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Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: dts: lx2160a: add device tree for lx2162aqds
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Guo <shawnguo@kernel.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2020 3:19 PM
> To: Meenakshi Aggarwal <meenakshi.aggarwal@nxp.com>
> Cc: robh+dt@kernel.org; Varun Sethi <V.Sethi@nxp.com>; Leo Li
> <leoyang.li@nxp.com>; linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org;
> devicetree@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Ioana Ciornei
> <ioana.ciornei@nxp.com>; Kuldeep Singh <kuldeep.singh@nxp.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: dts: lx2160a: add device tree for lx2162a=
qds
> board
>=20
> On Wed, Sep 09, 2020 at 07:10:12AM +0000, Meenakshi Aggarwal wrote:
> > > > +	sb_3v3: regulator-sb3v3 {
> > > > +		compatible =3D "regulator-fixed";
> > > > +		regulator-name =3D "MC34717-3.3VSB";
> > > > +		regulator-min-microvolt =3D <3300000>;
> > > > +		regulator-max-microvolt =3D <3300000>;
> > > > +		regulator-boot-on;
> > > > +		regulator-always-on;
> > >
> > > I do not see any point to have regulator-boot-on or
> > > regulator-always-on for a regulator that doesn't have on/off control.
> > [Meenakshi Aggarwal] Properties are added to specify that platform
> > firmware's out of reset configuration enabled the regulator and regulat=
or
> should never be disabled or change its operative status.
>=20
> What I was wondering if how this regulator is enabled by firmware, by som=
e
> GPIO control?  In that case, 'gpio' property should be there to describe =
the GPIO
> control.
>=20
[Meenakshi Aggarwal] Its not controlled by GPIO. Its gets power on with boa=
rd.
> >
> > Can you help in understanding why these optional properties cannot be
> > used together
>=20
> It's totally fine to use these properties together.  But if the regulator=
 doesn't
> have on/off control, neither of them makes sense.
[Meenakshi Aggarwal] As per documentation, we should keep " regulator-alway=
s-on " as per description, we
Can remove " regulator-boot-on" property from dts.

regulator-always-on:
    description: boolean, regulator should never be disabled               =
                  =20
 =20
=20
.
>=20
> Shawn