Re: [RFC PATCH] regulator: palmas: enable all modes for SMPS10

[Laxman Dewangan]

On Sunday 02 June 2013 12:15 AM, Mark Brown wrote:
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> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 06:30:32PM +0530, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
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> > Palma have SMPS10 regulator which can generate two voltage level
> > 3.75 and 5V.
> > This SMPS10 has the two outputs OUT1 and OUT2 and having one input IN1.
> > SMPS10-OUT2 is always connected to SMPS10-IN1 via following logic:
> > - Through parasitic diode (no sw control)
> > - In bypass mode (bit  configuration is there to enable/disable Bypass)
> > - In Boost mode (bit configuration is there to enable/disable Boost mode)
> > SMPS10-OUT1 is connected to the SMPS10-OUT2 pin through Switch (SW
> > control for enabling/disabling this switch).
> > So I think:
> > regualtor enable/disable, we should toggle the bit for SWITCH.
> > In STANDBY mode, it should be BYPASS disable and Boost disable.
> > In Idle/Normal mode, BYPASS enable and Boost disable.
> > In Fast mode, it should be bypass disable and Boost enable.
> No, that makes no sense at all to me.  Why do you think this maps onto
> the set mode API?  Modes are all about accuracy of regulation.

I mapped this to the regulation under different load, Fast mode is in 
heavy load and so boost enable, normal/idle mode for normal load and so 
bypass.


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