Re: [PATCH V7 1/8] mfd: add device-tree binding doc for PMIC max77620/max20024

[Lee Jones]

On Tue, 09 Feb 2016, Laxman Dewangan wrote:

> 
> On Tuesday 09 February 2016 09:12 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> >On Sat, 30 Jan 2016, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
> >
> >+	Normal mode also called as active mode on which all step-down
> >+		regulators, all linear regulators, GPIOs, and the 32kHz
> >+		oscillator are in normal active mode.
> >+	sleep mode: Regulators/GPIOs/clock can go on OFF state based on
> >"can go on OFF state"?
> 
> Regulator/GPIO has two states, enable and disable. If sleep mode is
> configured for these resource and external signal triggers to sleep
> then this get disabled.

It's the English that I'm unhappy with.

"can go on OFF state" doesn't sound right.

> >>+			source gets the control signal for ON and OFF.
> >>+	Power on slot: 	Slot number on which resource is ON once FPS source
> >>+			get ON signal.
> >Can you find another way of explaining this please?
> 
> Hmm..
> Does it look fine:
> There is 8 slots for each FPS on which resource can get enabled.
> This property provides the slot number on which resource gets
> enabled after FPS sequence started.

It's a bit better, yes.  Although it's still a little difficult to
read.  In fact, I can't even recommend a suitable alternative, since I
still do not understand exactly what it is you're trying to say.

> >+
> >+-maxim,enable-sleep: 		    Boolean, enable sleep state of PMIC
> >We already have bindings for sleeping.  Please use a generic one.
> 
> Which property? Saw sleep property with vendor prefix.

I guess there are too many '.*sleep.*' properties now, each with
slightly different syntax and meaning.  The situation is exacerbated
by one of the key examples is using the property with cells expected
i.e. non-bool.

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Lee Jones
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