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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 2/4] mfd: rt5120: Add Richtek PMIC support
Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> 於 2022年7月4日 週一 下午5:54寫道:
>
> On Mon, 04 Jul 2022, ChiYuan Huang wrote:
>
> > Hi, Lee:
> >
> > ChiYuan Huang <u0084500@gmail.com> 於 2022年7月1日 週五 下午5:56寫道:
> > >
> > > Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> 於 2022年7月1日 週五 下午3:38寫道:
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 01 Jul 2022, ChiYuan Huang wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > HI, Lee:
> > > > >
> > > > > ChiYuan Huang <u0084500@gmail.com> 於 2022年6月27日 週一 晚上10:56寫道:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> 於 2022年6月27日 週一 晚上10:22寫道:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, 22 Jun 2022, cy_huang wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > From: ChiYuan Huang <cy_huang@richtek.com>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Add Richtek RT5120 PMIC I2C driver.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Why a whole new driver?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > How different is this to rt5033?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Looks like this could easily be woven into this existing support?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > It's different with the function domain.
> > > > > > RT5033 is most like as the SubPMIC that includes PMU (battery
> > > > > > charger/gauge/led/few buck and ldo)
> > > > > > RT5120 is a main PMIC with default-on power that follows the boot on sequence.
> > > > > > RT5120 only integrates regulator and power key report module.
> > > > > >
> > > > > Since I have explained the chip difference, do you still think it's
> > > > > better to merge this code into rt5033 mfd?
> > > >
> > > > I think it's okay to group devices which are similar but not exactly
> > > > the same, if they can be. The integration of this device into the
> > > > other looks trivial to my naive eyes.
> > > >
> > > > A PMIC is a PMIC, main or sub.
> > > >
> > > M.. ok. I will try to group all chip changes like as devices
> > > list/regmap_irq/regmap_config ..., etc.
> > > Treat it as one set of chip config and use 'of_device_get_match_data'
> > > to get the chip config data.
> > >
> > There's a question.
> > As I know, it's not the same chip series.
> > The rt5033 is submitted from Samsung at 2015.
> > The driver data is also defined in header file.
> >
> > Do you still suggest to do the merge?
> > Even in our internal, it's difficult to find a rt5033 EVB for testing.
> >
> > And one more question is the binding. If yes, for the binding, I need to add
> > rt5033 related.....
> >
> > Actually, it's a tough work.
>
> If it's genuinely difficult to integrate, you can keep them separate.
>
Keep it in this patch series and wait for your reviewing.
Hope that I'm not misunderstanding.
> --
> Lee Jones [李琼斯]
> Principal Technical Lead - Developer Services
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