Re: [PATCH] mfd: bd71828: Add some missing charger related registers

[Matti Vaittinen]

Hi again,

It was faster than one could guess :) I got the response from the HQ. In 
a nutshell:

"BD72720 ILIM_VBUS_STAT and IBUS_INLIM provide the same functionality as 
BD71828 ILIM_DCIN_STAT and ILIM_DCIN, but note that the offset and 
resolution differ."

OTP settings for the time-interval aren't available for BD71828 (and 
variants). Furthermore, they can't be read/set at runtime on BD72720 
which makes them more or less 'invisible' for the SW.

The 'ILIM_VBUS' bit in 'CHG_VBUS_STAT' register (for BD72720) 
corresponds to the 'DCIN_ILIM_MOD' bit in 'DCIN_STAT' for BD71828.

Finally:
"The Anti-Collapse function present in BD71828 is implemented in analog 
circuitry on BD72720, so ILIM_VBUS_STAT does not fluctuate due to 
Anti-Collapse. On BD71828, ILIM_DCIN_STAT changes during Anti-Collapse."

Yours,
	-- Matti


On 08/12/2025 09:47, Matti Vaittinen wrote:
> On 07/12/2025 10:50, Andreas Kemnade wrote:
> > As there are some registers missing which are required for future charger
> > extensions, add them.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andreas Kemnade <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Reviewed-by: Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks for working with this driver! Much appreciated :)
>
> > ---
> > I have something in preparation for the power supply driver, but I am
> > sending this now if this might go in earlier e.g. via  BD72720
> > immutable branch to avoid more immutable branches.
> > @Matti: Can you check the situation with the other chips supported
> > by that driver. Is that register there, too?
>
> Sure.
>
> Just purely based on the data-sheets:
>
> - BD71815: I didn't find one.
> - BD71879: (As you know) - basically the same as BD71828, so they can
>    both use the BD71828_REG_ILIM_STAT and BD71828_REG_DCIN_SET.
> - BD72720:
>    1: I see 'CHG_ILIM_STAT' with ILIM_VBUS_STAT[6:0], which says:
>      "Actual value of VBUS current-limitation. The VBUS current limit
>      is increased or decreased automatically. The actual limit can be
>      read from ILIM_VBUS_STAT register."
>      This may, or may not be related to the stuff you are working
>      with. I think I have this register included in the
>      include/linux/mfd/rohm-bd72720.h. On top of that, the BD72720
>      has OTP options to configure (time) "Interval for VBUS Current
>      Limitation / Relaxation".
>    2: I see a read-only 'CHG_VBUS_STAT' with 'ILIM_VBUS' bit and:
>      "0 = Normal operation
>      1 = Automatic limit control"
>    3: I see enable/disable control for:
>      "VBUS input current limit in Battery Assist"
>    4: There is also: CHG_VBUS_SET with IBUS_INLIM[6:0], which says:
>      "VBUS current limit setting for Charge. VBUS current limit is
>      automatically changed to supply enough current to the Battery
>      Charger. Present current limit is available to read from
>      ILIM_VBUS_STAT register." This may be something similar to the
>      DCIN_SET.
>
> I asked for some clarification from the HQ folks - but they may be quite 
> busy, and my request(s) may not be at the top of the priority list. So, 
> let's see...
>
> Are you planning to expose the current limit values to user-space? Allow 
> setting the control to AUTO/fixed value? I suppose this is what enabled 
> you to do some low-power charging, right?
>
> Yours,
>      -- Matti
>
>
> ---
> Matti Vaittinen
> Linux kernel developer at ROHM Semiconductors
> Oulu Finland
>
> ~~ When things go utterly wrong vim users can always type :help! ~~


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Matti Vaittinen
Linux kernel developer at ROHM Semiconductors
Oulu Finland

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