changes.

> Can we have regulator-settling-time-us also so if it is there then up/down
> same.
> If up/down different then separate properties can be used.

Removing the existing binding would also break existing DTs using it
which we obviously don't want. I don't see any reason to even deprecate
it, like Laxman says it's nice and convenient for people with symmetric
performance.

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