Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] hwmon:(pmbus/tda38740a) TDA38740A Voltage Regulator Driver

[Guenter Roeck]

On 1/12/26 23:24, ashish yadav wrote:

> > The need for this, especially why it would only be needed for PMBUS_READ_VOUT
> > but not for any other VOUT related commands, is still insufficiently explained
> > (and I failed to understand the rationale provided earlier).
>
> It is specifically needed for READ_VOUT as it is being used by
> external controller to monitor the rail health.
> Other Vout related parameters are used internally in the IC to for
> output voltage related protections and does not impact any external
> decision making.

Sorry, that doesn't really make sense. How would the chip know to match
VOUT with its VOUT limits if both don't use the same scale ?

Guenter