Re: [PATCH 1/2] regulator: max1586 add device-tree support

From: Mark Brown
Date: Tue Jun 24 2014 - 11:38:25 EST


On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 09:16:52PM +0200, Robert Jarzmik wrote:
> Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 04:54:24PM +0200, Robert Jarzmik wrote:

> >> + matched = of_regulator_match(dev, np, rmatch, ARRAY_SIZE(rmatch));
> >> + of_node_put(np);
> >> + if (matched <= 0)
> >> + return matched;

> > Why is this treating zero as an error? We should be able to at least
> > report the current state of regulators even if none are configured in
> > the device tree.

> Euh how so an error ?

> If 0 is returned, this means no regulators are found in device-tree. It's not an
> error, it's a lack of regulators (ie. no Output_V3 and no Output_V6), and no
> more handling is necessary in this function, while returning "ok", ie 0 ...

OK, so there's just nothing to do in that case. That's fine, but it's
just not at all clear from the code. A comment would help.

> As for the "state report", this max1586 doesn't report anything, it cannot even
> be queried about the current voltage, sic ...

It can't? That's unfortunate, though I was able to turn up a datasheet
which appears to support that.

> If you want me to modify this bit I need a bit more of an explanation to
> understand.

Where the driver is doing unusual things if they are actually sensible
then the change needs to be clearer about why.

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