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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next v6 13/17] net: pse-pd: Use regulator framework within PSE framework
On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 03:04:50PM +0100, Kory Maincent wrote:
> From: Kory Maincent (Dent Project) <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>
>
> Integrate the regulator framework to the PSE framework for enhanced
> access to features such as voltage, power measurement, and limits, which
> are akin to regulators. Additionally, PSE features like port priorities
> could potentially enhance the regulator framework. Note that this
> integration introduces some implementation complexity, including wrapper
> callbacks, but the potential benefits make it worthwhile.
>
> Regulator are using enable counter with specific behavior.
> Two calls to regulator_disable will trigger kernel warnings.
> If the counter exceeds one, regulator_disable call won't disable the
> PSE PI. These behavior isn't suitable for PSE control.
> Added a boolean 'enabled' state to prevent multiple calls to
> regulator_enable/disable. These calls will only be called from PSE
> framework as it won't have any regulator children, therefore no mutex are
> needed to safeguards this boolean.
>
> regulator_get needs the consumer device pointer. Use PSE as regulator
> provider and consumer device until we have RJ45 ports represented in
> the Kernel.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>

Andrew

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