[PATCH 1/2] regulator: core: Introduce set_load op

[Bjorn Andersson]

Expose the requested load directly to the regulator implementation for
hardware that does not support the normal enum based set_mode().

Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/regulator/core.c         | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 include/linux/regulator/driver.h |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 27fb349..5bf22ee 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -672,10 +672,12 @@ static int drms_uA_update(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!rdev->desc->ops->get_optimum_mode)
+	if (!rdev->desc->ops->get_optimum_mode &&
+	    !rdev->desc->ops->set_load)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!rdev->desc->ops->set_mode)
+	if (!rdev->desc->ops->set_mode &&
+	    !rdev->desc->ops->set_load)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* get output voltage */
@@ -700,22 +702,29 @@ static int drms_uA_update(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 	list_for_each_entry(sibling, &rdev->consumer_list, list)
 		current_uA += sibling->uA_load;
 
-	/* now get the optimum mode for our new total regulator load */
-	mode = rdev->desc->ops->get_optimum_mode(rdev, input_uV,
-						  output_uV, current_uA);
+	if (rdev->desc->ops->set_load) {
+		/* set the optimum mode for our new total regulator load */
+		err = rdev->desc->ops->set_load(rdev, current_uA);
+		if (err < 0)
+			rdev_err(rdev, "failed to set load %d\n", current_uA);
+	} else {
+		/* now get the optimum mode for our new total regulator load */
+		mode = rdev->desc->ops->get_optimum_mode(rdev, input_uV,
+							 output_uV, current_uA);
+
+		/* check the new mode is allowed */
+		err = regulator_mode_constrain(rdev, &mode);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			rdev_err(rdev, "failed to get optimum mode @ %d uA %d -> %d uV\n",
+				 current_uA, input_uV, output_uV);
+			return err;
+		}
 
-	/* check the new mode is allowed */
-	err = regulator_mode_constrain(rdev, &mode);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		rdev_err(rdev, "failed to get optimum mode @ %d uA %d -> %d uV\n",
-			 current_uA, input_uV, output_uV);
-		return err;
+		err = rdev->desc->ops->set_mode(rdev, mode);
+		if (err < 0)
+			rdev_err(rdev, "failed to set optimum mode %x\n", mode);
 	}
 
-	err = rdev->desc->ops->set_mode(rdev, mode);
-	if (err < 0)
-		rdev_err(rdev, "failed to set optimum mode %x\n", mode);
-
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
index 5f1e9ca..8a4d2e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ struct regulator_linear_range {
  *	REGULATOR_STATUS value (or negative errno)
  * @get_optimum_mode: Get the most efficient operating mode for the regulator
  *                    when running with the specified parameters.
+ * @set_load: Set the load for the regulator.
  *
  * @set_bypass: Set the regulator in bypass mode.
  * @get_bypass: Get the regulator bypass mode state.
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ struct regulator_ops {
 	/* get most efficient regulator operating mode for load */
 	unsigned int (*get_optimum_mode) (struct regulator_dev *, int input_uV,
 					  int output_uV, int load_uA);
+	/* set the load on the regulator */
+	int (*set_load)(struct regulator_dev *, int load_uA);
 
 	/* control and report on bypass mode */
 	int (*set_bypass)(struct regulator_dev *dev, bool enable);
-- 
1.8.2.2

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