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Date:   Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:37:31 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] regulator: qcom_smd: Add support to define the bootup
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To:     devi priya <quic_devipriy@quicinc.com>, agross@kernel.org,
        andersson@kernel.org, lgirdwood@gmail.com, broonie@kernel.org,
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Cc:     quic_srichara@quicinc.com, quic_gokulsri@quicinc.com,
        quic_sjaganat@quicinc.com, quic_kathirav@quicinc.com,
        quic_arajkuma@quicinc.com, quic_anusha@quicinc.com,
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References: <20230113150310.29709-1-quic_devipriy@quicinc.com>
 <20230113150310.29709-7-quic_devipriy@quicinc.com>
From:   Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@linaro.org>
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On 13.01.2023 16:03, devi priya wrote:
> Kernel does not know the initial voltage set by the bootloaders.
> During regulator registration, the voltage variable is just declared
> and it is zero. Based on that, the regulator framework considers current
> the voltage as zero and tries to bring up each regulator to minimum
> the supported voltage.
> 
> This introduces a dip in the voltage during kernel boot and gets
> stabilized once the voltage scaling comes into picture.
> 
> To avoid the voltage dip, adding support to define the
> bootup voltage set by the boodloaders and based on it, regulator
> framework understands that proper voltage is already set
> 
> Co-developed-by: Praveenkumar I <quic_ipkumar@quicinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Praveenkumar I <quic_ipkumar@quicinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: devi priya <quic_devipriy@quicinc.com>
> ---
Or maybe hook it up to the spmi_regulator_common_get_voltage()
from the SPMI regulator driver and read the real voltage instead
of relying on hardcoded values thay may differ between boards?

Konrad
>  drivers/regulator/qcom_smd-regulator.c | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/regulator/qcom_smd-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/qcom_smd-regulator.c
> index 1eb17d378897..49a36b07397c 100644
> --- a/drivers/regulator/qcom_smd-regulator.c
> +++ b/drivers/regulator/qcom_smd-regulator.c
> @@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ struct rpm_regulator_data {
>  	u32 id;
>  	const struct regulator_desc *desc;
>  	const char *supply;
> +	int boot_uV; /* To store the bootup voltage set by bootloaders */
>  };
>  
>  static const struct rpm_regulator_data rpm_mp5496_regulators[] = {
> @@ -809,7 +810,7 @@ static const struct rpm_regulator_data rpm_mp5496_regulators[] = {
>  };
>  
>  static const struct rpm_regulator_data rpm_ipq9574_mp5496_regulators[] = {
> -	{ "s1", QCOM_SMD_RPM_SMPA, 1, &ipq9574_mp5496_smpa1, "s1" },
> +	{ "s1", QCOM_SMD_RPM_SMPA, 1, &ipq9574_mp5496_smpa1, "s1", 875000 },
>  	{}
>  };
>  
> @@ -1394,6 +1395,9 @@ static int rpm_regulator_init_vreg(struct qcom_rpm_reg *vreg, struct device *dev
>  	vreg->type	= rpm_data->type;
>  	vreg->id	= rpm_data->id;
>  
> +	if (rpm_data->boot_uV)
> +		vreg->uV = rpm_data->boot_uV;
> +
>  	memcpy(&vreg->desc, rpm_data->desc, sizeof(vreg->desc));
>  	vreg->desc.name = rpm_data->name;
>  	vreg->desc.supply_name = rpm_data->supply;