2013-03-26 06:50:54

by Axel Lin

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Subject: [PATCH RFC/RFT] regulator: ab8500: Remove is_enabled from struct ab8500_regulator_info

The is_enabled flag looks not necessary at all, it also introduces some issues
because current code updates info->is_enabled flag in error paths of
ab8500_regulator_enable() and ab8500_regulator_disable().
Thus this patch removes is_enabled from struct ab8500_regulator_info.

This patch also removes info->is_enabled checking in ab8500_regulator_set_mode(),
so it allows setting mode even the regulator is disabled.

Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <[email protected]>
---
Hi,
This patch also removes info->is_enabled checking in ab8500_regulator_set_mode().
I'm not very clear if we should avoid setting mode when the regulator is disabled.
It looks to me if we don't want to allow setting mode when regulator is disabled,
this checking should be done in regulator-core.
Seems current code in other regulator drivers does not check if regulator is
enabled or not in set_mode callback implementation.
Axel
drivers/regulator/ab8500.c | 36 ++++++++++--------------------------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c b/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c
index 12e2740..8a84b6d 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
* @dev: device pointer
* @desc: regulator description
* @regulator_dev: regulator device
- * @is_enabled: status of regulator (on/off)
* @load_lp_uA: maximum load in idle (low power) mode
* @update_bank: bank to control on/off
* @update_reg: register to control on/off
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ struct ab8500_regulator_info {
struct device *dev;
struct regulator_desc desc;
struct regulator_dev *regulator;
- bool is_enabled;
int load_lp_uA;
u8 update_bank;
u8 update_reg;
@@ -121,8 +119,6 @@ static int ab8500_regulator_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
dev_err(rdev_get_dev(rdev),
"couldn't set enable bits for regulator\n");

- info->is_enabled = true;
-
dev_vdbg(rdev_get_dev(rdev),
"%s-enable (bank, reg, mask, value): 0x%x, 0x%x, 0x%x, 0x%x\n",
info->desc.name, info->update_bank, info->update_reg,
@@ -148,8 +144,6 @@ static int ab8500_regulator_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
dev_err(rdev_get_dev(rdev),
"couldn't set disable bits for regulator\n");

- info->is_enabled = false;
-
dev_vdbg(rdev_get_dev(rdev),
"%s-disable (bank, reg, mask, value): 0x%x, 0x%x, 0x%x, 0x%x\n",
info->desc.name, info->update_bank, info->update_reg,
@@ -202,20 +196,15 @@ static int ab8500_regulator_set_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
return -EINVAL;
}

- if (info->is_enabled) {
- ret = abx500_mask_and_set_register_interruptible(info->dev,
- info->update_bank, info->update_reg,
- info->update_mask, info->update_val);
- if (ret < 0)
- dev_err(rdev_get_dev(rdev),
- "couldn't set regulator mode\n");
-
- dev_vdbg(rdev_get_dev(rdev),
- "%s-set_mode (bank, reg, mask, value): "
- "0x%x, 0x%x, 0x%x, 0x%x\n",
- info->desc.name, info->update_bank, info->update_reg,
- info->update_mask, info->update_val);
- }
+ ret = abx500_mask_and_set_register_interruptible(info->dev,
+ info->update_bank, info->update_reg,
+ info->update_mask, info->update_val);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ dev_err(rdev_get_dev(rdev), "couldn't set regulator mode\n");
+
+ dev_vdbg(rdev_get_dev(rdev), "%s-set_mode (bank, reg, mask, value): 0x%x, 0x%x, 0x%x, 0x%x\n",
+ info->desc.name, info->update_bank, info->update_reg,
+ info->update_mask, info->update_val);

return ret;
}
@@ -265,12 +254,7 @@ static int ab8500_regulator_is_enabled(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
info->desc.name, info->update_bank, info->update_reg,
info->update_mask, regval);

- if (regval & info->update_mask)
- info->is_enabled = true;
- else
- info->is_enabled = false;
-
- return info->is_enabled;
+ return regval & info->update_mask;
}

static int ab8500_regulator_get_voltage_sel(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
--
1.7.10.4



2013-03-26 07:43:52

by Bengt Jönsson

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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC/RFT] regulator: ab8500: Remove is_enabled from struct ab8500_regulator_info

On 03/26/2013 07:50 AM, Axel Lin wrote:
> The is_enabled flag looks not necessary at all, it also introduces some issues
> because current code updates info->is_enabled flag in error paths of
> ab8500_regulator_enable() and ab8500_regulator_disable().
> Thus this patch removes is_enabled from struct ab8500_regulator_info.
>
> This patch also removes info->is_enabled checking in ab8500_regulator_set_mode(),
> so it allows setting mode even the regulator is disabled.
This patch will change the behaviour of set_mode as the ab8500
regulators share mode and enable in the same register bits:
- off = 0b00
- low power mode= 0b11
- full powermode = 0b01
- (HW control mode = 0b10)

To keep regulator_enable/disable apart from regulator_set_mode I think
this patch should not go in.
>
> Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <[email protected]>
> ---
> Hi,
> This patch also removes info->is_enabled checking in ab8500_regulator_set_mode().
> I'm not very clear if we should avoid setting mode when the regulator is disabled.
> It looks to me if we don't want to allow setting mode when regulator is disabled,
> this checking should be done in regulator-core.
Checking in regulator-core seems like a good idea to me.It would make
the ab8500 code more clean, but I don't know how other drivers will be
affected.
> Seems current code in other regulator drivers does not check if regulator is
> enabled or not in set_mode callback implementation.
> Axel
I know some other hardware has separate register bits for mode and
enable which matches the framework better.

Bengt

2013-03-26 07:50:50

by Axel Lin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC/RFT] regulator: ab8500: Remove is_enabled from struct ab8500_regulator_info

2013/3/26 Bengt J?nsson <[email protected]>:
> On 03/26/2013 07:50 AM, Axel Lin wrote:
>>
>> The is_enabled flag looks not necessary at all, it also introduces some
>> issues
>> because current code updates info->is_enabled flag in error paths of
>> ab8500_regulator_enable() and ab8500_regulator_disable().
>> Thus this patch removes is_enabled from struct ab8500_regulator_info.
>>
>> This patch also removes info->is_enabled checking in
>> ab8500_regulator_set_mode(),
>> so it allows setting mode even the regulator is disabled.
>
> This patch will change the behaviour of set_mode as the ab8500 regulators
> share mode and enable in the same register bits:
> - off = 0b00
> - low power mode= 0b11
> - full powermode = 0b01
> - (HW control mode = 0b10)
>
> To keep regulator_enable/disable apart from regulator_set_mode I think this
> patch should not go in.

Thanks for the review.
I'll send a patch to avoid update is_enabled flag in error paths.

Axel