Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: dts: rockchip: Add basic support for orion-r68

[Javier Martinez Canillas]

Hello Heiko,

On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Heiko Stuebner <heiko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Am Freitag, 15. Januar 2016, 11:22:52 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
>> Hello Heiko,
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Heiko Stuebner <heiko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hi Javier,
>> >
>> > Am Freitag, 15. Januar 2016, 10:28:44 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
>> >> This is not a complete review but I just wanted to comment on two
>> >
>> >> things that I noticed:
>> > same for me for now :-)
>> >
>> >> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Matthias Brugger
>> >> <matthias.bgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> [snip]
>> >>
>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +
>> >> > +       vcc_18: vcc18-regulator {
>> >> > +               compatible = "regulator-fixed";
>> >> > +               regulator-name = "vcc_18";
>> >> > +               regulator-min-microvolt = <1800000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-max-microvolt = <1800000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-always-on;
>> >> > +               regulator-boot-on;
>> >> > +               vin-supply = <&vcc_sys>;
>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +
>> >> > +       /* supplies both host and otg */
>> >> > +       vcc_host: vcc-host-regulator {
>> >> > +               compatible = "regulator-fixed";
>> >> > +               gpio = <&gpio0 4 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
>> >> > +               pinctrl-names = "default";
>> >> > +               pinctrl-0 = <&host_vbus_drv>;
>> >> > +               regulator-name = "vcc_host";
>> >> > +               regulator-always-on;
>> >> > +               regulator-boot-on;
>> >> > +               vin-supply = <&vcc_sys>;
>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +
>> >> > +       vccio_sd: vcc-io-sd-regulator {
>> >> > +               regulator-name= "vccio_sd";
>> >> > +               gpio = <&gpio0 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
>> >> > +               regulator-min-microvolt = <3300000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-max-microvolt = <3300000>;
>
> that seems to be missing essential regulator properties
> like a compatible.
>

Oh right, I missed that when first reading the patch.

>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +
>> >> > +       vcc_sd: vcc-sd-regulator {
>> >> > +               compatible = "regulator-fixed";
>> >> > +               regulator-name = "vcc_sd";
>> >> > +               gpio = <&gpio3 11 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
>> >> > +               regulator-min-microvolt = <3300000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-max-microvolt = <3300000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-always-on;
>> >> > +               regulator-boot-on;
>> >> > +               vin-supply = <&vcc_io>;
>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +
>> >> > +       vcc_io: vcc-io-regulator {
>> >> > +               compatible = "regulator-fixed";
>> >> > +               regulator-name = "vcc_io";
>> >> > +               regulator-min-microvolt = <3300000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-max-microvolt = <3300000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-always-on;
>> >> > +               regulator-boot-on;
>> >> > +               vin-supply = <&vcc_sys>;
>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +
>> >> > +       vcc_lan: vcc-lan-regulator {
>> >> > +               compatible = "regulator-fixed";
>> >> > +               regulator-name = "vcc_lan";
>> >> > +               regulator-min-microvolt = <3300000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-max-microvolt = <3300000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-always-on;
>> >> > +               regulator-boot-on;
>> >> > +               vin-supply = <&vcc_io>;
>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +
>> >> > +       vcc_sys: vcc-sys-regulator {
>> >> > +               compatible = "regulator-fixed";
>> >> > +               regulator-name = "vcc_sys";
>> >> > +               regulator-min-microvolt = <5000000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-max-microvolt = <5000000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-always-on;
>> >> > +               regulator-boot-on;
>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +
>> >> > +       vccio_wl: vccio-wl-regulator {
>> >> > +               compatible = "regulator-fixed";
>> >> > +               regulator-name = "vccio_wl";
>> >> > +               regulator-min-microvolt = <3300000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-max-microvolt = <3300000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-always-on;
>> >> > +               regulator-boot-on;
>> >> > +               vin-supply = <&vcc_io>;
>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +
>> >> > +       vdd_10: vdd-10-regulator {
>> >> > +               compatible = "regulator-fixed";
>> >> > +               regulator-name = "vdd_10";
>> >> > +               regulator-min-microvolt = <1000000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-max-microvolt = <1000000>;
>> >> > +               regulator-always-on;
>> >> > +               regulator-boot-on;
>> >> > +               vin-supply = <&vcc_sys>;
>> >> > +       };
>> >> > +};
>> >>
>> >> There is only one regulator that is not marked as always-on. This will
>> >> prevent the regulator subsystem to disable unused regulators. Do you
>> >> really need all of them to be always-on?
>> >
>> > I do believe the regulators should be more or less correct. Sadly there
>> > are no real schematics for that specific device available, but the
>> > reference design for rk3368-based tv-boxes uses a hirarchy of
>> > hard-wired individual regulators without any ability to control for
>> > most of them [aka always on].
>> >
>> > And due to the r68 not sporting any different real pmic, I'd believe the
>> > Orion will most likely also follow that scheme.
>>
>> I see, thanks a lot for the clarification. But then in that case I
>> wonder what's the point of defining the gpio property in the fixed
>> regulator device nodes?
>
> the ones with gpio properties actually can be turned off - here they are the
> different supplies for usb and sd-card only, so leaf-regulators without
> further children.
>

Ok, sorry I misunderstood and thought you were referring to all
regulators. I of course agree that regulators that can't be turned of
should be marked as always-on. I just asked this to be revisit and
only mark as always-on the ones that really should be.

>
> Heiko

Best regards,
Javier