RE: [PATCH v2 1/3] regulator: ad5398: change enable bit name to improve readibility

From: Hennerich, Michael
Date: Wed Jan 29 2025 - 03:31:58 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Isaac Scott <isaac.scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 6:32 PM
> To: Hennerich, Michael <Michael.Hennerich@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: lgirdwood@xxxxxxxxx; broonie@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> Isaac Scott <isaac.scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PATCH v2 1/3] regulator: ad5398: change enable bit name to
> improve readibility
>
>
> The mask name AD5398_CURRENT_EN_MASK is misleading, as it implies that
> setting bit 16 of the AD5398 enables current flow. In fact, setting this bit
> prevents current flow, due to this bit being a software power down control.
> This bit is referred to as "soft power down" in the datasheet.
> As such, change the name of the bit and modify its use in the driver to make
> the regulator more intuitively usable.
>
> (When calling ad5398_enable, current will start flowing, and vice versa).
>
> Signed-off-by: Isaac Scott <isaac.scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/regulator/ad5398.c | 18 +++++++++---------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/regulator/ad5398.c b/drivers/regulator/ad5398.c index
> 40f7dba42b5a..e6f45c6e750c 100644
> --- a/drivers/regulator/ad5398.c
> +++ b/drivers/regulator/ad5398.c
> @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
> #include <linux/regulator/driver.h>
> #include <linux/regulator/machine.h>
>
> -#define AD5398_CURRENT_EN_MASK 0x8000
> +#define AD5398_SW_POWER_DOWN BIT(16)
>
> struct ad5398_chip_info {
> struct i2c_client *client;
> @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int ad5398_set_current_limit(struct
> regulator_dev *rdev, int min_uA, int
>
> /* prepare register data */
> selector = (selector << chip->current_offset) & chip->current_mask;
> - data = (unsigned short)selector | (data &
> AD5398_CURRENT_EN_MASK);
> + data = (unsigned short)selector | (data &
> AD5398_SW_POWER_DOWN);
>
> /* write the new current value back as well as enable bit */
> ret = ad5398_write_reg(client, data);
> @@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ static int ad5398_is_enabled(struct regulator_dev
> *rdev)
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
>
> - if (data & AD5398_CURRENT_EN_MASK)
> - return 1;
> - else
> + if (data & AD5398_SW_POWER_DOWN)
> return 0;
> + else
> + return 1;
> }
>
> static int ad5398_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev) @@ -149,10 +149,10
> @@ static int ad5398_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
>
> - if (data & AD5398_CURRENT_EN_MASK)
> + if (!(data & AD5398_SW_POWER_DOWN))
> return 0;
>
> - data |= AD5398_CURRENT_EN_MASK;
> + data &= ~AD5398_SW_POWER_DOWN;
>
> ret = ad5398_write_reg(client, data);
>
> @@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ static int ad5398_disable(struct regulator_dev
> *rdev)
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
>
> - if (!(data & AD5398_CURRENT_EN_MASK))
> + if (data & AD5398_SW_POWER_DOWN)
> return 0;
>
> - data &= ~AD5398_CURRENT_EN_MASK;
> + data |= AD5398_SW_POWER_DOWN;
>
> ret = ad5398_write_reg(client, data);
>
> --
> 2.43.0