Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755017AbZDVOs7 (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:48:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754730AbZDVOsp (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:48:45 -0400 Received: from earthlight.etchedpixels.co.uk ([81.2.110.250]:51907 "EHLO www.etchedpixels.co.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754617AbZDVOso (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:48:44 -0400 Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:49:20 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: James Kosin Cc: Mark Brown , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFD] voltage/current regulator consumer interface Message-ID: <20090422154920.0dda2380@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <49EF2A3C.2050107@support.intcomgrp.com> References: <49EF2A3C.2050107@support.intcomgrp.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.0 (GTK+ 2.14.7; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 789 Lines: 19 > > In power management line normally refers to the core, unregulated power > > bus for the system and a line supply would normally be something like a > > wall wart that supplies this directly when it's connected. > > Can I suggest: > "supply-switch" or "regulator-switch" may make more sense for the moment. Can I suggest they don't. The naming should reflect the naming actually used in the field by people working on the technology otherwise arbitary renaming just creates confusion The supply switch is the big switch on the back Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/